The Mountains Of California

A stirring tribute to one of Americas most remote and beautiful places by oneof the first modern preservationists This Penguin ClassicMuirs first bookputs apion... » 

A stirring tribute to one of Americas most remote and beautiful places by oneof the first modern preservationists This Penguin ClassicMuirs first bookputs apioneering conservationists passion for nature in high relief. With a poetssensitivity and a naturalists eye Muir celebrates the Sierra Nevada which hededicated his life to saving and recounts his breathtaking visits to YosemiteValley Kings Canyon Sequoia Groves and Mount Whiskey. The Mountains ofCalifornia is an affecting celebration of raw nature by one of its most ardentdefenders. «