{"product_id":"my-first-summer-in-the-sierra-and-selected-essays-isbn-9781598531114","title":"My First Summer in the Sierra and Selected Essays","description":"Describing his spiritual awakening amid the mountains and valleys of  central California, John Muir's \u003ci\u003eMy First Summer in the Sierra\u003c\/i\u003e  is, like \u003ci\u003eWalden\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the seminal texts in the literature of  the American environment. It is presented here with an introduction by  writer and activist Bill McKibben and related essays about Yosemite,  the Hetch Hetchy Valley, and other wonders of the Sierra Nevada.John Muir (1838-1914) was born in Scotland. In 1849 he emigrated with his family to the United States, where he later enrolled in courses in chemistry, geology, and botany at the University of Wisconsin. Muir made extended journeys throughout America, observing both scientifically and enthusiastically the beauties of the wilderness. \u003cb\u003eThe Mountains of California\u003c\/b\u003e, his first book, was published in 1894. He eventually settled in California, where he became an impassioned leader of the forest conservation movement. His writings include \u003cb\u003eOur National Parks\u003c\/b\u003e (1901), \u003cb\u003eMy First Summer in the Sierra\u003c\/b\u003e (1911), \u003cb\u003eThe Yosemite\u003c\/b\u003e (1912), \u003cb\u003eTravels in Alaska\u003c\/b\u003e (1915), \u003cb\u003eA Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf\u003c\/b\u003e (1916), and \u003cb\u003eSteep Trails\u003c\/b\u003e (1918).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill McKibben\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003cb\u003eThe End of Nature\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eThe Age of Missing Information\u003c\/b\u003e. He is a frequent contributor to such publications as \u003cb\u003eOutside\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eThe New York Review of Books,\u003c\/b\u003e and a former staff writer at the \u003cb\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/b\u003e.","brand":"Library of America","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302468341989,"sku":"NP9781598531114","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781598531114.jpg?v=1767733279","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/my-first-summer-in-the-sierra-and-selected-essays-isbn-9781598531114","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}