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My First Summer in the Sierra is a diary naturalist John Muir kept during the first summer he spent in the Sierra Mountains. He worked as a sheepherder, but he had a lot of time to observe nature, write about nature, and to make pictures of nature.
I was taken by Muir's knowledge of nature and his detailed observational skills. He is also a brilliant writer, with fresh comparisons and surprising thoughts. ...more
I was taken by Muir's knowledge of nature and his detailed observational skills. He is also a brilliant writer, with fresh comparisons and surprising thoughts. ...more
This book is interesting because of its age. When it was written, nature and wild animal in California mountains were much different than today.For instance, bears in those days avoided humans and were not perceived as a threat to humans, but in the interim we seem to have taught the bears otherwise.
This just really isn't my type of book. A very detailed nature diary with descriptions of every type of everything- tree, grass, plant, animal (right down to the common housefly!). I was hoping for more scenery and more feelings about being in nature, not excitement about flowers. Although he was certainly very excited!
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