The Mountains of California. Muir, John Biography and Autobiography

First edition of Muirâ s classic work on the mountains of California. Octavo, original pictorial cloth decorated in gilt, top edge gilt, frontispiece, illustrated throughout. In very good. John Muir was an influential Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books describing his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada, have been read by millions. His activism has helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and many other wilderness areas. The Sierra Club, which he founded, is a prominent American conservation organization. 'The Mountains of California' is a stirring tribute to one of America's most remote and beautiful places by one of the first modern preservationists, Muir's The Mountains of California is an affecting celebration of raw nature by one of its most ardent defenders.