The Mountains of California

<b>A stirring tribute to one of America's most remote and beautiful places by one of the first modern preservationists</b> <p/> This Penguin Classic-Muir's first book-puts a pioneering conservationist's passion for nature in high relief. With a poet's sensitivity and a naturalist's eye Muir celebrates the Sierra Nevada which he dedicated his life to saving and recounts his breathtaking visits to Yosemite Valley Kings Canyon Sequoia Groves and Mount Whiskey. <i>The Mountains of California</i> is an affecting celebration of raw nature by one of its most ardent defenders.