My First Summer in the Sierra
Famed conservationist John Muir traveled through the Sierra Nevada Mountains in 1869. He was with shepherds and a flock of sheep going to summer pasture. He recorded his experiences through this untouched wilderness, and published it as a book in 1911. The first chapters of the book are included in this reading set.
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(5) Passages included in this Reading Set:
Through the Foothills with a Flock of Sheep
Chapter I passage: John Muir was founder of the Sier...
In Camp on the North Fork of the Merced
Chapter II passage: John Muir, founder of the Sierra...
A Bread Famine
Chapter III passage: Founder of the Sierra Club, not...
To the High Mountains
Chapter IV passage: John Muir, famed naturalist and ...
The Yosemite
Chapter V passage: After arriving in California in 1...