The Mountains of California
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When John Muir traveled to California in 1868, he found the pristine mountain ranges that would inspire his life’s work. The Mountains of California is the culmination of the ten years Muir spent in the Sierra Nevadas, studying every crag, crook, and valley with great care and contemplation.
Bill McKibben writes in his Introduction that Muir "invents, by sheer force of his love, an entirely new vocabulary and grammar of the wild . . . a language of ecstasy and exuberance."
The Mountains of California is as vibrant and vital today as when it was written over a century ago.
This Modern Library Paperback Classic includes the photographs and line drawings from the original 1898 edition.
John Muir
John Muir (1838-1914) immigrated to the United States from Scotland as a boy, eventually becoming known as the "Father of the National Parks." A naturalist, explorer, author, and preservationist, Muir co-founded the Sierra Club, one of the world's first environmental organizations, and advocated for the establishment of Yosemite National Park.
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