My First Summer in the Sierra.

My First Summer in the Sierra.

Authors

John Muir

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Kimes Entry Number

299

Original Date

5-1-1911

William and Maymie Kimes Annotation

Muir was seventy-two years old when he began to prepare the journal of his first summer in the Sierra for publication. With the skillfull editing of his mature years, he retains the refreshing spontanetiy and enthusiasm of his youthful experiences and observations, interspersed as they are with his lyrical and oft-times mystical reflections. Thus, this book, published near the apex of his career, reap the competence of age while capturing the essence of youth, and becomes, we believe his finest book.

Publication

My First Summer in the Sierra. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company.

Page/Column

[365] pp.

Size/Description

Illus. 21 com. Dark green cloth with pictorial decoration in black, green, and gilt; gilt-stamped lettering on spine and front cover, top edges gilt. Illus.: 11 plates with printed tissues tipped in; text illus. from authors sketches.

Reprint/Offprint

Prior to publications of the book, an abridged verison appeared serially in The Atlantic Monthly, nos. 295-298.

My First Summer in the Sierra.

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