内容简介
AstirringtributetooneofAmerica'smostremoteandbeautifulplacesbyoneofthefirstmodernpreservationistsThisPenguinClassic-Muir'sfirstbook-putsapioneeringconservationist'spassionfornatureinhighrelief.Withapoet'ssensitivityandanaturalist'seye,MuircelebratestheSierraNevada,whichhededicatedhislifetosaving,andrecountshisbreathtakingvisitstoYosemiteValley,KingsCanyon,SequoiaGroves,andMountWhiskey.TheMountainsofCaliforniaisanaffectingcelebrationofrawnaturebyoneofitsmostardentdefenders.
作者简介
JohnMuir(1838-1914)wasborninScotland.In1849heemigratedwithhisfamilytotheUnitedStates,wherehelaterenrolledincoursesinchemistry,geology,andbotanyattheUniversityofWisconsin.MuirmadeextendedjourneysthroughoutAmerica,observingbothscientificallyandenthusiasticallythebeautiesofthewilderness.TheMountainsofCalifornia,hisfirstbook,waspublishedin1894.HeeventuallysettledinCalifornia,wherehebecameanimpassionedleaderoftheforestconservationmovement.HiswritingsincludeOurNationalParks(1901),MyFirstSummerintheSierra(1911),TheYosemite(1912),TravelsinAlaska(1915),AThousand-MileWalktotheGulf(1916),andSteepTrails(1918).EdwardHoagland'sbooksincludeTheCourageofTurtles,WalkingtheDeadDiamondRiver,RedWolvesandBlackBears,andNotesfromtheCenturyBefore:AJournalfromBritishColumbia.EdwardHoagland'sbooksincludeTheCourageofTurtles,WalkingtheDeadDiamondRiver,RedWolvesandBlackBears,andNotesfromtheCenturyBefore:AJournalfromBritishColumbia.
