The Mountains of California; The Story of my Boyhood and Youth.

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Creator

John Muir

Title

The Mountains of California; The Story of my Boyhood and Youth.

Coverage

New York; Boston

Publisher

Century Co.; Houghton, Mifflin

Date

1894; 1913

Subject

1st edition; 1st edition

Description

Muir’s first book was a tribute to the beauty of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

The second is an autobiographical account of Muir’s childhood in Dunbar, Scotland, immigration to America, adolescence on a pioneer farm near Kingston, Wisconsin, and student years at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.