Project Gutenberg 2010-05-26 Public domain in the USA. 828 Muir, John 1838 1914 My First Summer in the Sierra Jim Adcock, LUlib1234 and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "My First Summer in the Sierra" by John Muir is a memoir written in the early 20th century. The text recounts Muir's experiences as he travels through the Sierra Nevada mountains, exploring the flora and fauna while working with a flock of sheep. This work highlights Muir's profound connection to nature and his passion for wilderness exploration, making it a captivating read for anyone interested in natural history or the great outdoors. The opening of the memoir introduces Muir's longing for the mountains and his precarious financial situation, which leads him to accept a job with a flock of sheep as they are driven to higher pastures in the Sierra. Alongside a shepherd named Billy, a Chinaman, and an Indian, Muir embarks on this journey, eagerly anticipating his time to study the region's plants, animals, and landscapes. As the group makes their way through the foothills, Muir describes the sights and sounds of nature, his interactions with the flock, and the occasional challenges they face, all of which set the stage for a summer of discovery and appreciation of the natural world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/32540/32540-h/images/titlepage.jpg http://book.klll.cc/files/32540/32540-h/images/frontispiece.jpg Reading ease score: 72.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Naturalists -- United States -- Biography Muir, John, 1838-1914 Natural history -- Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) QH Text Category: Biographies Category: Travel Writing Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 449423 2025-07-13T09:06:53.818596 text/html 441637 2022-06-28T02:09:11 text/html 2795355 2025-07-13T09:07:02.659477 application/epub+zip 2798447 2025-07-13T09:06:56.132547 application/epub+zip 234603 2025-07-13T09:06:54.601517 application/epub+zip 3797109 2025-07-13T09:07:07.047492 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3738405 2025-07-13T09:07:00.968473 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324924 2022-09-15T05:10:12.325779 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374069 2025-07-13T09:06:52.926542 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 373837 2022-06-28T02:10:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20122 2025-07-13T09:07:07.237465 application/rdf+xml 27495 2025-07-13T09:06:54.722494 image/jpeg 4214 2025-07-13T09:06:54.662503 image/jpeg 146598 2022-06-28T02:11:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 3075765 2022-06-28T02:11:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 3082852 2025-07-13T09:06:53.931579 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia