The Mountains of California

Plot

This book reflects three aspects of John Muir's life first as one of the leading figures in the fight for land and forest conservation second as a practicing geologist who saw in prehistoric glaciation one of the vital forces in land formation and third as an eloquent essayist who celebrated the beauties of the mountains of california for millions of readers. He describes here the glacier meadows the incomparable sierra terrain the exhilaration of mountain climbing etc.