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My First Summer in the Sierra

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Adrian Praetzellis

7 Hours 14 Minutes

LibriVox

January 2016

Audio Book Summary

The journal of nature-lover John Muir who spent the summer of 1869 walking California's Sierra Nevada range. From French Bar to Mono Lake and the Yosemite Valley, Muir was awestruck by everything he saw. The antics of the smallest "insect people" amazed him as much as stunted thousand-year old Juniper trees growing with inconceivable tenacity from tiny cracks in the stone. Muir spent the rest of his life working to preserve the high Sierra, believing that "the clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness." John Muir (1838-1914) was born in Dunbar, Scotland and grew up in Wisconsin, USA. This recording commemorates the 140th anniversary of that first summer. (Summary by Adrian Praetzellis)

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  • Aswin A.

    Wonderful narration, Beautiful book as you listen you can picture yourself experiencing the beautiful areas, the landscape of sierra with the flowers, animals and everything around you. Soothing voice of the narrator. I would recommend you to listen to it as a bedtime listening or lying on the grass on a picnic day.

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  • A M.

    Loved this book! A most beautiful, slow yet vivid journaling account, like if you were in the wilderness yourself. The soothing voice of the narrator fits perfectly the pace of the story.

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  • Liz d

    Colorfully written. I picture the beauty of the area. Worth the time to listen.

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  • Kristin Roof

    Wonderful! I didn't want the book to end. Will listen to it again.

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  • Ging

    Nice story.

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  • As an audiobook, this seminal John Muir work is not terribly thrilling, as it mostly consists of repeated rapturous praise of the Sierra Nevada landscape, detailing its flora and fauna in detail, which can be hugely boring to listen to. Nonetheless, in a broad sense this work is fascinating, and offers insights into Muir's outlook and personality. Narrator Praetzellis has a pleasing voice, but like the book he reads it is often monotonous, not to say soporific. For the most part his pronunciation of all the scientific terms is admirable, though there are a few slips (like twice pronouncing the word 'lichen' -- normally pronounced 'LIKE-en') -- as 'LITCH-en'. All the same he manages to create a believable, even attractive, voice for Muir, though the latter was originally from Scotland and he is British. As this is a free public-domain book, I recommend it.

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  • Anonymous

    very descriptive book of the Sierra. Its as if I were there.

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  • Stephen J.

    Thoroughly enjoyed this book a Muirs description of the sheep, sheep herdsmen and their dogs apart from the beautiful descriptions of this trip. I only wish I had listened to this before I visited this area. The narrator is perfect for this book. Only misses a few pronunciations of botanical names but otherwise is smooth and clear. Bravo!

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  • Anonymous

    Impressed with many of his ways of thinking. Well presented!

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  • Clara P.

    I am enjoying these free books that I found on Audio Books. I like the Biography & Memoirs - History & Culture. I hav listened to "Letters of a Woman Homesteader, "My First Summer in the Sierra" by John Muir. Both of these books are so good and well written. Clara Peterson

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