My First Summer in the Sierra by John Muir

My First Summer in the Sierra

John Muir

160 pages first pub 1911 (editions)

nonfiction memoir nature travel adventurous reflective slow-paced
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In the summer of 1869, John Muir, a young Scottish immigrant, joined a crew of shepherds in the foothills of California's Sierra Nevada Mountains. The diary he kept while tending sheep formed the heart of this book and eventually lured thousands o...

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Moods

adventurous 75%
inspiring 72%
reflective 66%
informative 51%
lighthearted 30%
hopeful 24%
relaxing 18%
emotional 9%
challenging 3%

Pace

slow 58%
medium 29%
fast 12%

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3.85

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