Description: This listing is for 1 o 9 copies of In the Heart of the California Alps: a near view of the High Sierra in 1872. by John Muir. Account of the ascent of Mount Ritter, October, 1872. Record of one of Muir's finest mountain rambles and of the first ascent, a solo one, of this mountain in the Mammoth Lakes country of the eastern Sierra Nevada. Combines natural observations with the adventures and philosophical musings of a nearly fatal climb. Made from a base camp with three artists who were left sketching on the Lyell Fork of the Tuolumne River. An illustration of Mt. Ritter by one of these artists, William Keith, is included. Drawings by Muir are also included, as well as other period illustrations. Foreword by former Yosemite Chief Park Naturalist. 24 pages.ISBN-10: 0-89646-026-6. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-026-3. Published by VistaBooks. Binding is trade paper with stitched spine printed with title and author. This book is listed by the publisher at 3.95 per copy. Multi-copy purchases here are much lower as shown. The book is listed as brand new as it is from publisher's inventory and has never circulated. Ships via U.S. media mail to U.S. addresses only. If order is needed before stated handling time, email with your needs before ordering as we can usually comply--we will email our response; we just don't want to suggest more than what we might be able to do in case we're in a crunch or on a trip. Want fewer copies? See other listing on eBay. For more titles on nature, outdoors, American history see the VistaBooks Outlet store. Also, medleys of multiple titles are available there for themes of Western Americana, Colorado, Yosemite, Native American, national parks, maritime, Nevada/Great Basin, Lake Tahoe/Virginia City NV, Hawaii, California, exploring/mountaineering, Yellowstone/Grand Teton, John Muir.--vistabooksman
Price: 3.95 USD
Location: Silverthorne, Colorado
End Time: 2025-01-17T17:14:58.000Z
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Book Title: In the Heart of the Californa Alps: a near view of the igh Sierra
Book Series: VistaBooks history reprints
Original Language: English
Vintage: No
Personalize: No
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Item Height: 9 in
Personalized: No
Features: engravings illustrations
Topic: Mountaineering, Wilderness
Item Width: 6 in
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: VistaBookls
Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults
Inscribed: No
Type: history reprint
Era: 1800s
Illustrator: William Keith and others
Author: John Muir
Genre: mountaineering
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Number of Pages: 24