{"product_id":"my-first-summer-in-the-sierra-9780140255706","title":"My First Summer in the Sierra","description":"For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Muir \u003c\/b\u003e(1838-1914) was born in Scotland. In 1849 he emigrated with his family to the United States, where he later enrolled in courses in chemistry, geology, and botany at the University of Wisconsin. Muir made extended journeys throughout America, observing both scientifically and enthusiastically the beauties of the wilderness. \u003cb\u003eThe Mountains of California\u003c\/b\u003e, his first book, was published in 1894. He eventually settled in California, where he became an impassioned leader of the forest conservation movement. His writings include \u003cb\u003eOur National Parks\u003c\/b\u003e (1901), \u003cb\u003eMy First Summer in the Sierra\u003c\/b\u003e (1911), \u003cb\u003eThe Yosemite\u003c\/b\u003e (1912), \u003cb\u003eTravels in Alaska\u003c\/b\u003e (1915), \u003cb\u003eA Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf\u003c\/b\u003e (1916), and \u003cb\u003eSteep Trails\u003c\/b\u003e (1918).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50526846845202,"sku":"9780140255706","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_48b6a55f-3b28-4d67-b70b-e67a553e497d.jpg?v=1764072406","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/my-first-summer-in-the-sierra-9780140255706","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}