{"product_id":"the-yosemite-9780812967012","title":"The Yosemite","description":"In the spring of 1869, John Muir was looking for means of support to fund his explorations of California's Central Valley region. A ranch owner offered him a job herding sheep in the Sierra Nevada. As he explored the region, he jotted down his keen observations of the scenic countryside, and he eventually became a guide for some of Yosemite's most famous visitors, including Ralph Waldo Emerson. Muir documented these experiences in \u003cb\u003eThe Yosemite\u003c\/b\u003e, first published in 1912. It is at once a vivid, accurate description of the land and a passionate homage to nature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis Modern Library Paperback Classic is a facsimile of the 1912 edition and includes the original illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGretel Ehrlich\u003c\/b\u003e, a native Californian, is the author of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Solace of Open Spaces\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eJohn Muir: Nature's Visionary\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThis Cold Heaven: Seven Seasons in Greenland\u003c\/i\u003e, among other books and essays. She lives in Wyoming and California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51254084206866,"sku":"9780812967012","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5aafadbe-4c01-487c-bb25-fce1232fc5de.jpg?v=1748531808","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-yosemite-9780812967012","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}