John Muir in the Sierra Nevada
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This page, from American Memory at the Library of Congress, focuses on significant events in American history and culture associated with July 19. On this day in 1869, naturalist John Muir wrote his account of the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, later published as "My First Summer in the Sierra." This page describes Muir's contribution to the American conservation movement.
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