<DIV><B>A stirring tribute to one of America's most remote and beautiful places by one of the first modern preservationists</B><br><BR> This Penguin Classic-Muir's first book-puts a pioneering conservationist's passion for nature in high relief. With a poet's sensitivity and a naturalist's eye, Muir celebrates the Sierra Nevada, which he dedicated his life to saving, and recounts his breathtaking visits to Yosemite Valley, Kings Canyon, Sequoia Groves, and Mount Whiskey. <I>The Mountains of California</I> is an affecting celebration of raw nature by one of its most ardent defenders.<BR><BR></DIV>