The Mountains of California

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The Mountains of California is a classic 1894 nature book by John Muir that vividly chronicles the landscapes, geology, and ecology of California’s mountain ranges, especially the Sierra Nevada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
nature writing
non-fiction book
associatedWith Sierra Nevada ecology
Yosemite National Park
author John Muir
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describes fauna of California mountains
flora of California mountains
forests of the Sierra Nevada
geology of the Sierra Nevada
glaciers of the Sierra Nevada
landscapes of California
weather in California mountains
firstPublishedIn 1894
focusesOn Sierra Nevada mountain range NERFINISHED
genre environmental literature
nature writing
hasPart chapters on Yosemite region
chapters on animals
chapters on forests
chapters on glaciers
chapters on plants
hasSubject botany
conservation
forests
geology
glaciation
mountain ecosystems
wildlife
influenced United States conservation movement
surface form: American conservation movement
language English
literaryMovement American nature writing
mainSubject The Mountains of California self-linksurface differs
surface form: California mountains

Sierra Nevada
ecology of California
geology of California
natural history
notableFor detailed natural observation
early environmental advocacy
vivid descriptive prose
publicationYear 1894
setIn California, United States
surface form: California

Sierra Nevada
timePeriodDescribed late 19th century California
writtenBy John Muir

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The Mountains of California mainSubject The Mountains of California self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: California mountains
John Muir notableWork The Mountains of California
Our National Parks relatedWork The Mountains of California