18 books like My first summer in the Sierra

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The life and letters of Charles Darwin Charles Darwin · 1887 · 575p · ≈ 19h · Challenging The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin is a book published in 1887 edited by Francis Darwin about his father Charles Darwin. It contains a selection of 87 letters from the correspondence of Charles Darwin , an autobiographical chapter written by Charles Darwin for his family, and an essay by Thomas Huxley "On the reception of the 'Origin of Species'". Shares: Naturalists, Natural history, Biography & Memoir

The natural history of Selborne Gilbert White · 1789 · 475p · ≈ 15h · Demanding The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, or just The Natural History of Selborne is a book by English naturalist and ornithologist Gilbert White. It was first published in 1789 by his brother Benjamin. It has been continuously in print since then, with nearly 300 editions up to 2007. Shares: Naturalists, Natural history, Description and travel, Biography & Memoir

The story of my heart Richard Jefferies · 1883 · 66p · ≈ 2h · Challenging While browsing a Stonington, Maine, bookstore, Brooke Williams and Terry Tempest Williams discovered a rare copy of an exquisite autobiography by nineteenth-century British nature writer Richard Jefferies, who develops his understanding of a "soul-life" while wandering the wild countryside of Wiltshire, England. Brooke and Terry, like John Fowles, Henry Miller, and Rachel Carson before, were… Shares: Naturalists, Natural history, Nature, Biography & Memoir

The Life of the Fields Richard Jefferies · 1884 · 235p · ≈ 7h · Challenging This book is a reprint of the following stories printed in the following publications: Time, Longman's Magazine, The Graphic, The Standard, The Magazine of Art, The Gentleman's Magazine, The St. James's Gazette, The National Review, The Manchester Guardian, and The Pall Mall Gazette. Shares: Natural history, Nature, Description and travel

The sylvan year Hamerton, Philip Gilbert · 1876 · 243p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Shares: Natural history, Nature, Biography & Memoir

The Land of Little Rain Mary Austin · 1903 · 66p · ≈ 2h · Challenging Mary Hunter Austin (1868-1934) moved with her family from Illinois to the desert on the edge of the San Joaquin Valley in 1888. In the next fifteen years she moved from one desert community to another, working on her sketches of desert and Indian life. Spending the last years of her life in Santa Fe, Austin remained a lifelong defender of Native Americans and was recoginzed as an expert in Native… Shares: Natural history, Nature, Description and travel

Far away and long ago W. H. Hudson · 1918 · ★ 3.9 · 332p · ≈ 11h · Challenging Argentinian-English ornithologist and writer William Henry Hudson recounts his early years in Argentina and his move to England in this 1918 autobiography. Shares: Naturalists, Description and travel, Biography & Memoir, History

The Maine Woods Henry David Thoreau · 1803 · ★ 3.9 · 127p · ≈ 4h · Challenging The Maine Woods is a characteristically Thoreauvian book: a personal account of exploration, of exterior and interior discovery in a natural setting, conveyed in taut, workmanlike prose. Thoreau's evocative renderings of the life of the primitive forest--its mountains, waterways, fauna, flora, and inhabitants--are valuable in themselves. But his impassioned protest against despoilment in the name… Shares: Nature, Description and travel, Biography & Memoir, History

Autobiography Charles Darwin · 1957 · 253p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Darwin wrote the book, which he entitled Recollections of the Development of my Mind and Character, for his family. He still stands as the leading figure of that revolution in scientific thought which followed the publication of the Origin of Species in the middle of the 19th century, a revolution soon involving all realms of knowledge. But posterity must continually reassess the past,… Shares: Naturalists, Biography & Memoir, History

The Child's Book of Nature: for the use of families and schools : intended to aid mothers and .. Worthington Hooker · 1857 · 179p · ≈ 5h · Challenging In "The Child's Book of Nature," Worthington Hooker presents an engaging introduction to the natural world, skillfully designed to ignite curiosity in young minds. Written in a style that balances accessibility and depth, the book employs vivid descriptions and captivating illustrations, making complex scientific concepts graspable for children. Hooker situates his work within the broader… Shares: Natural history, Nature

The book of a naturalist W. H. Hudson · 1918 · 360p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Shares: Natural history, Nature Shares: Natural history, Nature

The Tree Where Man Was Born Peter Matthiessen · 1972 · 247p · ≈ 8h · Moderate 1. The tree where man was born -- 2. White highlands -- 3. Northwest frontier -- 4. Siringet -- 5. In Maasai -- 6. Rites of passage -- 7. Elephant kingdoms -- 8. Great caldron mountains -- 9. Red god -- 10. At Gidabembe. Shares: Natural history, Description and travel

The Autobiography of Charles Darwin Charles Darwin · 1929 · ★ 3.8 · 150p · ≈ 5h · Challenging Darwin wrote the book, which he entitled Recollections of the Development of my Mind and Character, for his family. He still stands as the leading figure of that revolution in scientific thought which followed the publication of the Origin of Species in the middle of the 19th century, a revolution soon involving all realms of knowledge. But posterity must continually reassess the past,… Shares: Naturalists, Biography & Memoir

Charles Darwin's The Voyage of the Beagle: Charles Darwin · 1839 · ★ 4.0 · 496p · ≈ 16h · Challenging I have stated in the preface to the first Edition of this work, and in the Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle, that it was in consequence of a wish expressed by Captain Fitz Roy, of having some scientific person on board, accompanied by an offer from him of giving up part of his own accommodations, that I volunteered my services, which received, through the kindness of the hydrographer, Captain… Shares: Naturalists, Description and travel, History

The Open Air Richard Jefferies · 1885 · 270p · ≈ 9h · Challenging Papers originally contributed to various English periodicals. Saint Guido.--Golden-brown.--Wild flowers.--Sunny Brighton.--The pine wood.--Nature on the roof.--One of the new voters.--The modern Thames.--The single-barrel gun.--The haunt of the hare.--The bathing season.--Under the acorns.--Downs.--Forest.--Beauty in the country.--Out of doors in February.--Haunts of the lapwing.--Outside… Shares: Natural history, Description and travel

Travels to discover the source of the Nile James Bruce · 1790 · ★ 3.2 · 486p · ≈ 16h · Demanding Experiences of the Scottish explorer who rediscovered the source of the Nile on November 4, 1770. Shares: Natural history, Description and travel, Biography & Memoir, History

Torches Together Emmy Arnold · 1964 · 220p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Not many people talk about "joy" these days. Emmy Arnold's memoir radiates just that - an enthusiasm for life and an unflagging optimism grounded in faith. In a genre awash in sordid sex and dysfunctional relationships, she offers a refreshing account of a hard life lived victoriously, of people brought together, despite their own weakness and turbulent times, to experience new levels of freedom,… Shares: Biography & Memoir, History

The variation of animals and plants under domestication Charles Darwin · 1868 · ★ 3.2 · 506p · ≈ 16h · Challenging During the seven years which have elapsed since the publication in 1868 of the first edition of this Work, I have continued to attend to the same subjects, as far as lay in my power; and I have thus accumulated a large body of additional facts, chiefly through the kindness of many correspondents. Of these facts I have been able here to use only those which seemed to me the more important. I have… Shares: Natural history, Nature

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