A BOYHOOD IN SCOTLAND
Earliest Recollections—­The “Dandy Doctor” Terror—­Deeds of
Daring—­The Savagery of Boys—­School and
Fighting—­Birds...
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The writings of John Muir (1838-1914), American naturalist and explorer, are important for their scientific observations and their contributions to the cause of conservation.John Muir was born in Dunb...
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John Muir is one of the most important figures in the history of the American conservation movement. A self-styled "poetico-trampo-geologist-bot. and ornith-natural, etc!-!-!," he remains a strong inf...
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On a May morning in 1903 two men pose for a photograph at Glacier Point, above Yosemite Valley in the heart of the Sierra Nevada of California. They have slept the night in the open and have woken und...
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The Story of My Boyhood and Youth
John Muir
John Muir