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About John Muir
Scottish-born American naturalist and writer
John Muir was a Scottish-born American naturalist and writer, active in the 19th and early 20th centuries. He is remembered as an early and influential voice for preserving wilderness in the United States. Muir also worked as an environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, and glaciologist. He is associated with the names “John of the Mountains” and “Father of the National Parks,” titles that reflect his lasting role in shaping wilderness preservation and the language around it.
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- “Handle a book as a bee does a flower, extract its sweetness but do not damage it.”John Muir
- “Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in…”John Muir
- “Another glorious day, the air as delicious to the lungs as nectar to the tongue.”John Muir
- “If people in general could be got into the woods, even for once, to hear the trees speak for themselves, all…”John Muir
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Books by John Muir
The mountains of California
1894
The story of my boyhood and youth
1913
Steep Trails
2004
John Muir
2000
A thousand-mile walk to the Gulf
1916