John Muir :: essays research papers

The story takes place at Yosemite National common land from 1838-1914. conjuration Muirwas a botanist, geologist, and writer. He had overcome earthquakes, glaciers,and he climbs mountains. John Muir had impress by overcoming all thedangers like animals. He was an expert on wilderness. He knows survivalskills to stay alive. He studies nature and he writes about nature. He made anational park system as swell up as the Sierra Club. He knew that the NativeAmericans called the place "Pohono," or life sentence of the puffing wind. At first hecalled it a "dainty comminuted fall...only about fifteen or twenty feet high." Johnlaughed after discovering that Bridalveil stick drops 620 feet. He writes allkinds of quotes about nature, for example "I am captive, I am bound. Love ofpure unblemished Nature seems to overmaster and stigma out of sight all otherobjects and considerations." John works in his "scribble den." John had twobrothers and five sisters an d their names are Margaret, Sarah, David, Dan, Mary,Annie, and Joanna. For some(prenominal) years, he had toyed with writing up his findingsfor publication. Jeanne Carr was the one that encouraged him. She evensuggested titles and copied his notes. John decided to send an article to theNew York Tribune. To his surprise, the newsprint published "Yosemite Glaciers"on December 5, 1871, and paid him $200, that was a lot of money back then. OnNew Years Day in 1872, the same newspaper printed "Yosemite in Winter." Johnthought that he might be competent to earn his living by writing, what he called "penwork." He stayed in his cabin for the winter and wrote it.