John Muir :: essays research papers

The story takes place at Yosemite National Park from 1838-1914. bottom Muirwas a botanist, geologist, and writer. He had overcome earthquakes, glaciers,and he climbs mountains. John Muir had impressed 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 well as the Sierra Club. He knew that the NativeAmericans called the place "Pohono," or spirit of the puffing wind. At runner hecalled it a "dainty little fall...only about fifteen or twenty feet high." Johnlaughed after discovering that Bridalveil Fall drops 620 feet. He writes allkinds of quotes about nature, for precedent "I am captive, I am bound. Love ofpure unblemished Nature seems to overmaster and blur out of sight all otherobjects and considerations." John works in his "scribble den." John had twobrothers and five sisters and their names are Margaret, Sa rah, David, Dan, Mary,Annie, and Joanna. For several years, he had toyed with writing up his findingsfor publication. Jeanne Carr was the one that encouraged him. She counterbalancesuggested titles and copied his notes. John decided to send an article to theNew York Tribune. To his surprise, the newspaper 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 able to receive his living by writing, what he called "penwork." He stayed in his cabin for the winter and wrote it.