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John Muir’s Quest to Save the Great Outdoors

HISTORY This Week

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John Muir's Journey to Yosemite Valley

John Muir's grandfather loved nature and took him on walks along the coast. The young Muir starts carrying in his pocket the works of Robert Burns. He later writes that only by going alone in silence without baggage can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness.

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