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Californians are set to see John Muir at close quarters
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WORLD-FAMOUS Lothian conservationist John Muir is vying with
grizzly bears, the Golden Gate bridge and Hollywood for the chance to
appear on the back of a US coin.
Muir, who championed the idea of national parks, is being
considered as an icon to go on 25-cent pieces issued in California,
where he made his name with his efforts for the environment.
Followers of Muir, who lived from 1838-1914 and has been voted the
"greatest Californian" by the California Historical Society, hav...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research
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A Legacy With Legs.(John Muir)(Brief Article)
Sierra
; Accustomed to roaming alone in the mountains, John Muir once wrote in his journal that oftentimes we are nearest our friends when furthest from them. Even mortality, he insisted, could not separate true lovers. Eighty-seven years after his own death, the devotion of Muir's fans has proven his words
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John Muir: Family, Friends, and Adventures/Reconnecting with John Muir: Essays in Post-Pastoral Practice
Environmental History
; John Muir: Family, Friends, and Adventures. Edited by Sally M. Miller and Daryl Morrison. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2005. xii + 281 pages. Illustrations, notes, index. Cloth $29.95; Reconnecting with John Muir: Essays in Post-Pastoral Practice. By Terry Gifford. Athens: The
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John Muir: Nature's Visionary.(Book Review)
Journal of Environmental Education
; John Muir: Nature's Visionary, by Gretel Ehrlich. Washington, DC: National Geographic Books. 2000. 240 pages. $35.00. Hardcover. ISBN 0-7922-7954-9. John Muir (1838-1914) was a citizen of the Earth, dedicated to its preservation. He inspired many people and challenged others to explore the world
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The meandering naturalist.(A Wanderer All My Days: John Muir in New England)(Book review)
American Scholar
; A WANDERER ALL MY DAYS: John Muir in New England. By J. Parker Huber, Green Frigate Books, $23.95 We commonly associate John Muir with the Far West, yet he was born in Scotland, raised in Wisconsin, walked from Indiana to Florida, and, in a long, bustling life, toured all the earth's continents,
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The Young John Muir: An Environmental Biography
Environmental History
; The Young John Muir: An Environmental Biography. By Steven J. Holmes. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1999. xv + 309 pp. Illustrations, bibliography, index. Cloth $55.00, paper $22.95. A new work entitled, The Young John Muir: An Environmental Biography, by Steven J. Holmes joins the flood
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