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| Name: |
John Muir | | Birth Date: |
April 21, 1838 | | Death Date: |
December 24, 1914 | | Place of Birth: |
Dunbar, Scotland | | Place of Death: |
Los Angeles, California, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
naturalist, explorer |
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 Biography of John Muir
420 words, approx. 1 pages
 The writings of John Muir (1838-1914), American naturalist and explorer, are important for their scientific observations and their contributions to the cause of conservation. John Muir was born in Dunbar, Scotland, on April 21, 1838. If his... summary from source:
 Biography of John Muir
9,425 words, approx. 31 pages
 On a May morning in 1903 two men pose for a photograph at Glacier Point, above Yosemite Valley in the heart of the Sierra Nevada of California. They have slept the night in the open and have woken under a blanket of four inches of snow. The man dressed... summary from source:
Biography of John Muir
6,321 words, approx. 21 pages
John Muir is one of the most important figures in the history of the American conservation movement. A self-styled "poetico-trampo-geologist-bot. and ornith-natural, etc!-!-!," he remains a strong influence on environmentalists, and except for the... 
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 John Muir (1838 – 1914) American Naturalist and Writer Summary
1,297 words, approx. 4 pagesJohn Muir is considered one of the towering giants of the conservation/environmental movement in the United States. Anyone seriously interested in natural history, conservation, wilderness preservation, or the national parks in this country should be... summary from source:
 Muir, John (1838-1914) Summary
1,002 words, approx. 3 pagesScottish-born American naturalist John Muir—naturalist, conservationist, mountaineer, and chronicler of the American frontier—was born in Dunbar, Scotland on April 21, 1838. During his lifetime, Muir published more than 300 articles and... summary from source:
 John Muir Information
3,122 words, approx. 10 pages
John Muir (April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914) was one of the first modern preservationists. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, and wildlife, especially in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, were read by...
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 Investor's Business Daily Man As A Pest
7/18/2007: 480 words, approx. 2 pagesDemographics: Advocates of population stabilization -- a euphemism for population reduction -- are highly skilled at gaining attention for their cause. They're not so good, though, at dealing with the facts.From the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, which favors a global population of less than 1... summary from source:
AP News South Dakota fire kills 1, burns homes
7/8/2007: 688 words, approx. 2 pagesA fast-growing blaze in southwestern South Dakota killed one person and destroyed 20 homes Sunday, while hundreds of people evacuated homes in the path of a fire in Washington state.In Nevada, about 1,500 evacuees were allowed home hours after a 39-square-mile wildfire burned into the...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Paul Brooks
10,634 words, approx. 35 pages
In the following excerpt, Brooks explores the lives and writings of the naturalists John Muir and John Burroughs, claiming that the two men made Americans recognize the natural world as part of their culture by revealing poetic truth behind scientific facts.
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