John Muir

Part I of Essay
was born April 21,1838 in Dunbar, Scotland. His father owned a store. They lived upstairs over the store. John had two sisters and one brother named David. John's grandfather lived near by. As a boy John liked to take walks with his grandfather through the country. John ....

Part II of Essay
.... articles about mountains, glaciers, trees, flowers, birds, animals and insects. People that read the articles came to see the mountains. While visiting friends in Oakland, California, he met Louise Wanda Strentzel. They married in the spring of 1880. John became a grape and pear farmer. They had two daughters and named Wanda and Helen. As soon as they were old enough John taught them John taught them about plants and animals. John's farm did well and he was able to continue travelling around the country. As he traveled he saw how man ....