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Kindred & Related Spirits
While Muir's letters to Mrs. Carr were published in 1915, the letters to the influential naturalist by his longtime friend/mentor debut here. Includes photos, Carr's Yosemite sketches, a glossary of botanicals in the letters, a chronology, and a lightly annotated listing of these and some missing letters. Gisel (environmental studies, U. of the Pacific), interim director of the John Muir Center for Regional Studies, supplies biographical and contextual details. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
394 pages, Hardcover
First published July 30, 2001
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December 19, 2008
Having read a number of Muir's accounts of his various physical and
spiritual adventures in natural environments, I've been meaning for
years to read more about him, for at least three reasons: (1) his
powers of observation in geological, botanical, and zoological
natural history are formidable; (2) his spirtual/emotional attitudes
toward the natural world have much in common with my own; and (3) as
a matter of historical accident, I am collaterally related to him
through my paternal grandmother. This book, a partial thirty-year collection of letters between him and one of his primary mentors, is
an inspiring revelation of his dedicated observations and motivations
during his sojourns in the American west and southeast. I recommend
it to all those with a lifelong interest in natural history.
spiritual adventures in natural environments, I've been meaning for
years to read more about him, for at least three reasons: (1) his
powers of observation in geological, botanical, and zoological
natural history are formidable; (2) his spirtual/emotional attitudes
toward the natural world have much in common with my own; and (3) as
a matter of historical accident, I am collaterally related to him
through my paternal grandmother. This book, a partial thirty-year collection of letters between him and one of his primary mentors, is
an inspiring revelation of his dedicated observations and motivations
during his sojourns in the American west and southeast. I recommend
it to all those with a lifelong interest in natural history.
November 18, 2021
A used book purchase from an ex-library weeding copy. Alas, I tried to do a library checkout, but the only copy for 100 miles was reference only in the Oakland History Room of OPL.
A rare view of the correspondence between John Muir & his mentor in Botany, Jean Carr, and wife of his geology professor at U of W. Interesting how letters often crossed in the mail, or delayed as it tried to find its way to Muir’s current location. While he dwells in Yosemite, she sends so many luminaries of their day to look up Muir in between his back country adventures. While it was a bit disruptive to jump between letter writers, once you get used to it you look forward to the next letter as if you are the intended recipient.
This is a book I plan on reading again & again, and keep on my self.
A rare view of the correspondence between John Muir & his mentor in Botany, Jean Carr, and wife of his geology professor at U of W. Interesting how letters often crossed in the mail, or delayed as it tried to find its way to Muir’s current location. While he dwells in Yosemite, she sends so many luminaries of their day to look up Muir in between his back country adventures. While it was a bit disruptive to jump between letter writers, once you get used to it you look forward to the next letter as if you are the intended recipient.
This is a book I plan on reading again & again, and keep on my self.
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