[Recollections about John Muir [sound recording] 1954

Muir, John, 1838-1914

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John Muir (born April 21, 1838, Dunbar, Scotland – died December 24, 1914, Los Angeles, California), Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, have been read by millions. His activism helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and other wilderness areas. The Sierra Club, which h...

Mauk, Charlotte E.

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Colby, William Edward, 1875-1964

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Biographical Sketch William Edward Colby was born in Benicia, California, in 1875. His mother, Caroline Amelia (Smith) Colby, had been a teacher in the Young Ladies Seminary, and his father, Gilbert Winslow Colby, was a `49er, merchant, state assemblyman and state senator. After attending public schools in Benicia and Berkeley, Colby was graduated from the Hastings College of Law in 1898. He began his practice in San Francisco and soon specia...

Gould, Stanley

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William Fuller was born 1423 in Rendenhall, Norfolk County, England, and died 1511 in Redenhall. From the description of Fuller family / compiled by Stanley W. Gould and Helen E Ratner Gould. 2001. (Scranton Public Library). WorldCat record id: 48204563 John Gould was born in 1646 in Dartmouth, Devonshire County, England. Emigrated to America from Wales in 1664. Died 1691 in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. From the description of Gould family / compiled by Stanley W. ...