John Muir

John Muir (1838-1914), the most influential conservationist and naturalist in America, is known as “the father of our national parks” and “the greatest Californian.” An ingenious inventor who was tragically blinded in an accident, he swore if his sight ever returned, he would devote himself to the inventions of Nature. With his vision miraculously restored, he courageously took a stand against the destruction of America’s great western forests.

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