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John Muir was born in Dunbar, Scotland. He had five sisters, and two brothers. As a boy he loved to play outdoors, climbing trees, or by playing by the seashore.
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John's father was growing unhappy with the Presbyterian Church so he joined the Disciples of Christ. The Disciples had formed communities in North American where the farmland was good. On this day he told his family they were leaving for America!
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Since John is the oldest son he has the hardest work on the farm. His father puts him behind the plow at twelve years old. John is a very hard worker, but when his father isn't around he is also the family clown. He loved to joke, laugh, and sing.
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Growing up, John learns he has a great love for animals and the outdoors. The kids in the Muir family don't go to school but John loves to read at night. He begins to make inventions.
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At 22 years old, John leaves home to take his exhibit to the fair. The people love him and his inventions.
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John entered Univ. Of Wisconsin to study Science. He soon gave it up and took studying nature and plants more seriously.
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John began his journey walking from Indianapolis to the Gulf of Mexico. He continuesd traveling for a year around the world and ended up in San Francisco in 1968.
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After all his travels, John Muir makes Yosemite his home.
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John Muir always kept journals on his many travels of his thoughts and drawings. In 1874 some of his articles are published and and he becomes a writer.
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John marries Louie Wanda Strentzel and moves to Martinez, CA. They have two daughters and settle at their ranch.
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John Muir campaigns and wins to create Yosemite National Park.
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Because of his many articles he began the movement on wilderness conservation, along with the creation of the Sierra Club. He was the President of the Sierra Club until he died.
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President Roosevelt journeys to visit Yosemite. He spends his time there only wanting to be with John Muir, camping, hiking, and riding horeback alone together.
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John Muir tries and fails to prevent the construction of the Hetch Hetchy Damn
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John Muir was our country's most famous naturalist and conservationist. At the age of 86 he died of an pneumonia.
