John Muir Quotes
Free the rivers.
Later painted on Hetch Hetchy Dam in Yosemite National Park in 1987 by protesters
John Muir, 1838-1914, Founder, The Sierra Club, Statement in opposition to dams
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As hard as it is for us to imagine today, while her husband was President of the United States, the First Lady wrote a nationally syndicated newspaper column every single day with politics frequently the subject. While she usually agreed with the President, there were occasions where they seemed to not see things exactly the same. She tended to be more liberal than he. However, there were those who believed that when she criticized politicians, it was with FDR’s knowledge and blessing and she sometimes did his “dirty work.” Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the most influential people in the country—certainly more-so than any First Lady before and since.
In 2006 at the age of 44 he was killed while televising and underwater scene with stingrays who are not very dangerous usually. Most people recover from a stingray barb even though it has a mild toxin. However in a very rare occurrence, he was stung right in the heart.
John Muir also known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of the National Parks", was an influential Scottish-American:42 naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States of America.
