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The Story of My Boyhood and Youth

by John Muir
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'When I was a child in Scotland, I was fond of everything that was wild, and all my life I've been growing fonder and fonder of wild places and wild creatures.' John Muir was eleven when he and his family left Scotland in 1849 to build a new life on a homestead in the vast wilderness of Wisconsin. Written in simple yet beautiful prose, we see Muir's delight as he discovers and observes the landscape and wildlife around him, as he recalls his childhood and reveals himself as a master of natural description.
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Series: Canongate Classics Publisher: Canongate Books

Kindle Book

  • Release date: April 1, 2011

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781847675880
  • Release date: April 1, 2011

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781847675880
  • File size: 4178 KB
  • Release date: April 1, 2011

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Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

Biography & Autobiography Nonfiction

Languages

English

'When I was a child in Scotland, I was fond of everything that was wild, and all my life I've been growing fonder and fonder of wild places and wild creatures.' John Muir was eleven when he and his family left Scotland in 1849 to build a new life on a homestead in the vast wilderness of Wisconsin. Written in simple yet beautiful prose, we see Muir's delight as he discovers and observes the landscape and wildlife around him, as he recalls his childhood and reveals himself as a master of natural description.
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Biography & Autobiography Nonfiction