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- Pagine: 240
- Data di uscita: 06-07-2015
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"They tell us that plants are perishable, soulless creatures, that only man is immortal, etc.; but this, I think, is something that we know very nearly nothing about." Mr. Muir was a young man when he decided to walk a thousand miles to the Gulf of Mexico. "Don't do it," people told him. "You'll catc Leggi tutto
I appreciated reading this because it's just John Muir rambling in the countryside with an immense appreciation for and knowledge of the flora. There are some breathtaking passages. There are also several racist remarks that are off-putting...he did this journey shortly after the civil war and the g Leggi tutto
A self righteous pile of crap.
Second guessing the three star review. I feel like if it was written by anyone else but the mythical figure of John Muir I wouldn’t give it the time of day. This journal of his walk along the east coast; which ultimately ended in a sea voyage to San Francisco was remarkably sparse. It blows me away Leggi tutto
I wanted to like it more but I became bogged down in descriptions of flowers and trees. Then when something really exciting happened like getting swept away crossing a river, or encountering alligators, he just mentions it in passing. It's also hard to get past the casual racism of the times (writte Leggi tutto
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