The John Muir Collections
The University of the Pacific curates and shares the largest collection of Muir's writings in the world. This is an excellent place to read from his essays, journals, and correspondence to decide for yourself the meaning of his words. Here is a selection of his work with some interpretation. His entire collection is available for research on-site or online.
An Impression of Blacks in the post Civil War South
Mono Lake
Native Americans on Mono Pass
Native Americans of Yosemite
First Drawing of Sequoia
First Winter in Yosemite
The creation of Yosemite Valley
So Drunk and Sequoical
Are there "Living Glaciers" in the Sierra?
Half Dome
"True Glacial Motion" in the Sierra
Joseph Le Conte