Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[Robert Underwood] Johnson
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4perhaps knew more about the glaciation of the Sierra than anyone else. To which Agassiz replied warmly & bringing his fist down on the table "He knows all about it. Now there! You've got it all, & what a mess of mere J. M. you've made me write. Dont you go & publish it. Burn it.Ever cordially yoursJohn MuirWhat of the summer day now dawning. remember you have a turn at the helm How are you going to steer How fares Tesla & the auroral lightening Shall we go to Icy Alaska or to the [pinks?] & streets & taluses of the Sierra. That was a good strong word you said for the vanishing forests.Bancroft Library
Location
Martinez [Calif]
Date Original
1895-05-03T00:00:00
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Resource Identifier
muir08_0983-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 08, Image 0983
Copyright Status
Copyrighted
Copyright Statement
The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust. To purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission to publish or exhibit them, see http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections/Fees-and-Forms-.html
Owning Institution
The Bancroft Library, University of California at Berkeley. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Copyright Holder
Muir-Hanna Trust
Copyright Date
1984
Page Number
Page 4
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
