Creator

Katharine Hooker

Recipient

John Muir

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[4]there seemed to be a reversed sky, full of twinkling constellations, all the inns and hamlets for leagues around visible from this height!It is pleasant to think of you in that Grand Canon [diacritic] excursion--no doubt it is a delightful party.I was glad to hear Houghton Mifflin were going to put "My First Summer in the Sierras" in print at once. It is a dear book - I loved[1]Place: The Muir Woods,Time: May 13th in the present year.Characters of the play: Katharine Hooker, Mariam Hooker.And [illegible] we are in the place named for you, the first time we have visited the spot since its christening! It is very beautiful, but a little more populated than in the old days, when I used to walk to it over the hills, without even a trail - and find05015

Location

Muir Wood [Calif.]

Date Original

[1911] May 13

Source

Original letter dimensions: 18 x 23 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir20_0294-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 20, Image 0294

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Some letters written to John Muir may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Owning Institution

University of the Pacific Library Holt-Atherton Special Collections. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.

Page Number

Page 1

Keywords

John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle

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