Creator

John Muir

Recipient

[William] Colby

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[letterhead]On the steamer Windhuk Near ZanzibarFeb. 4 1912My dear Colby,Ive had a great time in South America & South Africa. Indeed it now seems that on this pair of wild hot continents I've enjoyed the most fruitful year of my life. Some happy California day I'll try to tell you about it. I'm now on my way from Beira to Mombasa after a grand trip to the Zambesi Baobab forests, Victoria Falls, & the magnificent glacial rock scenery of southern Rhodesia.From Mombasa I intend

Location

Near Zanzibar [E. Africa]

Date Original

1912 Feb 4

Source

Original letter dimensions unknown.

Resource Identifier

muir20_0811-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 20, Image 0811

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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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 1

Keywords

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

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