Creator
J. M. Fain
Recipient
[John Muir]
Transcription
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Editor of the "Century"
Dear Sir:
I beg to thank you for that article in your last issue. "The Grand Canon of the Colorado In the past twenty years I have not seen such a thrilling and ent[illegible] piece of
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writing. The description is so accurate and real, and withal so graphically and poetically done. What could be better than his description of the different kinds of cactus - a few heavy strokes for each and they live to the eye - And again his description
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of the mornings and evenings in the dry desert air: and his clouds and colors in the canon, How perfect and poetic, his prosy, and how thrilling, its reading, to one who has seen it. In the language of desert thrist, - give us more.
J. M. Fain
Boston Mass Nov 8 1902
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Location
Boston
Date Original
1902 Nov 8
Source
Original letter dimensions: 21.5 x 14 cm.
Recommended Citation
Fain, J. M., "Letter from J. M. Fain to [John Muir], 1902 Nov 8." (1902). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 4768.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/4768
Resource Identifier
muir12_0768-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 12, Image 0768
Collection Identifier
Online finding aid for the microform version of the John Muir Correspondence http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0w1031nc
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
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
Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Pages
1 page
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
