Creator
Ina Coolbrith
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
1267 Webster St., Oakland,
Nov. 19/94.
Dear John Muir,
For the fruit of your land and the fruit of your brain, I thank you. For this last, I cannot say how much I thank you, nor how glad I am to see you in covers. I began to think I should never behold that Book with the eyes of the flesh, and was wondering if I should have to wait for your prose-poem on the "Mountains of God." As if all were not the
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Mountains of God!
I supposed your pubs. send you the press notices, but I enclose one chanced upon in a paper sent me by my friend Miss Carpentier. If you already have it send this back. It is hardly the kind of "criticism" I would like to see, for while the reviewer tells what the book is about! and gives you credit for understanding your subject, he says not a word about the consummate beauty of your work. I don't believe the man could tell
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a bird-carol from a steam-whistle, or note the difference between one of the poor abortive little hills of the East, and the infinite heights of which you sing, for your book is a song, a grand song!
Love to all your family and yourself.
Your old-time friend,
Ina [Coolfrith?]
P. S. No, I cannot have Mr. Cheney's place x. I am "disqualified by sex."
x Librarian of S F Free Library
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Location
Oakland [Calif]
Date Original
1894-11-19
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 12.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Coolbrith, Ina, "Letter from Ina Coolbrith to John Muir, 1894 Nov 19." (1894). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 6919.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/6919
Resource Identifier
muir08_0529-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 08, Image 0529
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
