Posts by Finn Cohen
John Muir and race: Biographer argues for nuanced view of the environmentalist
John Muir is an almost prophetlike figure in California. The 19th-century Scottish-American found rapture in the Sierra Nevada, publishing works that helped inspire the preservation of wild areas, including the designation of Yosemite as a national park in 1890. No fewer than 70 schools, lodges, roads, and other places in California bear Muir’s name. So…
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