Son of the Wilderness: The Life of John Muir

Son of the Wilderness: The Life of John Muir by Linnie Marsh Wolfe Published in 1978 in Wisconsin, US 364 Pages Daniel G. Hughes John Muir is the subject of Linnie Marsh Wolfe’s Son of the Wilderness: The Life of John Muir. A great deal of personal specifics, professional accomplishments, and philosophical viewpoints are presented, all the while providing a plethora of interesting details concerning the life and times in both Scotland and Wisconsin during the …showed first 75 words of 1937 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1937 total…mid 1940’s by what appears to be a quite well-educated woman. Too, the author quoted Mr. Muir and other characters in the book providing an additional lesson of deciphering the translation of the Old Scottish Style of Speech. As stated earlier, I am by no means a qualified source for the recommendation of the attributes of biographies. But if cornered, I may want to suggest a more modern book written for a more casual reader.