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Most of them were written from the Yosemite Valley, and they give a good notion of the life Muir led there, sheep-herding, guiding, and tending a sawmill at intervals to earn his daily bread, but devoting his real self to an ardent scientific study of glacial geology and a joyous and reverent communion with Nature. - Summary from the preface of the book.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72369115</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:35:46 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72369115/letters_to_a_friend_written_to_mrs_ezra_s_carr_1866_1879_john_muir.mp3" length="110185994" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>John Muir</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>When John Muir was a student in the University of Wisconsin he was a frequent caller at the house of Dr. Ezra S. Carr. 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