Project Gutenberg 2006-05-09 Public domain in the USA. 175 Muir, John 1838 1914 The Story of My Boyhood and Youth Reading ease score: 70.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Juliet Sutherland, Jeannie Howse and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Story of My Boyhood and Youth" by John Muir is an autobiographical memoir written in the early 20th century. The narrative recounts Muir's early experiences growing up in Scotland, focusing on his deep affinity with nature and adventure. It offers a vivid exploration of his childhood, emphasizing his wild pursuits, education, and the formative moments that shaped his love for the natural world. The opening of the memoir delves into Muir's early life in Dunbar, Scotland, where he shares vivid recollections of his explorations with friends and the thrill of discovering the wild surroundings. Muir reminisces about his school days filled with frightful legends, such as the "Dandy Doctor," and the joys of simple childhood games and adventures in nature. Through charming anecdotes and reflective observations, he sketches a portrait of a spirited boy whose experiences in the fields and by the sea began to cultivate a lasting passion for the environment that would characterize his later life as a naturalist and conservationist. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Naturalists -- United States -- Biography Conservationists -- United States -- Biography Muir, John, 1838-1914 -- Childhood and youth Frontier and pioneer life -- Wisconsin Wisconsin -- Social life and customs QH Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Travel & Geography 388162 388026 2024-10-08T07:31:28.706524 2023-09-08T09:14:18.506608 text/html text/html 384174 2022-07-15T12:12:20 text/html 1530211 2024-10-08T07:31:35.886475 application/epub+zip 1522639 2024-10-08T07:31:29.926443 application/epub+zip 222117 2024-10-08T07:31:29.257467 application/epub+zip 1634669 2024-10-08T07:31:41.141388 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1585968 2024-10-08T07:31:34.781436 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294098 2022-09-08T16:05:31.141548 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328288 328210 2024-10-08T07:31:27.907471 2023-09-08T09:14:17.719615 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 328056 2022-07-15T12:13:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20664 2024-10-08T07:31:41.280382 application/rdf+xml 15716 2024-10-08T07:31:29.383454 image/jpeg 2417 2024-10-08T07:31:29.317468 image/jpeg 128612 2022-07-15T12:13:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 1691805 2022-07-15T12:14:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 1697781 2024-10-08T07:31:28.772467 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia