LA 1203 : Midterm Readings
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John muir - yosemite with emerson before his death, judged humans on nature"s terms (a meeting in the. Ralph waldo emerson (the shot heard round the world), composed concord hymn , judged nature on human"s terms. It was a city whose culture was a fixed quantity, whose society was filled to the brim, and which therefore, was consanguine, serene, and seated . the perfect setting for history. Owen wister wyoming and yellowstone; soaping a geyser, the lake hotel (old yellowstone days). Wister"s classmate was teddy roosevelt, wrote short stories for the lampoon and had an opera produced before graduation. Intentions of becoming a composer; however, father wanted him to get a respectable job. Therefore, wister went to wyoming for a change in scene after his health started to diminish. Abraham lincoln - gettysburg first time congress used its power to acquire private land for a public park.
