Wallace Stegner vs. John Muir
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Wallace Stegner
1909 – 1993
Wallace Earle Stegner was an American novelist, writer, environmentalist, and historian. He was often called "The Dean of Western Writers". He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1972 and the U.S.
"These are some of the things wilderness can do for us. That is the reason we need to put into effect, for its preservation, some other principle that the princi…"
John Muir
1838 – 1914
John Muir, also known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of the National Parks", was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States.
"The whole wilderness in unity and interrelation is alive and familiar … the very stones seem talkative, sympathetic, brotherly. … No particle is ever wasted or …"
Connections
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