“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.” -John Muir “No reader of John Muir’s account of his boyhood and youth can have closed the book without wishing for a sequel.” The Dial “Given with an enthusiasm that makes the volume a diverting bit of reading. His childhood days in Scotland his boyhood days in the American wilderness, his exploits as a boy inventor and his college days at the University of Wisconsin, all yield interesting descriptions and episodes wherever one may happen to open the volume.” -Quarterly Bulletin of the Providence Public Library 'A superbly told, moving and challenging story. For anybody remotely interested in the environment, Scottish culture, American history, the art of biography or the art of life, this book is essential.” - Scotland on Sunday