[at-l] Appalachian Mountain Top Removal

[ellen at clinic.net (Bob C)]

I was being sarcastic. It was Henry, not John Muir. I think "wildness" is the word Henry used, but I've seen some of his manuscripts. His handwriting is so poor, I doubt if anyone could ever really know.

Weary

> ------------Original Message------------
> From: "Jim Bullard" <jim.bullard@gmail.com>
> To: "Bob C" <ellen@clinic.net>
> Cc: RoksnRoots@aol.com, AT-L@backcountry.net
> Date: Thu, Mar-9-2006 9:26 AM
> Subject: Re: [at-l] Appalachian Mountain Top Removal
> 
> On 3/9/06, Bob C <ellen@clinic.net> wrote:
> > "Muir said "In Wilderness is the
> > > preservation of the world."
> >
> > Now that is interesting. Henry Thoreau said almost the same thing: 
> "In wildness is the preservation of the world."
> >
> > Weary
> 
> I've found the quote both ways, "In wilderness is the preservation of
> the world" and "In wildness is the preservation of the world", both
> attributed to David Henry Thoreau. According to the photo book Elliot
> Porter produced the correct quote is "wildness" not "wilderness" but
> without rereading HDT (for which I haven't time right right now) I'm
> not sure who is misquoting. I am fairly sure that it isn't a quote
> from Muir unless perhaps he was the one who started the misquoting of
> HDT.
> 
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> Jim Bullard
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