A | B |
naturalist | one who specializes in natural history |
Scotland | Muir's homeland |
five | the number of Muir's siblings |
Bible | what he had to memorize |
Wisconsin | The state to which they moved |
McCormick | inventor of the mechanical reaper |
thermometer | used to measure temperature |
barometer | for measuring atmospheric pressure |
consumption | another name for tuberculosis |
environmentalist | is concerned about pollution |
Sierra Club | organization started by Muir |
Louie | the name of his wife |
David | John Muir's oldest brother |
ship | how they traveled to America |
State Fair | where he displayed his inventions |
Theodore Roosevelt | a President of the United States |
Sierra Nevada | a mountain range |
148 million | the number of acres preserved by Roosevelt |
Yosemite | a national park in America |
trekked on foot | how Muir traversed the country |