The Story of my Boyhood and Youth

This memoir recounts the author's childhood on a Scottish island, his family's struggles and hardships, and their eventual emigration to Wisconsin. The narrative explores themes of nature, identity, and the power of the human spirit in the face of adversity.

By John Muir · First published 1913 · Genre: Autobiography, Nature Writing, Coming-of-Age · 8 chapters

Contents

• A Boyhood in Scotland
• A New World
• Life on a Wisconsin Farm
• A Paradise of Birds
• Young Hunters
• The Ploughboy
• Knowledge and Inventions
• The World and the University

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• The Grand Canyon of the Colorado (1902)
• Steep Trails (1918)
• The Yosemite (1912)
• Travels in Alaska (1915)
• The Mountains of California (1894)
• Stickeen (1880)
• My First Summer in the Sierra (1911)
• A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf (1916)
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