Offers insight into the camping trip that President Theodore Roosevelt and naturalist John Muir took to the redwoods of Yosemite in 1903, during which the two men had experiences and conversations that eventually contributed to the establishment of national parks in the United States.
“This special book will transport young readers into the 1903 camping trip President Teddy Roosevelt took to the Yosemite wilderness. With the world famous naturalist, John Muir as his guide, they saw the giant Sequoia trees, camped on a mountaintop and even played in the snow that fell one night. It inspired Teddy Roosevelt to push Congress to pass laws that eventually created our national parks. The story and illustrations blend perfectly to capture the exuberance and passion of two great Americans for saving the wilderness of America and a joy to read.”
Recommended by: Beverly Elrod, Haughville Library
- White House Biography: Theodore Roosevelt
- Smithsonian Portrait Gallery: Theodore Roosevelt
- The Sierra Club: About John Muir
- The National Parks: America’s Best Idea - John Muir
- National Park Service: Yosemite
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