Reviews for John Muir : West Coast Pioneer

The average rating for John Muir : West Coast Pioneer based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-09-10 00:00:00 Henri Neyt This isn’t an academic history like I thought it would be. Instead it’s a compendium of everyone who wrote and published something about BC pre-1800. Even Jonathan Swift, who set part of Gulliver’s Travels in BC but never visited. Each author (who usually were explorers too) has their entry along with the publishing history of what usually was their journal they kept during their travels. This book doesn’t explore themes or have a central thesis like a typical history, although one can draw themes out regarding European perspectives on First Nations and how different European nations either hid (Spain and France) or proclaimed (Britain) their discoveries geographic and scientific. A one of a kind book vital to keeping the dizzying array of explorers and their publications straight.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-09-29 00:00:00 Franklin Mills *Spoilers* I found this book while exploring our new library and I liked that it took place in a local area. There were a few unresolved aspects of the story such as what happened to the aunt and what the local guide's connection was to the time travelling. However, that might come up in subsequent books and I enjoyed reading it.