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"that shepherd," "a mere sheepherder," "an ignoramus"

January 1, 1970

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attributed to Josiah D. Whitney, Professor of Geology at Harvard University and State Geologist of California who incorrectly believed that Yosemite valley was formed by the sinking of the valley floor. Found in Linnie Marsh Wolfe, Son of the Wilderness: The Life of John Muir (1945), page 133

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attributed to Josiah D. Whitney, Professor of Geology at Harvard University and State Geologist of California who incorrectly believed that Yosemite valley was formed by the sinking of the valley floor. Found in Linnie Marsh Wolfe, Son of the Wilderness: The Life of John Muir (1945), page 133