#15: John Muir
John Muir offered a different kind of Victorian appeal: wild beard, bright eyes, mountain stamina, and the ability to make wilderness sound like a cathedral with better air. He was not polished drawing-room bait. He was rugged, ecstatic, and half in love with granite cliffs. For readers tired of parlor manners, Muir embodied freedom, nature, and moral intensity. Basically, the romantic ideal for anyone who preferred pine trees to dinner parties.
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