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The John Muir Newsletter, Winter 1998/99, The John Muir Center For Regional Studies

Muir Center Newsletters, 1981-2015

NEWSLETTER Winter 1998-99 The Importance of John Muir's First Public Lecture, Sacramento, 1876 by Steve Pauly, Pleasant Hill, CA INTRODUCTION his article focuses on Muir's first public lecture and its importance as one of several turning points in his evolution as a public figure. The venue was the Congregational Church in Sacramento on January 25, 1876. The lecture was the fifth in a series sponsored by the Sacramento Literary Institute. Muir approached this task with fear, began poorly and with apology, finally recalled his topic, enthralled the large audience with his discussion and illustration of the current and ancient glaciers …

The John Muir Newsletter, Fall 1998, The John Muir Center For Regional Studies

Muir Center Newsletters, 1981-2015

Volume 8, Number 4 . I Fall 1998 NEWSLETTER The Muir Renaissance in Scotl by Graham White (Editor's note: A leading voice in the Scottish effort to wkdiscover John Muir, Graham White wrote the introduction to the Canongate collection of Muir's wilderness essays, and is completing a second volume of Muir Writings for that publisher. He can be reached at Brox- mouth Gardens, Dunbar, Scotland EH42 Iqw, or by e-mail at 101320.5 7@compuserve.com.) W. he John Muir Newsletter has invited me to outline the resurgence of interest in John Muir in the land of his birth, and to clarify various …

The John Muir Newsletter, Summer 1998, The John Muir Center For Regional Studies

Muir Center Newsletters, 1981-2015

John Muir On Mount Ritter: A New Wilderness Aesthetic by Philip G. Terrie (Editor's note: Philip G. Terrie is Professor of English and f American Studies at Bowling Green State University, and author •f Forever Wild: Environmental Aesthetics and the Adirondack wporest Preserve (1985). This article first appeared in The Pacific Historian (1987), and is reproduced here by permission.) hile John Muir has been the subject of considerable scholarly scrutiny in recent years, we have yet to arrive at a complete understanding of his response to nature.1 One on is that we are often too eager to portray him as …

Ua52/1 Hail Storm Memories, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Records

Memories of WKU faculty, staff, alumni and the general public regarding the 1988 hail storm solicited by WKU Archives.

The John Muir Newsletter, Spring 1998, The John Muir Center For Regional Studies

Muir Center Newsletters, 1981-2015

NEWSLETTER YOSEMITE'S POETS: JOHN MUIR'S INFLUENCE ON THE CAREER OF ANSEL ADAMS by Joshua Greenfield, Master's Candidate at Hunter College, City University of New York John Muir was one of those exceptional men whose writing touches us deeply, revealing the world which is potentially avail- Wble to us all. The quality of Muir's vision has undeniably colored my own moods and response and clarified the statements of my camera. Ansel Adams Mm Muir and Ansel Adams were the two great poets of Yosemite H alley and the Sierra Nevada Mountains. As novelist Wallace fltegner pointed out in a 1985 memorial …

The John Muir Newsletter, Winter 1998, The John Muir Center For Regional Studies

Muir Center Newsletters, 1981-2015

mm IWinter 1998 NEWSLETTER Writing or Living? John Muir's Writerly Identity and Ambivalence by Randall Roorda, University of Missouri, Kansas City (Editor's note: As many fans of John Muir realize, Muir was not comfortable with writing for publication. This analysis of that ■'issue is a revision of a paper presented earlier to the Western Literature Association. We wish to thank the State University of lew York Press for permission to print this excerpt from the forthcoming book, Dramas of Solitude: Narratives of Retreat in American Nature Writing, by Randall Roorda.) lite aspect of John Muir's lite I offer is that …

Test 1702s - S190: New Holland 3930 8x8 Diesel, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

ABOUT THE TEST REPORT AND USE OF THE DATA The test data contained in this report are a tabulation of the results of a series of tests. Due to the restricted format of these pages, only a limited amount of data and not all of the tractor specifications are included. The full OECD report contains usually about 30 pages of data and specifications. The test data were obtained for each tractor under similar conditions and therefore, provide a means of comparison of performance based on a limited set of reported data. EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURES Purpose The purpose of …

Nebraska Summary 271: Agco Rt145 Diesel, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

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Test 1744: John Deere 8100t Diesel 16-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURE General Tractors are tested at the University of Nebraska according to the Agricultural Tractor Test Code approved by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers or official Nebraska test procedure. The manufacturer selects the tractor to be tested and certifies that it is a stock model. Each tractor is equipped with the common power consuming accessories such as power steering, power lift pump, generator, etc., if available. Power consuming accessories may be disconnected only when the means for disconnecting can be reached from the operating station. An official representative of …

Test 1899: Case Ih Cx 100/C 100 Diesel, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

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Test 1898: Ih Cx 90/C 90 Diesel, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

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Nebraska Summary: S326 Case-Ih C70, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

ABOUT THE TEST REPORT AND USE OF THE DATA The test data contained in this report are a tabulation of the results of a series of tests. Due to the restricted format of these pages, only a limited amount of data and not all of the tractor specifications are included. The full OECD report contains usually about 30 pages of data and specifications. The test data were obtained for each tractor under similar conditions and therefore, provide a means of comparison of performance based on a limited set of reported data. EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURES Purpose The purpose of …

Nebraska Summary 321: Massey Ferguson 8280 Diesel 18-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

ABOUT THE TEST REPORT AND USE OF THE DATA

The test data contained in this report are a tabulation of the results of a series of tests. Due to the restricted format of these pages, only a limited amount of data and not all of the tractor specifications are included. The full OECD report contains usually about 30 pages of data and specifications. The test data were obtained for each tractor under similar conditions and therefore, provide a means of comparison of performance based on a limited set of reported data.

EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURES

Purpose

The purpose of …

Nebraska Summary 277: Massey-Ferguson 4235 Diesel 18-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

ABOUT THE TEST REPORT AND USE OF THE DATA

The test data contained in this report are a tabulation of the results of a series of tests. Due to the restricted format of these pages, only a limited amount of data and not all of the tractor specifications are included. The full OECD report contains usually about 30 pages of data and specifications. The test data were obtained for each tractor under similar conditions and therefore, provide a means of comparison of performance based on a limited set of reported data.

EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURES

Purpose

The purpose of …

Test 1896: Case Ih Cx 80/Case Ih C80/Mccormick C 80 & Cx 80 & Cx 85 Diesel, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

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Test 1899: Case Ih Cx 100/Case Ih C100/Mccormick C 100 & Cx 100 & Cx 105 Diesel, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

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Test 1898: Case Ih Cx 90/Case Ih C90/Mccormick C 90 & Cx 90 & Cx 95 Diesel, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

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Test 1896: Case Ih Cx 80/C 80 Diesel, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

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Test 1816: New Holland 9682 Quadrasync Diesel, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

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Test 1815: New Holland 9482 Quadrasync Diesel, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

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Test 1895: Case Ih Cx 70/Case Ih C 70/Mccormick C 70 & Cx 70 & Cx 75 Diesel, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

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Test 1802: Challenger Mt 455 Diesel, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

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Test 1801: New Holland Ts100 Diesel, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

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Test 1770: Challenger Mt 655 Diesel, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

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Test 1800: Challenger Mt 465 Diesel, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

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Test 1805: Kubota M9000dt Diesel, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

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Test 1779: Challenger Mt 425 Diesel, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

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Test 1803: Kubota M6800dt Diesel, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

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Test 1774: Zetor 10641/Zetor 10741 Diesel, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

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Nebraska Summary: S283 New Holland 9682, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

ABOUT THE TEST REPORT AND USE OF THE DATA The test data contained in this report are a tabulation of the results of a series of tests. Due to the restricted format of these pages, only a limited amount of data and not all of the tractor specifications are included. The full OECD report contains usually about 30 pages of data and specifications. The test data were obtained for each tractor under similar conditions and therefore, provide a means of comparison of performance based on a limited set of reported data. EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURES Purpose The purpose of …