Which of the following did john muir encourage in his articles and books? a. the creation of a federal bank b. the use of nuclear energy c. the preservation of wilderness d. the breakup of monopolies

The correct answer is C.

John Muir ( also known as John of the Mountains  and Father of the National Parks ), was a Scottish-American naturalist, book author, environmental philosopher and an avid advocate for the preservation of wilderness in The United States.

In his books and essays he described his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada. With his dedicated work he helped to preserve many wilderness areas such as the Yosemite Valley, the Sequoia National Park and many others.

Muir was also the co-founder of the Sierra Club which is a prominent conservation organization.

Muir's life work has been inspiration to many politicians, congressmen and leaders to take action to preserve large nature areas.

C. The preservation of wilderness is the correct answer.

Explanation:

John Muir was  environmental philosopher and naturalist. He is known as the father of national parks as he is one of the first persons to advocate for the preservation of  the wilderness in USA. He wrote many essays, books and letters to describe the adventures he had in nature. His efforts helped in preservation of the Yosemite Valley and Sequoia national part. He was well known for being political spokesman, ecological thinker. He was of Scottish- American ancestry and his birthday was celebrated for the first time on April 21,2013.

pepin the short[a] (german: pippin der kurze, french: pépin le bref, c. 714 – 24 september 768) was the king of the franks from 751 until his death. he was the first of the carolingians to become king.[b][2]

the younger son of the frankish prince charles martel and his wife rotrude, pepin's upbringing was distinguished by the ecclesiastical education he had received from the monks of st. denis. succeeding his father as the mayor of the palace in 741, pepin reigned over francia jointly with his elder brother carloman. pepin ruled in neustria, burgundy, and provence, while his brother carloman established himself in austrasia, alemannia and thuringia. the brothers were active in suppressing revolts led by the bavarians, aquitanians, saxons, and the alemanni in the early years of their reign. in 743, they ended the frankish interregnum by choosing childeric iii, who was to be the last merovingian monarch, as figurehead king of the franks.