"Save the Redwoods"

I loved the way Muir described the trees akin to Christ-like figures—mostly the one tree that was over three hundred feet tall and “skinned alive.” That description seemed very biblical, especially with the quote “Forgive them; they know not what they do.” The entire article was very poetic without losing its focus, and I could definitely see the Romantic-era views infused with what he was saying. But luckily his article was not overly poetic; at no point did I lose focus on his mission to save the Redwoods. It made me wonder when the article was written (versus being published posthumously in 1920).