A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (716 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0871565919 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 154 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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jlj said An early John Muir adventure. This is one of John Muir's early books. In this book he travels through Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida examining the flora and making sketches and saving samples.This was not an easy walk for there were few roads. He experiences some interesting situations along this routesleeping in a cemetary, illness, getting lost etc. The book ends with him in California, a part which I merely scanned as it had little to do with the Gulf.. "I've spent several of the summer's of my youth backpacking in the back country of Yosemite His love of the outdoors is infectiou" according to Case Nelson. I'm a big fan of Muir. I've spent several of the summer's of my youth backpacking in the back country of Yosemite His love of the outdoors is infectious. This book, Walk To The Gulf", is the story of a difficult time in our South. Muir experiences no only a great trip but witnesses the struggles of a people struggling with the aftermath of the Civil War. It winds up with the beautiful country near the Yosemite Valley.. Dr SpaceMan said but it is great so far. Havent quite finished the book yet, but it is great so far. It is amazing to see the difference between his time and my time. Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to walk in his shoes, to see things the way he saw them. What an interesting life it must have been.
John Muir (1838-1914), founder of the Sierra Club and a prime mover in the birth of the National Park movement, is the author of such classics as Our National Parks, My First Summer in the Sierra, and Travels in Alaska. . Colin Fletcher is the prolific and best-selling author of The Complete Walker and The Man Who Walked Through Time. He lives in Carmel Valley, California
One of John Muir’s best-loved books, this volume largely comprises diary entries he made during his memorable 1867 trek from Louisville, Kentucky, to Florida. Timeless observations of the natural world mingle with a vivid look at the postCivil War South, encounters with colorful or desperate characters, and an archetypal portrait of a young man in search of himself.
At the end of Muir's illustrious life as conservationist and nature writer, William Frederic Bad. It was 1867 when Muir (1838-1914) set off from Indiana across Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida to the Gulf of Mexico