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A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf Paperback - 1998

by John Muir

/MUIR JOHN Originally published in 1916, this book is largely comprised of lightly edited diary entries Muir made during his memorable 1867 trek from Kentucky to Florida. Mixing deft observations of the human condition with lyrical responses to the beauties of the natural world, Muir creates his own stirring "song of the


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Here is the adventure that started John Muir on a lifetime of discovery. Taken from his earliest journals, this book records Muir's walk in 1867 from Indiana across Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida to the Gulf Coast. In his distinct and wonderful style, Muir shows us the wilderness, as well as the towns and people, of the South immediately after the Civil War.

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From one of America's greatest environmentalists, here is the adventure that started John Muir on a lifetime of discovery.

Taken from his earliest journals, this book records Muir's walk in 1867 from Indiana across Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida to the Gulf Coast. In his distinct and wonderful style, Muir shows us the wilderness, as well as the towns and people, of the South immediately after the Civil War.

This book makes the perfect gift for an aspiring naturalist, hiking enthusiast, or lover of southeastern terrain.

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I HAD long been looking from the wild woods and gardens of the Northern States to those of the warm South, and at last, all drawbacks overcome, I set forth [from Indianapolis] on the first day of September, 1867, joyful and free, on a thousand-mile walk to the Gulf of Mexico.

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  • Title A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf
  • Author John Muir
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Mariner Books, 4-14
  • Date 1998-08-26
  • ISBN 9780395901472 / 0395901472
  • Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.7 in (21.34 x 13.72 x 1.78 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Southeast U.S.
    • Cultural Region: South
    • Topical: Ecology
  • Library of Congress subjects Naturalists - United States, Southern States - Description and travel
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 98234890
  • Dewey Decimal Code B
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