Road Running Southward - Following John Muir''s Journey Through an Endangered Land

"Engaging hybrid - part lyrical travelogue, part investigative journalism and part jeremiad, all shot through with droll humor." --The Atlanta Journal Constitution

In 1867, John Muir set out on foot to explore the botanical wonders of the South, from Kentucky to Florida. One hundred and fifty years later, veteran Atlanta reporter Dan Chapman recreated Muir's journey to see for himself how nature has fared since Muir's time. He uses humor, keen observation, and a deep love of place to celebrate the South's natural riches. But he laments the long-simmering struggles over misused resources and seeks to discover how Southerners might balance surging population growth with protecting the natural beauty Muir found so special.

A Road Running Southward is part travelogue, part environmental cri de coeur--a passionate appeal to save one of the loveliest and most biodiverse regions of the world by understanding what we have to lose if we do nothing.

About the author

Dan Chapman is a writer, reporter, and lover of the outdoors. He grew up in Washington DC and Tokyo, the son of a newspaperman and an English teacher. He worked for Congressional Quarterly, The Winston-Salem Journal, The Charlotte Observer, and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has also reported from Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. He currently writes stories about conservation in the South for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Summary

Readers join the author on a journey through the natural wonders of the South, framed by John Muir's writings on the region to learn about the dangers posed to this uniquely biodiverse environment.

Product details

• Authors: Dan Chapman
• Publisher: Island Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2024
• EAN: 9781642833256
• ISBN: 978-1-64283-325-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Travel & holiday guides, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Environmentalists & Naturalists, TRAVEL / United States / South / General, Conservation of the environment, Biography: science, technology & medicine, Travel and holiday guides, Human Geography, Biography: science, technology and medicine, Central Southern States, US South