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Retracing John Muir’s Steps Through The South

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John Muir
Library of Congress

What would it be like to walk across the South today - as John Muir did from Kentucky to Florida in 1867 to observe its natural wonders?

Island Press

Dan Chapman - a veteran reporter in Atlanta - retraced the path of the naturalist and conservationist for his new book, out this month: “A Road Running Southward: Following John Muir’s Journey Through An Endangered Land,” published by Island Press.

Dan Chapman
Island Press

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