Thousand mile walk to the gulf

In september of 1867, age 29, john muir set out for a walking tour of the south, which extended to cuba and eventually ended in california. A part of the john muir writings, by dan anderson, harold wood, and harvey chinn. A thousandmile walk to the gulf by john muir 1916 the. A thousandmile walk to the gulf quotes by john muir. A thousand mile walk to the gulf audiobook by john muir. Buy a thousandmile walk to the gulf by muir, john isbn. John muirs 1867 thousand mile walk to the north carolina gulf. Walking is much more difficult in the coastal lowlands, with the swamps, snakes and alligators, so he elects to take a steamer to florida. A thousandmile walk to the gulf quotes showing 15 of 5 the world, we are told, was made especially for man a presumption not supported by all the facts. His activism helped to preserve the yosemite valley, sequoia national park and other wilderness areas. A thousand mile walk to the gulf recounts muirs walk of about 1,000 miles 1,600 km from indiana to florida.

Retracing john muirs thousandmile walk to the gulf in 1867, the budding naturalist and future father of our national parks, john muir, embarked on his thousandmile walk to the gulf from jeffersonville, indiana, to cedar key, florida. Media in category a thousand mile walk to the gulf the following 20 files are in this category, out of 20 total. Thousandmile walk to the gulf illustrated edition by john muir. Cedar keys, chapter 6 of the book a thousandmile walk to the gulf by john muir, 1916. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A thousandmile walk to the gulf is a classic naturalist text set against the backdrop of the post civil war south.

A thousandmile walk to the gulfintroductory wikisource, the. Cedar key is one of the oldest ports in the state, and when floridas first railroad connected it to the east coast, it became a major supplier of seafod and timber products to the northeast. Muir penned his adventure in a thousandmile walk to the gulf, which has become a classic naturalist text set against the backdrop of the postcivil war south. This volume chronicles his path along the wildest, leafiest, and least trodden way i could find and his delighted encounters with spanish moss, palmettos, magnolias, and other botanical wonders. Posted on april 14, 2020 april 14, 2020 by joseph m. The introduction of the book a thousandmile walk to the gulf by john muir, 1916. A thousandmile walk to the gulf by john muir free ebook.

In september 1867, muir undertook a walk of about 1,000 miles from indiana to florida, which he recounted in his book a thousandmile walk to the gulf. Thousand mile walk to the gulf, a by muir, john sur apple. I had long been looking from the wildwoods 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 thousandmile walk to the gulf of mexico. The following excerpt is from muirs a thousandmile walk to the gulf, first published in 1916. Here is the adventure that started john muir on a lifetime of discovery. Cedar keys, chapter 6 of a thousandmile walk to the gulf. In september 1867, muir undertook a walk of about 1,000 miles 1,600 km from kentucky to florida, which he recounted in his book a thousandmile walk to the gulf. He had no specific route chosen, except to go by the wildest, leafiest, and least trodden way i could find. A part of the john muir exhibit, by harold wood and harvey chinn. John earl, a photographer, traces his journey to florida by john earl, with excerpts from muirs a thousandmile walk to the gulf.

Originally published in 1916, this is a reprint of the original written by john muir. A thousand mile walk to the gulf wikimedia commons. Though muir had planned to sail to south america at the end of his journey, he contracted malaria and instead headed to california, where he would ultimately. He traveled through indiana, kentucky, tennessee, north carolina, georgia and through florida until he hit the coast of the gulf. Lush tropical flora, the vines and the palm trees, enchant him. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. What strange corridors of the verizon network it got lost. Despite the swamps, he does walk across the peninsula, and finally reaches the gulf of mexico, culminating a walk of that titled miles.

A thousandmile walk to the gulfchapter 2 wikisource. He traveled through indiana, kentucky, tennessee, north carolina, georgia and. A thousandmile walk to the gulf is a story of a man that walked to the gulf of mexico from indianapolis. A thousandmile walk to the gulf wikisource, the free online library. 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. Countless forestclad hills, side by side in rows and groups, seemed to. A thousand mile walk to the gulf by john muir 1916 oftentimes, he writes in some unpublished biographical notes, i had to sleep out without blankets, and also without supper or breakfast. Such an ocean of wooded, waving, swelling mountain beauty and grandeur is not to be described. His activism helped to preserve the yosemite valley, sequoia national. On page 86 muir writes, they dwell happily in these flowery wilds, are part of gods family, unfallen, undepraved, and cared for with the same species of tenderness and love as is bestowed on angels in heaven or saints on earth. Taken from his earliest journals, this book records muirs walk in 1867 from indiana across kentucky. He had no specific route chosen, except to go by the wildest, leafiest, and least trodden way i.

At the end of 1920, during a break in his university studies, ricketts made a typically pioneering journey, a long solo walk through the southern states of the usa which he describes in an essay, vagabonding through dixie, that was published in 1925. Thousand mile walk to the gulf, a by muir, john librivox books listen on apple podcasts. But usually i had no great difficulty in finding a loaf of bread in the widely scattered clearings of the farmers. He had no specific route chosen, except to go by the wildest, leafiest, and least. The sierra club, which he founded, is now one of the most important conservation organizations in the united. This book, thousand mile walk to the gulf, is from muirs younger days when he basically dropped out and went exploring. The world, we are told, was made especially for man a presumption not supported by all the facts. At the age of 29, naturalist john muir set out for a long hike through the rural american south in the immediate aftermath of the civil war. It is floridas second oldest settlement and the end point of naturalist john muirs thousand mile walk to the gulf. Not only does muir travel through strange landscapes collecting plants and ruminating about the different species between biomes, he eloquently captures the ineffability of nature through his prose.

This category is for the images from the book a thousand mile walk to the gulf by john muir, published in 1916 and uploaded to wikisource. This diary account of john muirs thousand mile walk to the gulf deserves to be within the canon of transcendentalism. John muir 1838 1914 muir was a preservationist and naturalist. A thousandmile walk to the gulf, by john muir project gutenberg. Thousandmile walk to the gulf illustrated edition by. Title thousandmile walk to the gulf illustrated edition. Tennessee, north carolina, georgia, and florida to the gulf coast. A thousandmile walk to the gulf by john muir edited by william frederic bade with illustrations boston and new york houghton mifflin company the riverside press cambridge 1916.

A thousandmile walk to the gulf with original drawings. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. The sierra club, which he founded, is now one of the most important conservation organizations in the. They reflect the mood in which the late author and explorer undertook his thousandmile walk to the gulf of mexico a halfcentury ago. Librivox recording of a thousand mile walk to the gulf by john muir.

A thousandmile walk to the gulf boston and new york. Introduction to a thousandmile walk to the gulf by john muir. During his numerous travels across the north america john muir left behind a several travel books a. No less does this refreshingly cosmopolitan address, which might have startled any finder of the book.

A thousandmile walk to the gulf by john muir overdrive. A thousandmile walk to the gulf wikisource, the free. John muirs 1867 thousandmile walk to the north carolina gulf. Thousand mile walk to the gulf, a by muir, john on apple. John muirs essay a thousandmile walk to the gulf gives us a truthfulness and matter of fact of the nature in his points of view. The book a thousandmile walk to the gulf by john muir, 1916. When john muir made his thousandmile walk to the gulf the u. He kept a journal of the plants he saw and studied on his way to the gulf. He walked from wisconsin to the gulf, shortly after the war, and literally slept wherever he felt like hedges, roadsides, and even the occasional house. A thousandmile walk to the gulf by john muir goodreads. A thousandmile walk to the gulf illustrated edition by. Almost 150 years later i undertook the same journey, retracing the wilder.