A Road Running Southward following John Muir's Journey Through an Endangered Land.

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"Chapman describes this book as a journey he takes through the South, following John Muir's little-known southern trek in 1867, "to highlight the environmental issues bedeviling the South today." He follows Muir's route through Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chapman, Dan (Journalist) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press, ©2022.
Temas:
Chapman, Dan > (Journalist) > Travel > Southern States.
Muir, John, > 1838-1914 > Travel > Southern States.
Muir, John, > 1838-1914
Human ecology > Southern States.
Natural history > Southern States.
Écologie humaine > États-Unis (Sud)
Sciences naturelles > États-Unis (Sud)
Ecology
Human ecology
Natural history
Travel
Southern States > Environmental conditions.
Southern States > Description and travel.
États-Unis (Sud) > Conditions environnementales.
États-Unis (Sud) > Descriptions et voyages.
Southern States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Ghosts, skeeters, and rye : Savannah, Georgia
  • Who is John Muir? : Atlanta, Georgia
  • A new South reckoning : Louisville, Kentucky
  • The South's incredible biodiversity is threatened and endangered : Cave City, Kentucky
  • A celebration of Muir turns toxic : Kingston, Tennessee
  • "The mountains are calling"
  • and they're not happy : Coker Creek, Tennessee
  • More rain, more heat, and more trouble : Boone, North Carolina
  • Water wars : Suches, Georgia
  • The deeper the river, the greater the pain : Augusta, Georgia
  • A coastal playground is disappearing : Tybee Island, Georgia
  • Where hogs rule and turtles tremble : Ossabaw Island, Georgia
  • Take my water, please : High Springs, Florida
  • The end of the road : Cedar Key, Florida.

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