A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf

Name: A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf
Brand: Saga Egmont International
SKU: 9788726472837
Price: 8.99 EUR
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ISBN: 978-8-726-47283-7

de John Muir (auteur), Mary Ann Spiegel (lecteur)

Maison d'édition : Saga Egmont International

septembre 2020

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Résumé

In early March 1867, Muir was injured while working at a wagon wheels factory: a tool he was using slipped and struck him in the eye. This accident changed the course of his life. He was confined to a darkened room for six weeks, worried he’d lost his sight forever. When he did recover, the world looked completely different and life had taken on a new meaning for him. Muir later said, "This affliction has driven me to the sweet fields. God has to nearly kill us sometimes, to teach us lessons." From that point on, he determined to "be true to myself" and follow his dream of exploring and studying plants.A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf recounts Muir's walk of approximately 1,000 miles (1,600 km) from Indiana to Florida. He did not follow a specific route, only going by the "wildest, leafiest, and least trodden way I could find." This journal is the earliest of Muir's writings and autobiographically bridges the period between "The Story of my Boyhood and Youth" and "My First Summer in the Sierra."

Auteur

John Muir (auteur)

Écrivain américain d'origine écossaise, John Muir (1838-1914) fut l' un des premiers naturalistes modernes. Ses lettres, essais et témoignages racontent ses aventures dans la nature, confrontées à la vie sauvage, notamment dans les montagnes de la Sierra Nevada en Californie. Son activisme a contribué à sauver la Vallée du Yosemite et d'autres espaces sauvages. Le «Sierra Club», qu'il a fondé, est maintenant une des plus importantes organisations de conservation des États-Unis. Ses écrits et sa philosophie ont fortement influencé la formation du mouvement environnemental moderne. Considéré aux États-Unis comme le père des Parcs Nationaux, il est vu comme un des premiers hommes à avoir cerné les dangers de l'exploitation de la nature.

Auteur(s) : John Muir