{"product_id":"a-thousand-mile-walk-to-the-gulf-9780395901472","title":"A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFrom one of America's greatest environmentalists, here is the adventure that started John Muir on a lifetime of discovery.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaken from his earliest journals, this book records Muir's walk in 1867 from Indiana across Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida to the Gulf Coast. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book makes the perfect gift for an aspiring naturalist, hiking enthusiast, or lover of southeastern terrain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJenkins, Peter:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Peter Jenkins, in addition to being a best selling writer, is an award-winning photographer. His books are part of the curriculum in over three thousand schools from coast to coast (to coast). He lives in Tennessee.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMuir, John:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eJohn Muir\u003c\/b\u003e (1838-1914) was one of the most influential conservationists and nature writers in American history. He was instrumental in the creation and passage of the National Parks Act, and founder of the Sierra Club, acting as its president until his death. Muir was a spirit so free that all he did to prepare for an expedition was to throw some tea and bread into an old sack and jump the back fence.","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50655405965586,"sku":"9780395901472","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6124561a-07c2-4645-bf61-0f39eb251edb.jpg?v=1737247424","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-thousand-mile-walk-to-the-gulf-9780395901472","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}