A Road Running SouthwardA Road Running Southward

"In 1867, John Muir set out on foot to explore the botanical wonders of the South, keeping a detailed journal of his adventures as he traipsed from Kentucky southward to Florida. One hundred and fifty years later, on a similar whim, veteran Atlanta reporter Dan Chapman, distressed by sprawl-driven environmental ills in a region he loves, recreated Muir’s journey to see for himself how nature has fared since Muir’s time. Each chapter touches upon a local ecological problem that resonates across the South. Chapman delves into the region’s natural history, moving between John Muir’s vivid descriptions and the myriad problems facing the South today. Chapman seeks to discover how Southerners might balance surging population growth with protecting the natural beauty Muir found so special."--