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Muir traveled tot he Gulf Coast

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10 years ago

Where did Muir travel along the Gulf Coast and what was idocumented regarding his travel?

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Peter Fish
10 years ago
John Muir's trek to the Gulf is described in the most recent Muir biography, A Passion for Nature: the Life of John Muir, by Donald Worster. And Muir himself wrote about it in his posthumously published book called A Thousand Mile Walk.

Here's a link to the book:

http://www.yosemite.ca.us/john_muir_writings/a_thousand_mile_walk_to_the_gulf/a_thousand_mile_walk_to_the_gulf.pdf

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