A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf
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A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf is John Muir’s posthumously published travel memoir chronicling his 1867 botanical trek from Indiana to the Gulf of Mexico, blending nature writing with early environmentalist thought.
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| instanceOf |
book
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nature writing → non-fiction book → travel memoir → |
| author |
John Muir
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| basedOn |
John Muir's 1867 walking journey
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| contains |
journal-like entries
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philosophical reflections → social observations of the Reconstruction-era South → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| describesActivity |
long-distance walking
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plant collecting → |
| endLocationOfJourney |
Gulf of Mexico
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| features |
descriptions of landscapes
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detailed botanical observations → early conservationist ideas → reflections on nature and spirituality → |
| genre |
environmental literature
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travel literature → |
| hasCentralFigure |
John Muir
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| hasInfluenced |
American environmental thought
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perception of John Muir as an environmentalist → |
| language |
English
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| literaryMovement |
American nature writing tradition
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early environmentalism → |
| mainSubject |
American South
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Gulf of Mexico → botany → conservation → natural history → wilderness → |
| narrativePerspective |
first-person
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| periodDescribed |
post–American Civil War era
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| publicationStatus |
posthumous
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| settingRegion |
Gulf Coast
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Midwestern United States NERFINISHED → Southern United States → |
| startLocationOfJourney |
Indiana
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| theme |
human relationship with nature
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simplicity and walking as spiritual practice → value of wilderness preservation → |
| timeOfJourney |
1867
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John Muir
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