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, Atlanta author 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. While discussing his book, A Road Running Southward: Following John Muir's Journey through an Endangered Land, Chapman will not only describe Muir's journey over 150 years ago, but he will also dive into his own journey of conducting research for this book and how Southerners might balance surging population growth with protecting the natural beauty Muir found so special.
About Dan Chapman
Dan Chapman is a longtime writer, reporter, and lover of the outdoors. He grew up in Washington D.C. and Tokyo, the son of a newspaper man and an English teacher. He worked for Congressional Quarterly, The Winston-Salem Journal, The Charlotte Observer, and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has also reported from Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. He currently writes stories about conservation in the South for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. He lives in Decatur, Georgia with his wife, Bita, and their two boys, Samad and Naveed. This is his first published book.
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