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Restless Fires provides a detailed rendering of John Muir's
thousand-mile walk to the Gulf based on both manuscript and
published accounts. Hunt particularly examines the development of
Muir's environmental thought as a young adult. Muir experienced
delight in seeing nature anew after recovering from partial
blindness due to a factory accident. He witnessed the Civil War's
devastating impacts and efforts towards Reconstruction on towns,
villages, and people. This is one of the first books on John Muir's
thousand-mile walk that places his journey in the context of the
Civil War and Reconstruction, to which Muir gave only passing
witness. Through these experiences and reflections, Muir came to
radical views regarding humankind's relationship to nature, death,
and faith. Muir suffered hunger, felt pangs of loneliness, slept
five days in a cemetery, slogged through swamps, and nearly died of
malaria. The legacy of this walk is found in Muir's perceptive
insights generated in part by his background and reading, and by
his experience with the Southern environment and its people and
plants during the walk. His journal gives evidence of a young man
resolving what he wants to do with his life. Muir comes to profound
insights as to how human beings fit into nature. A walk in nature
gave humans a sense of their limits, a lesson in humility. In
Muir's view, nature provides humans a moral touchstone when they
recognize their small part in the "divine harmony." Muir wrote that
when he simply went out for a walk in nature, he was really "going
in." This book explores what Muir meant.
For more than fifty years, the Frank Porter Graham Child
Development Institute has conducted groundbreaking research that
revolutionized the field of early childhood care and education.
Based on presentations made at FPG's 50th anniversary symposium,
this essential reference looks back on the Institute's trailblazing
history, analyzes contemporary issues in child development, and
recommends critical new research directions. More than a dozen
high-profile contributors thoroughly examine the three themes of
the anniversary symposium: early care and education, diversity, and
children with disabilities and their families. Readers will learn
from in-depth chapters on: *understanding the social, cultural,
educational, and political forces that affect children's outcomes
*meeting the challenge of serving diverse populations as U.S.
demographics shift *preparing practitioners to work with young dual
language learners *improving connections between the knowledge base
and professional practice *strengthening the early childhood
workforce through effective professional development *analyzing
decades of research and policy and examining ways to support
continuous improvement A celebration of progress and a compelling
call to action for the next generation of professionals, this
important volume is a must for researchers, policy makers, and
faculty. Whether used as a textbook or a reference, this book will
help shape the future of the early childhood field-and improve
outcomes for tomorrow's young children and families.
Restless Fires provides a detailed rendering of John Muir's
thousand-mile walk to the Gulf based on both manuscript and
published accounts. Muir experienced delight in seeing nature anew
after recovering from partial blindness due to a factory accident.
This is one of the first books on John Muir's thousand-mile walk
that places his journey in the context of the Civil War and
Reconstruction, to which Muir gave only passing witness. Through
these experiences and reflections, Muir came to radical views
regarding humankind's relationship to nature, death, and faith.
Muir suffered hunger, felt pangs of loneliness, slept five days in
a cemetery, slogged through swamps, and nearly died of malaria. The
legacy of this walk is found in Muir's perceptive insights
generated in part by his background and reading, and by his
experience with the Southern environment and its people and plants
during the walk. His journal gives evidence of a young man
resolving what he wants to do with his life.
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