Planet Walker: 22 Years of Walking. 17 Years of Silence.
Planet Walker: 22 Years of Walking. 17 Years of Silence.
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Inscribed and signed by author. Hardcover book and dust jacket in very good condition. Binding is square and tight. Pages are clean with no writing or highlights.
When the struggle to save oil-soaked birds and restore blackened beaches left him feeling frustrated and helpless, John Francis decided to take a more fundamental and personal stand—he stopped using all forms of motorized transportation. Soon after embarking on this quest that would span two decades and two continents, the young man took a vow of silence that endured for 17 years. It began as a silent environmental protest, but as a young African-American man, walking across the country in the early 1970s, his idea of "the environment" expanded beyond concern about pollution and loss of habitat to include how we humans treat each other and how we can better communicate and work together to benefit the earth.
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