The more perceptive among you will notice that Lantern no longer sells Planetwalker, environmentalist John Francis's stirring account of how an oil spill in San Francisco bay in 1971 compelled him to become a peace pilgrim—taking a vow of silence (which he kept for seventeen years) and eschewing all means of oil-based transportation. He then walked across the United States, strumming his banjo, writing poems, and relying on the good will of his fellow countrymen and -women. You can watch him in person, here, and read more here.

The simple fact is that Lantern were the distributors of John's self-published book, and he finally found a publisher to take him on: National Geographic. John's doing a lot of walking and talking these days, and has many projects in the works. But we at Lantern are delighted to have accompanied him in his journey for a few miles. He was very pleasant company!