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Walk in the Woods : Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson Bill Bryson has made a living out of traveling and then writing about
it. In The Lost Continent he re-created the road trips of his childhood;
in Neither Here nor There he retraced the route he followed as a young
backpacker traversing Europe. When this American transplant to Britain
decided to return home, he made a farewell walking tour of the British
countryside and produced Notes from a Small Island. Once back on American
soil and safely settled in New Hampshire, Bryson once again hears the siren
call of the open road--only this time it's a trail. The Appalachian Trail,
to be exact. In A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson tackles what is, for him,
an entirely new subject: the American wilderness. Accompanied only by his
old college buddy Stephen Katz, Bryson starts out one March morning in
north Georgia, intending to walk the entire 2,100 miles to trail's end
atop Maine's Mount Katahdin.
If nothing else, A Walk in the Woods is proof positive that the
journey is the destination. As Bryson and Katz haul their out-of-shape,
middle-aged butts over hill and dale, the reader is treated to both a very
funny personal memoir and a delightful chronicle of the trail, the people
who created it, and the places it passes through. Whether you plan to make
a trip like this one yourself one day or only care to read about it, A
Walk in the Woods is a great way to spend an afternoon. --Alix Wilber
- Amazon.com Paperback from Broadway
Book Published: 04 May, 1999
The Foxfire Book : Hog Dressing, Log Cabin Building, Mountain Crafts
and Foods, Planting by theSigns, Snake Lore, Hunting Tales, Faith Healing,
Moonshining by Eliot Wigginton
Listed under Foxfire Books
The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Toys & Games by Linda Garland Page, Hilton Smith, Simon J. Bronner
Listed under Foxfire Books
Walking
the Appalachian Trail by Larry Luxenberg, Mike Warren
Paperback from Stackpole Books
Book Published: October, 1994
Long-Distance
Hiking : Lessons from the Appalachian Trail by Roland Mueser
Book Description: Blending sage advice with personal experiences and
anecdotes, this unconventional book is an unusually thoughtful account
of long-distance trekking on the Appalachian Trail. Mueser draws upon interviews
and questionnaire data gathered from over 100 long distance hikers hoofing
it through the Applachian Mountains.
Paperback - 190 pages (January 1998)
McGraw-Hill; ISBN: 0070444587
The
Midwife's Tale by Gretchen Moran Laskas
Hardcover from Dial Pr
Book Published: 01 April, 2003
Old-Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes by Jeff Todd Titon
Listed under Bluegrass Music
White
Blaze Fever by Bill Schuette
Book Description: "White Blaze Fever," a true life adventure that embraces the reader
as a "hiking partner" in pursuit of the 2-inch by 6-inch white blazes from
Springer Mountain, Georgia, to Mt. Katahdin, Maine.
A must read for both the arm chair adventures and the stalwart hikers
who not only enjoy reading hiking adventure, but are also looking for specific
information on hiking the Appalachian Trail. Over one hundred informative
and essential "Hiker Tips" have been infused for hiker assistance.
Through daily journal entries the vicarious hiking partner will share
encounters with bear, moose, snakes and other wildlife. The reader will
feel the thrill of viewing the most magnificent vistas east of the Mississippi
and come to know a unique collection of individuals guaranteed to bring
a smile to your face and warmth to your heart.
Paperback from Virtualbookworm.com Publishing
Book Published: July, 2003
