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| Size | | Height: | 9.8 in | | Width: | 6.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 20.8 oz |
Industry Reviews
In this work, editor Emblidge, a longtime fan of the Appalachian Trail, has put together various anecdotes of walking the trail, which covers 2140 miles from Georgia to Maine. Some of the writers include Henry David Thoreau, Thomas Jefferson, Wendell Berry, Robert Frost, and various hikers who share their private journals. This work is best suited for people interested in walking the trail or studying Appalachia; while some of the articles are excellent, others offer little useful information. Overall, however, the collection contributes valuable information about the trail, the need to protect it, and helpful hints about hiking. For subject collections. Richard P. Hedlund, Ashland Community Coll., Ky.
Breitman
YA This beautifully literate compendium offers armchair travelers a sense of the trail's history; romance; and blood, sweat, and tears. The book is also a practical guide; the section maps include intersections of the trail with major interstates, national forests, mileage, and elevation. One of the most striking maps is a cutaway of the spine of the trail that dramatizes its vertical rise and drop. Readers get everything from a history of the regions and the evolution of the Appalachian Trail to hiking logs from every state it traverses. Notables in the environmental movement are included as well as literary figures such as Henry David Thoreau, James Dickey, Walt Whitman, and Richard Wilbur. The selections communicate the beauty and awe experienced on the trail, especially by those who have walked every inch and every up-and-down from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mt. Katahdin in Maine. Cynthia J. Rieben, W. T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA
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