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Author:
Philip D'Anieri
Publisher:
Mariner Books
Date:
June 8, 2021
An urban planning professor at University of Michigan explores the backstory of the "dreamers and builders" who forged the famed East Coast hiking trail and brought it to life over the past century.
What The Reviewers Say
Each biographical capsule is, of course, only as fascinating as the life it recounts; which is to say, your mileage may vary. The passage of a bill through Congress, or of a report through federal agencies, can be as slow and trudgy as a hike through some of the A.T.’s Pennsylvania sections. On the other hand, the story of a 66-year-old Appalachian grandmother (that’s Gatewood), survivor of a three-decades-long abusive marriage, who impulsively decides to become the first woman to thru-hike the trail, with only sneakers and a duffel for gear, is nothing short of rousing, a soul-popper.
... a unique narrative.
Superbly rendered biographies of the adventurers who were instrumental in conceiving, building, popularizing, and sustaining the storied Appalachian Trail.
In this engrossing debut, urban planning professor D’Anieri takes a breezy trek through the century-long history of the Appalachian Trail.
