The Appalachian Trail Reader, David Emblidge

This book is in stock in our warehouse in the Netherlands and available quickly / Dit boek is op voorraad in ons magazijn in Nederland en snel beschikbaar. 'This wonderful anthology promises to amplify past experiences and inspire future adventures.' - BooklistThe longest continuously marked footpath in the world, the Appalachian Trail spans 2,140 miles across fourteen states — from Georgia to Maine — and travels through vastly different natural and social environments. Now, in a lively and eye-opening introduction to this national treasure, The Appalachian Trail Reader collects trail diaries, historical and personal essays, and poems that reflect the meaning of this great wilderness trail across both time and geography.Here are the works of both well-known writers and anonymous raconteurs, including Henry David Thoreau, James Dickey, Aldo Leopold, James MacGregor Burns, Richard Wilbur, and many others. The trail's founding fathers — Benton MacKaye and Myron Avery — speak here, too, about their visions and plans, while excerpts from Appalachian Trail hikers' journals from the 1930s to the 1990s provide a firsthand, intimate portrait of walking the trail. And throughout, scientists' close observations of the natural world mingle with poets' evocations of the sweetness or the rigors of the wilderness experience.A patchwork quilt of voices, both eloquent and raw, The Appalachian Trail Reader presents a rich introduction to the trail for those planning a walking trip, and a vivid scrapbook for those who have already hiked its mountains or valleys.'This beautifully literate compendium offers armchair travelers a sense of the trail's history; romance; and blood, sweat, and tears... The selections communicate the beauty and awe experienced on the trail.' - School Library JournalDavid Emblidge has hiked sections of the Appalachian trail in seven states as well as other trails in North America and Europe. He writes and edits books on literary, historical, and out- door recreation subjects. His own work has appeared in The New Republic, MD, Saturday Review, The Boston Globe, The New York Times, and The Berkshire Eagle. He serves on the board of directors of the Massachusetts Audubon Society (Berkshire Sanctuaries) and was a director of the Berkshire County Historical Society.Cover illustration by Michael McCurdy Language: EnglishThe Appalachian Trail Reader, (edited by) ?David Emblidge, very good copyOxford University Press, 1997, paperback, 23,4 x 15,5 x 2,6 cm, 382 pages ISBN 0195100905Price without shipping costs