Bibliograph

A walk in the woods, rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail, Bill Bryson

Type

Label

A walk in the woods, rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail, Bill Bryson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-276)

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

maps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A walk in the woods

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

45004693

Responsibility statement

Bill Bryson

Sub title

rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

Summary

Stretching from Georgia to Maine, the Appalachian Trail offers some of America's most breathtaking scenery. It also offers an irresistible, amusingly ill-conceived adventure to Bryson & his out-of-shape walking companion, Stephen Katz. Mile by arduous mile, these unlikely pioneers walk the Appalachian Trail, along the way surviving the threat of bear attacks, cravings for hot showers & cream sodas, the loss of key provisions, & everything else this rugged territory can throw at them. But Bryson's account also vividly conjures a backdrop of silent forests & sparkling lakes - America's astonishing but fragile landscape. Both a hilarious comedy & a tribute to one of our country's last great wildernesses, A Walk in the Woods is a modern classic of travel literature

Target audience

adult

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