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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail Prebound - 2001
by Bill Bryson
A laugh-out-loud account of an outrageously rugged hike--by the beloved comic author of "Lost Continent" and "Notes from a Small Island."
About this book
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail is a 1998 book by travel writer Bill Bryson describing his attempt to walk the Appalachian Trail with his friend Stephen Katz. Ahead lay almost 2,200 miles of remote mountain wilderness filled with bears, moose, bobcats, rattlesnakes, poisonous plants, disease-bearing ticks, the occasional chuckling murderer, and - perhaps most alarming of all - people whose favorite pastime is discussing the relative merits of the external frame backpack.
Facing savage weather, merciless insects, unreliable maps, and a fickle companion whose profoundest wish was to go to a motel and watch The X-Files, Bryson gamely struggled through the wilderness to achieve a lifetime's ambition - not to die outdoors. The book is written in a humorous style, interspersed with more serious discussions of matters relating to the trail's history, and the surrounding sociology, ecology, trees, plants, animals, and people.
Summary
The funniest travel writer in the world takes a hike.The longest continuous footpath in the world, the Appalachian Trail stretches along the East Coast of the United States, from Georgia to Maine, through some of the most arresting and celebrated landscapes in America.At the age of forty-four, in the company of his friend Stephen Katz (last seen in the bestselling Neither Here nor There), Bill Bryson set off to hike through the vast tangled woods which have been frightening sensible people for three hundred years. Ahead lay almost 2,200 miles of remote mountain wilderness filled with bears, moose, bobcats, rattlesnakes, poisonous plants, disease-bearing tics, the occasional chuckling murderer and - perhaps most alarming of all - people whose favourite pastime is discussing the relative merits of the external-frame backpack.Facing savage weather, merciless insects, unreliable maps and a fickle companion whose profoundest wish was to go to a motel and watch The X-Files, Bryson gamely struggled through the wilderness to achieve a lifetime's ambition - not to die outdoors.
From the rear cover
Back in America after twenty years in Britain, Bill Bryson decided to reacquaint himself with his native country by walking the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail, which stretches from Georgia to Maine. The AT offers an astonishing land-scape of silent forests and sparkling lakes -- and to a writer with the comic genius of Bill Bryson, it also provides endless opportunities to witness the majestic silliness of his fellow human beings.
For a start there's the gloriously out-of-shape Stephen Katz, a buddy from Iowa along for the walk. Despite Katz's overwhelming desire to find cozy restaurants, he and Bryson eventually settle into their stride, and while on the trail they meet a bizarre assortment of hilarious characters. But A Walk in the Woods is more than just a laugh-out-loud hike. Bryson's acute eye is a wise witness to this beautiful but fragile trail, and as he tells its fascinating history, he makes a moving plea for the conservation of America's last great wilderness. An adventure, a comedy, and a celebration, A Walk in the Woods is destined to become a modern classic of travel literature.
First Edition Identification
Broadway Books published a First Printing, First Edition in New York, 1998. The hardcover is characterized by tan and green cover over boards with gold lettering and design on the spine. Green inside covers, front and back. Blind stamp insignia of the publisher on the upper right corner of the front board. Doubleday published a First Edition Canadian hardcover in Toronto, 1999. Doubleday published a First Edition hardcover in London, 2000.
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- Title A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
- Author Bill Bryson
- Binding Prebound
- Edition Bound for Schoo
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Turtleback Books
- Date March 2001
- ISBN 9780613225786 / 0613225783
- Weight 0.77 lbs (0.35 kg)
- Dimensions 8.18 x 5.38 x 1.08 in (20.78 x 13.67 x 2.74 cm)
- Reading level 1210
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Appalachians
- Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
- Dewey Decimal Code 917.404
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