The Appalachian Trail: Calling Me Back to the Hills
- ISBN-10
- 0979565901
- ISBN-13
- 9780979565908
- Series
- The Appalachian Trail
- Category
- Appalachian Trail
- Pages
- 128
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-01-01
- Publisher
- Westcliffe Publishers
- Author
- Earl Victor Shaffer
Description
In 1948, young WWII veteran Earl Shaffer did what many people said couldn't be done: He trekked the entire length of the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine in one continuous journey ... walking into the history books as the Trail's first thru-hiker. In 1998, on the 50th anniversary of that hike, 79-year-old Earl did it again. In this beautifully-presented book, Earl recalls his 1998 anniversary trip and pays homage to the Appalachian Trail through his prose and poetry, enhanced by dozens of Bart Smith's stunning photographs.
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- 2022-04-25
- 76 pages
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- 2020-04-07
- 306 pages
- Paperback
- Rizzoli Publications
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