| A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail Bound for Schoo Edition Contributor(s): Bryson, Bill (Author) |
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ISBN: 0613225783 ISBN-13: 9780613225786 Publisher: Turtleback Books OUR PRICE: $26.61 Product Type: Prebound - Other Formats Published: May 1999 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Essays & Travelogues - Travel | United States - Northeast - General - Travel | United States - South - East South Central (al, Ky, Ms, Tn) |
| Dewey: 917.404 |
| Lexile Measure: 1210 |
| Physical Information: 1.08" H x 5.38" W x 8.18" (0.77 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Appalachians - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 35586 Reading Level: 7.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 16.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This well-known travel writer with a particular brand of smoothly written wit returned to his native United States after 20 years in Great Britain and decided to rediscover America by backpacking -- sort of, very sort of -- on the Appalachian Trail with another overweight 40-something. |