Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail Author: Ben Montgomery | Language: English | ISBN:
B00IQY2Q0O | Format: PDF
Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail Description
Emma Gatewood was the first woman to hike the entire Appalachian Trail alone, as well as the first person—man or woman—to walk it twice and three times and she did it all after the age of 65. This is the first and only biography of Grandma Gatewood, as the reporters called her, who became a hiking celebrity in the 1950s and ’60s. She appeared on TV with Groucho Marx and Art Linkletter, and on the pages of Sports Illustrated. The public attention she brought to the little-known footpath was unprecedented. Her vocal criticism of the lousy, difficult stretches led to bolstered maintenance, and very likely saved the trail from extinction. Author Ben Montgomery was given unprecedented access to Gatewood’s own diaries, trail journals, and correspondence. He also unearthed historic newspaper and magazine articles and interviewed surviving family members and hikers Gatewood met along the trail. The inspiring story of Emma Gatewood illustrates the full power of human spirit and determination.
- File Size: 2112 KB
- Print Length: 288 pages
- Publisher: Chicago Review Press (April 1, 2014)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00IQY2Q0O
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,235 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Travel > United States > Regions > Northeast > New England - #9
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Fantastic book! What an amazing woman! We could all learn something from her. Brutally abused by her husband, she never let that destroy her spirit. No matter what happened, she picked herself up and kept going! She is truly an inspiration!
By M. Pope
This is an awesome read. I couldn't put it down. I was captured by the ongoing walk both of the hike of the AT by Emma Gatewood, but also the walk through her tumultuous life. Through her hardships, she persevered and triumphed, and in the end, impacted a nation. Thanks for telling us this story!
By mconner
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