A Walk in the Woods
Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
Crown · Print & ebook · May 4, 1999
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The classic chronicle of a “terribly misguided and terribly funny” (The Washington Post) hike of the Appalachian Trail, from the author of A Short History of Nearly Everything and The Body “The best way of escaping into nature.”—The New York Times 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.
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- Who it’s for
- A brisk, amused companion for learning your way around the trail without losing the joke.
- Themes
- nature, adventure, conservation
- Pacing
- Mixed
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The classic chronicle of a “terribly misguided and terribly funny” (The Washington Post) hike of the Appalachian Trail, from the author of A Short History of Nearly Everything and The Body “The best way of escaping into nature.”—The New York Times 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.
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The AT offers an astonishing landscape 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. 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 a modern classic of travel literature. NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
Trail Notes
A brisk, amused companion for learning your way around the trail without losing the joke.
Come here for
- dry, curious travel writing
- wilderness lore with a wry grin
Expect
- nature notes with practical bite
- an unromantic take on survival
Where it sits
| Hiking | 60% |
|---|---|
| Travel Writing | 43% |
| Travel Humor | 24% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Humor Essays
- Conservation
- Travel Writing
- Authors
- Bill Bryson
- Publisher
- Crown
- Published
- May 4, 1999
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- nature · adventure · conservation
- Reading lane
- Humor Essays