- Description and travel, Natural history, Travel, Journeys
Bill Bryson describes his attempt to walk the Appalachian Trail with his friend "Stephen Katz". 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.
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- Author
- Bill Bryson
- First published
- 1997
- Pages
- 328
- Publisher
- Goldmann, Thorndike Press, Doubleday
- Editions
- 35
- Language
- German, Korean, English
- ISBN
- 9780795328053
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"William McGuire "Bill" Bryson is a best-selling Anglo-American author of humorous books on travel, as well as books on the English language and science." - Wikipedia
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