Grandma Gatewood's Walk The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail

Ben Montgomery

eBook - 2014

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 journal...s, 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.

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Published
Chicago Review Press
Language
English
Main Author
Ben Montgomery
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Kindle Book, OverDrive Read eBook
Kindle Book
ASINB00IQY2Q0O
Release Date4/1/2014
OverDrive Read eBook
ISBN9781613747216
Release Date4/1/2014