Grandma Gatewood's walk : the inspiring story of the woman who saved the Appalachian Trail / Ben Montgomery.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781613747186
- ISBN: 1613747187
- ISBN: 9781613734995
- Physical Description: 277 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2014]
- Copyright: ©2014
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-270) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 1 Pick Up Your Feet 1 -- 2 Go Home, Grandma 13 -- 3 Rhododendron and Rattlesnakes 31 -- 4 Wild Dogs 45 -- 5 How'd You Get in Here? 57 -- 6 Our Fight 69 -- 7 Lady Tramp 79 -- 8 Attention 89 -- 9 Good Hard Life 99 -- 10 Storm 107 -- 11 Shelter 117 -- 12 I'll Get There 127 -- 13 Destruction 135 -- 14 So Much Behind 149 -- 15 All by Myself 169 -- 16 Return to Rainbow Lake 183 -- 17 Aloneness More Complete than Ever 201 -- 18 Again 209 -- 19 Pioneer Woman 219 -- 20 Blazing 231 -- 21 Monuments 245.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Hot Springs Library | 796.51 MON (Text) | 30229101477932 | Local History Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Madison Main Library | 796.510 MON (Text) | 30229100991891 | Adult Fiction Display | Checked out | 08/25/2026 |
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