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Title: The Appalachian Trail: Calling Me Back to the Hills by Earl V. Shaffer, Bart Smith, Earl Shaffer, Bark Smith, Linda Ellerbee ISBN: 156579382X Publisher: Westcliffe Pub Pub. Date: 10 February, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5
Rating: 5
Summary: The Appalachian Trail Calling Me Back to the Hills
Comment: This book was a gift, but I would have bought one, and I have since given two for gifts and will not hesitate to do so again. The text was written by the legendary Earl Shaffer, who was the trail's first thru-hiker (in one season) in 1948, and repeated the feat in 1998 for the 50th anniversary of that event. The narrative is of this now famous anniversary Anniversary Trip, interspersed with some of Shaffer's poetry. Unfortunately, Shaffer died right after the book was published. Bart Smith, who is currantly behind the Katahdin Art Project, provides the wonderful color photos. To say he is talented is an understatement. His next book will be on the Florida Trail, and I cannot wait to see it. I disagree on one thing he wrote in the preface, however. Smith said, "I couldn't capture the feel of an autumn breeze, the smell of a deciduous forest ...". He is wrong. I COULD feel the autumn breeze. I could smell the deciduous forest. If this is an example of his work, he will be one of the great nature photographers of our time. I highly recommend this book. Buy it!
Rating: 5
Summary: A Beautiful Book
Comment: Earl Shaffer was an incredible spirit. This book, released in the year of his death (May 2002) is a beautiful tribute to his life. His writing is simple and straightforward. The photography is gorgeous. This book is one to be enjoyed by hikers and nonhikers alike. There's no way you can look through "Calling Me Back to the Hills" and not want to lace up your boots and take a long walk in the woods or find your way to a mountaintop somewhere. Thanks, Earl.
Rating: 5
Summary: Legendary- Ga to Maine--in 1948....!
Comment: ATC, the Trail Conference,based in Harper's Ferry,WV, proundly claims his achievment using heavy gear,outmoted by today's standards. He used an old army-issued rucksack..& got by using less gear than..anyone else. A reclusive type,who raised bees on farm, died at Vet's Hospital in PA,May 5th,002, at age 83
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Title: Walking With Spring: First Solo Thru-Hike of App Trail by Earl Shaffer ISBN: 0917953843 Publisher: Appalachian Trail Conference Pub. Date: 01 June, 1998 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: Walkin' on the Happy Side of Misery: A Slice of Life on the Appalachian Trail by Junius R. Tate ISBN: 1401020410 Publisher: Xlibris Corporation Pub. Date: 2001 List Price(USD): $26.99 |
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Title: Long Distance Hiking on the Appalachian Trail: For the Older Adventurer by David Ryan ISBN: 0938631209 Publisher: Pennywhistle Press Pub. Date: 2002 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
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Title: The Thru-hiker's Handbook 2002: Guide to the Appalachian Trail (Georgia to Maine) by Dan Wingfoot Bruce ISBN: 0970791615 Publisher: Ctr for Appalachian Trail Studies Pub. Date: 2002 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title:North To Katahdin on the Appalachian Trail ASIN: 0967838703 Pub. Date: 21 August, 1992 List Price(USD): $19.95 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $19.95 |
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