A walk in the woods : rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
(Book - Regular Print)
Author
Published
New York : Broadway Books, 1999.
Physical Desc
284 pages ; 21 cm
Status
Dewey-Humboldt Town Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
917.4 BRYSON
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917.4 BRYSON
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Paulden Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
917.40443 BRYSON
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917.40443 BRYSON
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Yavapai College Prescott - STORAGE - Storage
F106.B92 1999
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F106.B92 1999
1 available
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Published
New York : Broadway Books, 1999.
Format
Book - Regular Print
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 7.6, 16 Points
Level 7.6, 16 Points
Lexile measure
1210
Notes
General Note
First published: 1998.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-276).
Description
Following his return to 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. The "AT" offers an astonishing landscape of silent forests and sparkling lakes--and to a writer with Bryson's comic genius, it also provides endless opportunities to test his own powers of ineptitude and to witness the majestic silliness of his fellow human beings. For a start there's his gloriously out-of-shape buddy from Iowa who accompanies the similarly unfit Bryson on the trail. Mile by arduous mile these latter-day pioneers survive the threat of bear attacks, the loss of key provisions, a gang of Ralph Lauren-attired yuppies, and a security guard who, for no reason, impounds Bryson's car. But Bryson's acute eye is a wise witness to this fragile and beautiful 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, a lament, and a celebration, A Walk in the Woods is a modern classic of travel literature.--Adapted from book jacket.
Target Audience
1210 L,Lexile
Target Audience
1210L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,Grades 9-12,7.6,16,SD,Quiz 35586,English non-fiction.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,7.6,16,35586.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,Grades 9-12,7.6,16,SD,Quiz 35586,English non-fiction.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bryson, B. (1999). A walk in the woods: rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail . Broadway Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bryson, Bill. 1999. A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America On the Appalachian Trail. Broadway Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bryson, Bill. A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America On the Appalachian Trail Broadway Books, 1999.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bryson, Bill. A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America On the Appalachian Trail Broadway Books, 1999.
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