A Walk In The Woods
by Bill Bryson
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0552997021
- ISBN 13
- 9780552997027
- Seller
-
Morrinsville, New Zealand
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Synopsis
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail is a 1998 book by travel writer Bill Bryson describing his attempt to walk the Appalachian Trail with his friend Stephen Katz. Ahead lay almost 2,200 miles of remote mountain wilderness filled with bears, moose, bobcats, rattlesnakes, poisonous plants, disease-bearing ticks, the occasional chuckling murderer, and - perhaps most alarming of all - people whose favorite pastime is discussing the relative merits of the external frame backpack. Facing savage weather, merciless insects, unreliable maps, and a fickle companion whose profoundest wish was to go to a motel and watch The X-Files, Bryson gamely struggled through the wilderness to achieve a lifetime's ambition - not to die outdoors. 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.
Read More: Identifying first editions of A Walk In The Woods
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Samwise Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011726
- Title
- A Walk In The Woods
- Author
- Bill Bryson
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0552997021
- ISBN 13
- 9780552997027
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Place of Publication
- London
- This edition first published
- July 1, 1998
Terms of Sale
Samwise Books
Credit card payments through Biblio. Books will be sent by Economy Air - 2 to 4 weeks - unless a faster service is requested. Our book collection includes a good selection of collectable, out-of-print and hard-to-find titles. Refund if not satisfied.