books about: appalachian

books about: appalachian

books:

Appalachian

A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Official Guides to the Appalachian Trail)

Bill Bryson

Broadway, 1999

ridiculous, but it inspired me
I had a long history as a streetwalker. Yes, a streetwalker. But, I never had even spent the night outdoors. However, when I read Bill Bryson's book I immediately decided I wanted to thru-hike the entire 2,175 mile trail. There is a lot of criticism on the AT about ...

Appalachian Trail Data Book 2008 (Appalachian Trail Data Book)

Appalachian Trail Conference, 2007

An Indispensable Guide
The Appalachian Trail Data Book, updated annually, has proven time and time again to be the indispensable Guidebook for those contemplating spending any length of time hiking on the A.T. Among thru-hikers, (those attempting to hike the entire Trail in one continuous ...

Foxfire 3 (Foxfire)

Inc. Foxfire Fund

Anchor, 1975

WE OWE THESE PEOPLE A LOT
I own, read and use almost all of the Foxfire books. Actually, we owe both the Foxfire people and we certainly owe the characters of a gone generation. This work, Volume III, is like the others. A wonderful history of how it was. In this day and age of having most ...

Foxfire 5 (Foxfire)

Inc. Foxfire Fund, Eliot Wigginton

Anchor, 1979

As always, a pleasure to read and apply
One of our nation's treasures is being lost one person at a time, and because of Eliot Wigginton, at least some of the treasure is being documented. The people of Appalachia have been marginalized and treated as backwoods hicks and hillbillies, only because of their ...

A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

Bill Bryson

Anchor, 2006

Typical witty, funny, entertaining and educational fare from Bryson
I will admit right off the bat to being a big Bill Bryson fan. My only disappointment when it comes to him is that he hasn't written more. I am trying to catch up on some of his previous works so I read a walk in the woods. Needless to say you will not be ...

AMC White Mountain Guide, 28th: Hiking trails in the White Mountain National Forest (Appalachian Mountain ...

Steven D. Smith

Appalachian Mountain Club Books, 2007

Great guide, great maps
This is the first edition of the WMG that I have owned, but owners of previous editions have pointed out that the maps in this edition are superior to theirs because the new maps include mileage on every single trail in the White Mountains. It is too bad that they are ...

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (P.S.)

Barbara Kingsolver, Camille Kingsolver, ...

Harper Perennial, 2008

A guide to change your eating
Barbara Kingsolver uses her very readable style to encourage us all on a journey to understand the effects of the standard American diet on our own health as well as the health of the earth. This book is a fun and heart-touching read that also contains great recipes ...

The Foxfire Book: Hog Dressing, Log Cabin Building, Mountain Crafts and Foods, Planting by the Signs, Snake ...

Inc. Foxfire Fund

Anchor, 1972

Sure Fire Reference
Eliot Wigginton made his students immortal when he sent them into the southern mountains to interview and record the skills and crafts of the region. This is the first one of a fantastic series that serves as a standard reference for mountain culture. If you are a ...

The Rag Coat

Lauren A Mills

Little, Brown Young Readers, 1991

Not just a storybook, but a work of art!
The Rag Coat is a book that young readers and their families will adore. It is also a book that teaches, beautifully, the value of family, friends and the loving support that we can give each other in times of need. As precious as the story are the magnificent ...

Foxfire 11 (Foxfire)

Inc. Foxfire Fund

Anchor, 1999

editing
Enough with the editing and correcting the language usage of these wonderful people...why take away from their culture and natural use of language...why should I read about mountain people when their speech patterns are corrected?...I might as well read any old book ...

Fair and Tender Ladies (Ballantine Reader's Circle)

Lee Smith

Ballantine Books, 1993

ONE OF THE BEST OF THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How I hated for this book to end! I LOVE Lee Smith's writings. She is truly one of THE BEST authors of our time. If you have not read her, PLEASE DO. She NEVER EVER disappoints. This wondeful book is written in the form of letters by one Miss Ivy Rowe. The ...

Foxfire 6 (Foxfire)

Inc. Foxfire Fund

Anchor, 1980

ANOTHER GREAT OFFERING
This work, Volume VI, is like the others. A wonderful history of how it was. In this day and age of having most needs meet and something for everyone on the Wal-mart shelf, we tend to forget just what it was like in our not too distant past. These books, the Foxfire ...

Foxfire 12 (Foxfire)

Inc. Foxfire Fund

Anchor, 2004

ONE OF THE BETTER FOXFIRE OFFERINGS.
To start, pay no attention to Publisher's Weekly when the whine about the repeativeness of the Foxfire books. The reviewer obviously has not read all the books. I own, read and use almost all of the Foxfire books. Actually, we owe both the Foxfire people and we ...

Foxfire 8 (Foxfire)

Anchor, 1984

The Eighth Book in This Extraordinary Series on "The Old Days"
The Foxfire series is the creation of English teacher Elliott Wiggington (Wig) who made it a point to have students participating in his program interview older folks to find out how they did things in everyday life. And even though this is the work of high school ...

Awol on the Appalachian Trail: Second Edition

David Miller

Wingspan Press, 2006

well written travelogue.
The author did what many of us hikers, adventurers do not dare to do. Tired of his 8-5 job he decided to hike the whole lenght of Appalachian Trail. At that time he had well paid job wife and children. Was his trip a form of middle age crisis? Possibly. But the trip ...