Appalachian Trail in Books

Stories about the Appalachian Trail and related reads on Appalachia, nature, and sustainability.
Updated September 19, 2022
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A walk in the woods : rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
Bryson, Bill
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The classic chronicle of a "terribly misguided and terribly funny" (The Washington Post) hike of the Appalachian Trail, from the author of A Short History of Nearly Everything and The Body  ...
AWOL on the Appalachian trail
Miller, David
Paper Book
"Makes you feel the pain and joy of an Appalachian Trail thru-hike . . . In vivid colors, David paints a picture of his memorable journey."--Larry Luxenberg, president of the Appalachian Trail Museum Society In 2003, David Miller left his job, family, and friends to fulfill a dream and...
There are mountains to climb
Deeds, Jean
Paper Book
Highly praised account of a 51-year-old woman's 1990s thru-hike and the personal and recreational lessons she learned along the way.
The Foxfire book : hog dressing; log cabin building; mountain crafts and foods; planting by the signs; snake lore, hunting tales, faith healing; moonshining; and other affairs of plain living /c edited with an introd. by Eliot Wigginton
Wigginton, Eliot.
Paper Book
First published in 1972, The Foxfire Book was a surprise bestseller that brought Appalachia's philosophy of simple living to hundreds of thousands of readers. Whether you wanted to hunt game, bake the old-fashioned way, or learn the art of successful moonshining, The Foxfire Museum and...
All that is native & fine : the politics of culture in an American region
Whisnant, David E.
Paper Book
Appalachia : a history
Williams, John Alexander
Paper Book
Interweaving social, political, environmental, economic, and popular history, John Alexander Williams chronicles four and a half centuries of the Appalachian past. Along the way, he explores Appalachia's long-contested boundaries and the numerous, often contradictory images that have shaped...
The United States of Appalachia : how Southern mountaineers brought independence, culture, and enlightenment to America
Biggers, Jeff
Paper Book
Few places in the United States confound and fascinate Americans like Appalachia, yet no other area has been so markedly mischaracterized by the mass media. Stereotypes of hillbillies and rednecks repeatedly appear in representations of the region, but few, if any, of its many heroes, visionaries,...
Our Appalachia : an oral history
Shackelford, Laurel
Paper Book

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