Booktopia has grandma gatewoods walk, the inspiring story of the woman who saved the appalachian trail by ben montgomery. The inspiring story of the woman who saved the appalachian trail paperback april 1, 2016. Grandma gatewoods walk by ben montgomery, 97816734995, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Grandma gatewood survived domestic violence to walk the. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The next anybody heard from her, this genteel, farmreared, sixtysevenyearold greatgrandmother had walked 800 miles along the 2,050mile appalachian trail. Grandma gatewoods walk paperback the inspiring story of the woman who saved the appalachian trail. What made the experience of listening to grandma gatewoods walk the most enjoyable. On the very first page, as montgomery describes grandma s ride up the mountain to start her recordsetting hike on the appalachian trail, he vividly describes the trip. Emma gatewood told her family she was going on a walk and left her small ohio hometown with a change of clothes and less than two hundred dollars.
The inspiring story of the woman who saved the appalachian trail, by ben montgomery. Emma rowena gatewood, as she was born, was 67 when she set out on her thru hike on may 3 rd, 1955 becoming the first woman to complete a solo thru hike of the appalachian trail. More information about this seller contact this seller 22. Buy a discounted paperback of grandma gatewoods walk online from australias leading online bookstore. The inspiring story of the woman who saved the appalachian trail, ben montgomery goes into detail about the lady and the legend. Grandma gatewood s walk is about a 67 year old mother of 11 and grandmother of 23 who one day decides to hike the appalachian trail in 1957 i think it was 57. The appalachian trail is a continuous hiking trail that extends from georgia to maine, following the appalachian mountains that. Montgomerys writing ability, but that emma gatewood was such an incredible person. Its about emma gatewood, a 67yearold great grandmother from ohio who, in 1955, became the first woman to walk the entire appalachian alone. That story is told in ben montgomerys book grandma gatewoods walk, which does a good job of telling the true story of emma gatewoods life before her hike and what it was like to hike the appalachian trail before it was fully formed. Every appalachian trail thruhiker knows of emma grandma gatewood.
The inspiring story of the woman who saved the appalachian trail book online at best prices in india on. The hikers book club grandma gatewoods walk meetup. When emma gatewood 18871983 first decided she would hike the a. She was a woman who came from an my mother in law gave me this book to read since i enjoyed reading wild by cheryl strayed. If youre looking for a free download links of grandma gatewoods walk. The book alternates between the story of gatewoods life from the time she was married to an abusive husband until the time she started her walk with the story of her time on the trail. Emma gatewood, mother of eleven and grandmother of many, was sixtyseven years old when she walked the 2,050mile appalachian trail in 1955.
Trail magic is the true story of emma grandma gatewood. This is the first and only biography of grandma gatewood, as the reporters called her, who became a hiking celebrity in the 1950s and 60s. Now here she was in dixieland, five hundredmiles from her ohio home, listening to the rattle and ping in the. I didnt find bill brysons effort to write about it that interesting. Grandmas got sack grandma gatewoods walk by ben montgomery. I havent read a book that was as much fun as this book and as inspiring in a very long time. Grandma gatewoods walk by ben montgomery paperback. Community read 2016 grandma gatewoods walk by ben montgomery the longwood gardens library and archives staff invites you to use the following guide to discuss the topics of our 2016 community read book. So all that made me curious as i began ben montgomerys book. Without special walking shoes, without hightech camping gear, she set out for the trail and finished it then did it again. In addition, the author adds historical information, such as details about the damage done by hurricanes carol and dianne.
In addition, the author adds historical information, such as details. A journalists biography of the unassuming but gutsy 67yearold ohio grandmother who became the first person to walk all 2,050 miles of the appalachian trail three times. Recently, my wife walked a portion of it with some friends and i read a childrens book about grandma gatewood because i am on an awards committee that presents an award for childrens biographies. The inspiring story of the woman who saved the appalachian trail ben montgomery, read by patrick lawlor. The inspiring story of the woman who saved the appalachian trail by ben montgomery 2016, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. I bought the book to hear the story of grandma gatewood, but the book had very few of her words and a large amount of history. Grandma gatewoods walk is a brilliant look at an americaboth good and badthat has slipped away, seen through the eyes and feet of one of americas most unlikely heroines. The inspiring story of the woman who saved the appalachian trail by ben montgomery 2014, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Grandma gatewoods walk is about a 67 year old mother of 11 and grandmother of 23 who one day decides to hike the appalachian trail in 1957 i think it was 57. The inspiring story of the woman who saved the appalachian trail pdf, epub, docx and torrent then this site is not for you. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The inspiring story of the woman who saved the appalachian trail by ben montgomery at indigo. Grandma gatewoods walk, the inspiring story of the woman. The inspiring story of the woman who saved the appalachian trail.
Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Grandma gatewoods walk by ben montgomery overdrive. Grandma gatewood, as she became known, was the first woman to hike the entire 2,050 miles of the appalachian trail by herself in 1955. The paperback version of a new york times bestselling book by exhudson valley resident and former times heraldrecord reporter ben montgomery was recently published. This is a very inspiring book about emma gatewood who walked the appalachian trail when she was 67 years old. Digital audiobook 12152014 compact disc 12162014 mp3 cd 12162014 hardcover 412014. Book overview emma gatewood told her family she was going on a walk and left her small ohio hometown with a change of clothes and less than two hundred dollars. This is ridiculous, because there is no need to fictionalize anything about the woman. The book alternates between the story of gatewood s life from the time she was married to an abusive husband until the time she started her walk with the story of her time on the trail. See more ideas about appalachian trail, thru hiking and trail. Read the fascinating story of grandma emma gatewood who became the first woman to solo thruhike the appalachian trail in 1955 at the age of 67. Grandma gatewoods walk is a brilliant look at an americaboth good and badthat has slipped away seen through the eyes and feet of one of americas most unlikely heroines. Grandma gatewoods walk by othella2677 see profile 031515.
The inspiring story of the woman who saved the appalachian trail when grandma gatewood took a hike is an inspiring story, imparting the notion that an action as basic as walking for. What makes this book a good read isnt necessarily mr. When grandma gatewood took a hike by michelle houts, erica. The real grandma gatewood section hikers backpacking blog. In the seven years since shaffers celebrated hike, only five others had achieved the same.
Grandma gatewoods walk audiobook by ben montgomery. Emma gatewood was the first woman to hike the entire appalachian trail alone, as well as the first personman or womanto walk it twice and three times and she did it all after the age of 65. Gatewoods exploits, which would later include walking the oregon trail, not only brought national attention to the state of hikers trails across a nation obsessed with cars and newly crisscrossed with highways. Buy grandma gatewood s walk by montgomery, ben isbn. She helped to bring attention to the trail and was instrumental in having improvements made. The inspiring story of the woman who saved the appalachian trail ebook. Feet hit the trail in grandma gatewoods walk, a biography by ben montgomery. His new book, grandma gatewoods walk, has a lot of v.
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