AVAILABLE NOW: The Appalachian Trail: A Biography
“An incisive take on an American treasure that shines with illuminating detail and insight.”
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
The 2,100-mile-long Appalachian Trail isn’t just a celebrated pathway through the woods, it’s a window into America’s relationship with the great outdoors.
This book tells the trail’s story from the perspective of the dreamers and builders who made the AT a reality over the last 100 years.
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The AT has seized the American imagination like few other places.
But it didn’t just happen on its own. It was built by people, for people.
What People Are Saying
“Written in a voice somehow both erudite and brisk, this history deepens our understanding of this most beloved belt of wild land. Every hiker of the Appalachian mountains—or any mountains at all, really—will be fascinated by this book.”
—Robert Moor, author of On Trails: An Exploration
“For those of us who live with wild places of the American East, the AT is more than a line on a map—as this book makes clear, its jagged path is the EKG of our heart's desires. And if you've read A Walk in the Woods, this volume is worth it for the depiction of Bill Bryson alone!”
— Bill McKibben, author of Wandering Home
“Philip D’Anieri’s tour de force fills a gap in Appalachian Trail literature that we didn’t even know was there. By stringing together historical narratives so as to explore the trail’s family tree, he constructs the AT as a living entity worthy of its own biography. This book should appeal as much to history buffs as it does to trail crew, thru-hikers and other AT devotees.”