A Walk in the Woods：Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Official Guides to the Appalachian Trail)
出版社:
Random House US
出版时间:
1999-05
版次:
1
ISBN:
9780767902526
定价:
138.00
装帧:
平装
开本:
32开
纸张:
胶版纸
页数:
276页
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Back in America after twenty years in Britain, Bill Brysondecided to reacquaint himself with his native country by walkingthe 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail, which stretches from Georgia toMaine. The AT offers an astonishing landscape of silent forests andsparkling lakes--and to a writer with the comic genius of BillBryson, it also provides endless opportunities to witness themajestic silliness of his fellow human beings.
For a start there'sthe gloriously out-of-shape Stephen Katz, a buddy from Iowa alongfor the walk. Despite Katz's overwhelming desire to find cozyrestaurants, he and Bryson eventually settle into their stride, andwhile on the trail they meet a bizarre assortment of hilariouscharacters. But A Walk in the Woods is more than just alaugh-out-loud hike. Bryson's acute eye is a wise witness to thisbeautiful but fragile trail, and as he tells its fascinatinghistory, he makes a moving plea for the conservation of America'slast great wilderness. An adventure, a comedy, and a celebration,A Walk in the Woods is destined to become a modern classicof travel literature.
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内容简介:
Back in America after twenty years in Britain, Bill Brysondecided to reacquaint himself with his native country by walkingthe 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail, which stretches from Georgia toMaine. The AT offers an astonishing landscape of silent forests andsparkling lakes--and to a writer with the comic genius of BillBryson, it also provides endless opportunities to witness themajestic silliness of his fellow human beings.
For a start there'sthe gloriously out-of-shape Stephen Katz, a buddy from Iowa alongfor the walk. Despite Katz's overwhelming desire to find cozyrestaurants, he and Bryson eventually settle into their stride, andwhile on the trail they meet a bizarre assortment of hilariouscharacters. But A Walk in the Woods is more than just alaugh-out-loud hike. Bryson's acute eye is a wise witness to thisbeautiful but fragile trail, and as he tells its fascinatinghistory, he makes a moving plea for the conservation of America'slast great wilderness. An adventure, a comedy, and a celebration,A Walk in the Woods is destined to become a modern classicof travel literature.
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