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A Walk in the Woods

Bill Bryson

  • 328 pages · about 5 hours
  • First published 1997
  • 35 editions
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1 About this book

A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail is a 1998 travel book by the writer Bill Bryson, chronicling his attempt to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail during the spring and summer of 1996. For much of his journey, Bryson was accompanied by his friend Matt Angerer (pseudonymously called "Stephen Katz" in the book), who had previously appeared in Bryson's 1991 book Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe.

Written in a comic style, the book mixes accounts of Bryson's walk with broader discussions about the Trail's history, and the sociology, ecology, conservation status and people of the places Bryson walked through.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Good for readers who want: nature and travel writing.

  • Natural history
  • Natural history, united states
  • Description and travel
  • Travel
  • Journeys
  • Hiking

2 About Bill Bryson

Born 1951

William McGuire Bryson ( BRYE-sən; born 8 December 1951) is an American journalist and author who was naturalized as a British citizen in 2014. Bryson has written nonfiction books on topics including travel, the English language, and science. Bryson moved to Britain in his twenties and remained in the country for most of his adult life. However, he periodically returned to live in the U.S. such as between 1995 and 2003.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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