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The Appalachian Trail: A Biography

byPhilip D'Anieri

The Appalachian Trail examines a Biography, combining Philip D'Anieri's clear narrative with the perspective of a historical account. The narrative identifies the people, decisions, and pressures that shaped the subject, then places those developments within the connected fields of history and nature. Attention to evidence keeps the discussion anchored while allowing disagreement, uncertainty, and unintended consequences to remain visible. Readers finish with a sharper understanding of the subject and why its consequences still deserve attention. The approach makes a specialized subject understandable without stripping away its tensions or ambiguity.

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Publication date

2021

Format

Print edition

Pages

262

ISBN

9780358171997