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Focus on: The Applachian TrailJuly 2014
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Author Visit: Jennifer Pharr DavisAuthor and 2012 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, Jennifer Pharr Davis will speak at the Milford-Miami Township Branch 2 p.m., Saturday, July 12. Ms.Davis will talk about her book, Called Again: A Story of Love and Triumph. She'll talk about walking the Appalachian Trail, which is 2,181 miles long, in 46 days. She'll discuss what she learned along the way and how the trail tested her limits. There will be copies of her books on hand to purchase and have signed. For more information or to register for the program, visit or call the library at 248-0700 or register online.
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Books about the Appalachian Trail
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Hikers' Stories from the Appalachian Trailby Kathryn FultonA collection of highlights from twenty-one Appalachian Trail blogs, the stories are told by thru-hikers and section hikers, northbounders and southbounders. Stories include tales of ice storms and tornadoes, accounts of trail magic and surprising generosity, encounters with snakes and other wildlife, descriptions of wilderness beauty, and hikers' musings on living life to the fullest.
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Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail
by Ben Montgomery
Though she had reached the age of 67 in 1955, the woman known as Grandma Gatewood was not content to rest on her (mountain) laurels. Not only did this mother of 11 and grandmother of 23 hike the Appalachian Trail solo once (the first woman to ever do so), she did it three times (becoming the first person, man or woman, to repeat and three-peat). Conducting interviews with those who knew Gatewood and drawing on her diaries and correspondence, journalist Ben Montgomery gives readers a "quiet delight of a book" (Kirkus Reviews) and shines a welcome light on the amazing Emma Gatewood's life, exploring why she did what she did and looking at her efforts to bring public attention to the poorly maintained 2,050 mile trail.
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