On the trail : a history of American hiking / Silas Chamberlin
- Author:
- Chamberlin, Silas
- Additional Titles:
- History of American hiking
- Published:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2016]
- Copyright Date:
- ©2016
- Physical Description:
- xx, 243 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
- Contents:
- The origins of American nature walking -- Hiking together -- The rise of American hiking culture -- Building trails -- Hiking alone -- Epilogue: Hiking before and after 1968.
- Summary:
- The first history of the American hiking community and its contributions to the nation's vast network of trails.
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- ISBN:
- 9780300219111 (hardcover) and 0300219113 (hardcover)
- Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-230) and index.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased with funds from the Dorothy V. Harris Libraries Endowment; 2016
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