A Walk in the Woods (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.
First edition | |
| Author | Bill Bryson |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | David Cook |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Appalachian Trail |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | 5 May 1998 |
| Media type | Hardcover |
| Pages | 274 pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | 0-7679-0251-3 |
| OCLC | 37903447 |
| 917.404/43 21 | |
| LC Class | F106 .B92 1998 |
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.
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