Author: Thomas Claiborne RaineyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arrow Rock (Mo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Old Lady on the Trail
Author: Mary E. DavisonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780988518674
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Adventure on National Scenic Trails does not need to end when one is old. Not beginning long-distance hiking until age 60, Mary takes us with her on her trail journeys to experience encounters with the beauty of wilderness from the Eastern ranges of the Appalachian Trail, the challenges of desert, snow, granite and thick forests of the Pacific Crest Trail, and the rugged and the remote grandeur of the Continental Divide Trail.Along the way, she introduces the Trail Community. Hikers of many ages and walks of life labeled with colorful monikers called trail names, and trail angels, planned and total surprises, grace her journey. Bears, moose, deer, coyotes, turkey vultures, hawks, eagles, owls, pronghorn, and endless supplies of squirrels and chipmunks share the world through which she walked.Everyday challenges of completing seemingly endless miles, encountering new adventures, sometimes with friends and much of the time solo, brought Mary to the first pages of this book on a glorious day sighting two grizzly bears and completing long-distance hiking's Triple Crown at age 76.Throughout this inspirational journey, Mary shares the perspective of an aging adult. Challenges of failing body parts add drama and obstacles to be overcome like rocks in the trail or adapted to like the trails that wind slowly up steep mountains.Come along and experience long trails with the Old Lady on The Trail.
Along the Old Trail
Author: Thomas Claiborne RaineyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arrow Rock (Mo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
The Old Chisholm Trail
Author: Wayne LudwigPublisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1623496713
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
The Old Chisholm Trail charts the evolution of the major Texas cattle trails, explores the rise of the Chisholm Trail in legend and lore, and analyzes the role of cattle trail tourism long after the end of the trail driving era itself. The result of years of original and innovative research—often using documents and sources unavailable to previous generations of historians—Wayne Ludwig’s groundbreaking study offers a new and nuanced look at an important but short-lived era in the history of the American West. Controversy over the name and route of the Chisholm Trail has persisted since before the dust had even settled on the old cattle trails. But the popularity of late nineteenth-century Wild West shows, dime novels, and twentieth-century radio, movie, and television western drama propelled the already bygone era of the cattle trail into myth—and a lucrative one at that. Ludwig correlates the rise of automobile tourism with an explosion of interest in the Chisholm Trail. Community leaders were keenly aware of the potential economic impact if tourists were induced to visit their town rather than another, and the Chisholm Trail was often just the hook needed. Numerous “historical” markers were erected on little more than hearsay or boosterish memory, and as a result, the true history of the Chisholm Trail has been overshadowed. The Old Chisholm Trail is the first comprehensive examination of the Chisholm Trail since Wayne Gard’s 1954 classic study, The Chisholm Trail, and makes an important—and modern—contribution to the history of the American West. Winner, 2018 Elmer Kelton Book of the Year, sponsored by the Academy of Western Artists
On the Old Trail
Author: Bret HartePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Following Old Trails
Author: Arthur L. StonePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
A Child's Walk in the Wilderness
Author: Paul MolyneauxPublisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811749703
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Imagine a 7-year-old boy asking his father if they can hike the entire Appalachian Trail, and then imagine that the father says yes.
Along the Old Trail
Author: Thomas Claiborne RaineyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arrow Rock (Mo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Openings in the Old Trail
Author: Bret HartePublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781511843782
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
"Openings in the Old Trail" from Bret Harte. American author and poet (1836-1902).
The Trail
Author: Meika HashimotoPublisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338035886
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
An exciting and deeply moving story of survival, courage, and friendship on the Appalachian Trail. Toby has to finish the final thing on The List. It's a list of brave, daring, totally awesome things that he and his best friend, Lucas, planned to do together, and the only item left is to hike the Appalachian Trail. But now Lucas isn't there to do it with him. Toby's determined to hike the trail alone and fulfill their pact, which means dealing with little things -- the blisters, the heat, the hunger -- and the big things -- the bears, the loneliness, and the memories. When a storm comes, Toby finds himself tangled up in someone else's mess: Two boys desperately need his help. But does Toby have any help to give? The Trail is a remarkable story of physical survival and true friendship, about a boy who's determined to forge his own path -- and to survive.
The Old Chisholm Trail
Author: Rosalyn SchanzerPublisher:
ISBN: 9780792275596
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
An illustrated version of the legendary song whose many verses were made up by cowboys while herding cattle on the Chisholm Trail.