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The Appalachian Trail: Calling Me Back to the Hills | 
 enlarge | Authors: Earl V. Shaffer, Earl Shaffer
Creator: Bart Smith
Publisher: Westcliffe Publishers
Category: Book
List Price: $39.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 828932
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.9
Dimensions (in): 12.4 x 10.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 156579382X
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.510974
EAN: 9781565793828
ASIN: 156579382X
Publication Date: February 10, 2002
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Condition: Brand new, unread. No remainder mark. Shipped promptly in a box with USPS delivery confirmation. A Great Gift !
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Book Description
In 1948, young war veteran Earl Shaffer did what many people said couldn't be done: He trekked the entire length of the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Main in one sting- walking in to the history books as the trail's first solo thru-hider. And in 1998, on the 50th anniversary of that hike, the 79-year-old Shaffer did it again. Now a legend, Shaffer recalls his anniversary trip and pays homage to the Appalachian Trail through his own prose and poetry, enhanced by Bart Smith's stunning photographs. From its southern terminus near the sparkling Amicalola Falls in Georgia to the magnificent Mount Katahdin in Main more than 2,000 miles to the north, join Shaffer and Smith on their amazing journeys along the Appalachian Trail.
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 Bringing you back March 20, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is a must have for those of us that have hiked any part of the AT. As you paruse the pictures, it brings you back to when you were there.
Pleasant Memories remembered November 12, 2004
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Not Carrying a Camera, these photo's bring back some of the memories of scenes we did not have a camera to capture them with
 The Appalachian Trail Calling Me Back to the Hills June 7, 2003
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book was a gift, but I would have bought one, and I have since given two for gifts and will not hesitate to do so again. The text was written by the legendary Earl Shaffer, who was the trail's first thru-hiker (in one season) in 1948, and repeated the feat in 1998 for the 50th anniversary of that event. The narrative is of this now famous anniversary Anniversary Trip, interspersed with some of Shaffer's poetry. Unfortunately, Shaffer died right after the book was published. Bart Smith, who is currantly behind the Katahdin Art Project, provides the wonderful color photos. To say he is talented is an understatement. His next book will be on the Florida Trail, and I cannot wait to see it. I disagree on one thing he wrote in the preface, however. Smith said, "I couldn't capture the feel of an autumn breeze, the smell of a deciduous forest ...". He is wrong. I COULD feel the autumn breeze. I could smell the deciduous forest. If this is an example of his work, he will be one of the great nature photographers of our time. I highly recommend this book. Buy it!
A Beautiful Book December 11, 2002
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Earl Shaffer was an incredible spirit. This book, released in the year of his death (May 2002) is a beautiful tribute to his life. His writing is simple and straightforward. The photography is gorgeous. This book is one to be enjoyed by hikers and nonhikers alike. There's no way you can look through "Calling Me Back to the Hills" and not want to lace up your boots and take a long walk in the woods or find your way to a mountaintop somewhere. Thanks, Earl.
Legendary- Ga to Maine--in 1948....! May 8, 2002
4 out of 12 found this review helpful
ATC, the Trail Conference,based in Harper's Ferry,WV, proundly claims his achievment using heavy gear,outmoted by today's standards. He used an old army-issued rucksack..& got by using less gear than..anyone else. A reclusive type,who raised bees on farm, died at Vet's Hospital in PA,May 5th,002, at age 83
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