Destined to become a modern classic of travel literature, Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail is at once an adventure, a comedy, and a celebration that you won't want to put down.

• Tells the story of Bryson’s adventure on the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail, a trip he took to reacquaint himself with the country after spending 20 years in Britain
• Bryson tells the fascinating history of the trail while making a moving plea for the conservation of America’s last great wilderness
• 1999, first edition, 304 pages
• 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.9 in.