

Grandma Gatewood's Walk
The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail
Author: Ben Montgomery
Narrator: Patrick Lawlor
Unabridged: 7 hr 54 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 12/16/2014
Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, History, Us History
Synopsis
Grandma Gatewood, as the reporters called her, became the first woman to hike the entire Appalachian Trail alone, as well as the first person—man or woman—to walk it twice and three times. The public attention she brought to the little-known footpath was unprecedented. Her vocal criticism of the lousy, difficult stretches led to bolstered maintenance and very likely saved the trail from extinction.