When Grandma Gatewood Took a Hike Houts Magnus Hardback John Wiley & Sons

When Grandma Gatewood Took a HikeAuthor(s): Michelle Houts\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Ohio University Press, United States\nImprint: Ohio University Press\nISBN-13: 9780821422359, 978-0821422359\nSynopsis\nIt took her two tries, but in 1955, sixty-seven-year-old Emma \""Grandma\"" Gatewood became the first woman to solo hike the entire length of the Appalachian Trail in one thru-hike. Gatewood, who left an abusive marriage after raising eleven children, has become a legend for those who hike the trail, and in her home state of Ohio, where she helped found the Buckeye Trail. In recent years, she has been the subject of a bestselling biography and a documentary film.\n In When Grandma Gatewood Took a Hike, Michelle Houts brings us the first children's book about her feat, which she accomplished without professional gear or even a tent. Houts chronicles the spirit of a seasoned outdoorswoman and mother of eleven whose grit and determination helped her to hike over two thousand miles. E.