She suffers gracefully and graciously, which of course makes her perfect for the Appalachian trial. Emma Gatewood told her family she was going on a walk and left her small Ohio hometown with a change of clothes and less than two hundred dollars. John E Broussard, The Disappearance of Geraldine Largay on the Appalachian Trail, Narrated by: If you like travel books - this will amuse you as well as highlight the courage, determination and wonderful spirit shown by a woman who survived a challenging life and horrible abusive husband but she remained positive and strong. Listeners are treated to rich descriptions of the Appalachian Mountains, the isolation and reverie, the inspiration that fueled his quest, and the rewards of taking a less conventional path through life. The story time line jumps around a bit which makes concentrating kind of difficult. Most “know” some truth about her and some fiction. Listen to "Grandma Gatewood's Walk The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail" by Ben Montgomery available from Rakuten Kobo. Some show up once (and that’s enough), and some appear again and again. What did you love best about Grandma Gatewood's Walk? 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. Listen to Grandma Gatewood's Walk by Ben Montgomery,Patrick Lawlor with a free trial.\nListen to unlimited* audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. Thinking back, the storm of … What he learned during the next four and a half months changed his life and can change yours as well. There's a problem loading this menu right now. At age seventy-one, she hiked the 2,000-mile Oregon Trail. And Bill Bryson is surely the most entertaing guide you’ll find. I listened at 1.25 (not my normal) because it does drag along. She was so 'matter of fact' about walking. She is drawn to the Appalachian Trail, a 2,175-mile footpath that stretches from Georgia to Maine. Walking the Appalachian Trail with Grandma Gatewood, Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2015. The next four months are the most physically and emotionally challenging of her life. She did not let anything get in her way including an abusive husband or age. I like the fact that she turned a negative into a positive - from abused housewife to powerful hiker. Her vocal criticism of the lousy, difficult stretches led to bolstered maintenance and very likely saved the … Find Me Unafraid tells the uncommon love story between two uncommon people whose collaboration sparked a successful movement to transform the lives of vulnerable girls and the urban poor. The narrator was perfect. Gatewood… Report … Emma Gatewood told her family she was going on a walk and In a terrible twist of fate, Moore himself was kidnapped and subsequently held captive by Somali pirates for 977 days. The public attention she brought to the little-known footpath was unprecedented. Other Editions of This Title: Paperback (4/1/2016) Compact Disc (12/16/2014) Hardcover (4/1/2014) MP3 CD (12/16/2014) Description. Lawlor gives a lightness to the story that highlights the quirkiness of Grandma Gatewood and of the situations she gets herself in.I've already recommended this book to several of my friends. A bit of a strange book, this, in that whilst i thoroughly enjoyed it, it left me with the feeling that the author didn't have enough material on the subject - Grandma Gatewood - alone to write a book so had to fill in blanks with historical data.BUT, that is ok as i enjoyed these glimpses into Americas social history: love the book because it bought an account of an amazing woman to my attention whom i would never have known about if this book had remained unwritten.Wish i had her balls ... so to speak. Jane E. Congdon. During college and afterward, he traveled to the world's trouble spots, working in refugee camps, serving the sick and the poor on four continents, from Gaza to Croatia to Mother Teresa's home in Calcutta, among others. A small but enthusiastic group of members met on October 6th to discuss the book, Grandma Gatewood’s Walk. 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