Blazing Ahead: Benton MacKaye, Myron Avery, and the Rivalry That Built the Appalachian Trail
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (801 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1628420634 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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Drawing upon never before published sources from the State of Maine Archives, Blazing Ahead delves deep into the historical realities MacKaye and Avery faced. ALSO AVAILABLEChasing Summits, by Garry Harrington ISBN: 978-1-628420-45-6Desperate Steps, by Peter KickISBN-13: 978-1-628420-09-8Not Without Peril, by Nicholas HoweISBN-13: 978-1-934028-32-2. While the two men shared a common goal, their vastly different personalities meant it was only a matter of time before these sometimes allies, sometimes adversaries had a falling out. But few know the story behind the creation of the world's longest hiking-only trail. The proposal could have died in the pages of a journal had it not been for the efforts of many peopleincluding two, in particular: Benton MacKaye and Myron Avery. This is not to cut a path and then say‘Ain't it beautiful?' Our job is t
Without the vision of Benton MacKaye and the often abrasive tenacity of Myron Avery, the Trail as we know it today would not exist. "This book is makes an important contribution to our understanding of the origins and survival of the Appalachian Trail in its formative years. Trail enthusiasts and scholars alike will find a lot to love in this book and it should be required reading for anyone who wants to understand how such a visionary and complex project begins and survives." . Just as important, however, is the light it sheds on the sometimes testy relationship between the two most important figures in the early history of the AT