A Grip on the Mane of Life: An Authorized Biography of Earl V. Shaffer - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:David Donaldson, Maurice J. ForresterPublish date:2014-07-01Pages:324
Language:EnglishPublisher:A.T. MuseumISBN-13:9780991221523ISBN-10:991221524UPC:9780991221523Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:Historical, HikingSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.73 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCRTG8996V
A Grip on the Mane of Life: An Authorized Biography of Earl V. Shaffer
After serving four and a half years in the army during WWII-mostly in the battle-torn islands of the South Pacific-and along the way losing his best friend at Iwo Jima, Earl Shaffer came home to Pennsylvania with a large dose of military depression. After rattling around for a while he decided to act upon a prewar dream of hiking the entire Appalachian Trail, a decision that was spurred by...
Language:EnglishPublisher:A.T. MuseumISBN-13:9780991221523ISBN-10:991221524UPC:9780991221523Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:Historical, HikingSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.73 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCRTG8996V
David Donaldson, a special education teacher in Earl Shaffer's ultimate hometown of York, Pa., by happenstance ending up as Earl's finishing hiking partner during Earl's 1998 final thru-hike. Shaffer later agreed to let him write his biography.
Maurice Porrester, himself an icon of Appalachian Trail management in his volunteer work with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and the Keystone Trails...
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