Trail history

[WhiplashEm]

Can anyone recommend a good book (or documentary, etc) about the history of the trail?

[Cosmo]

http://www.appalachiantrail.org/about-the-trail/history

This is a pretty good start. There is also a link at the bottom to "Trail Years" the official (I suppose) history of the AT Conference (now Conservancy).

'Forest and Crag' by Waterman has a section on the AT as well. It's a great book if you are into the history and culture of recreation in the Appalachians in New England--maybe not so interesting for folks from the southern parts.

Cosmo

[sloger]

Try the Appalachina Trail Museum at www.atmuseum.org. In Pine Grove Furnace State Park (AP) the half way point.

[lemon b]

The GMC put out a nice book on Long Trail History.

Would love to see a professiona historial writer read thru all the oldest shelter and trail logs and put together a book.

[WhiplashEm]

Thanks for the good starting points. I actually dug out a book that my parents have, published in 1972 or 3 by the national geographic society, written by a thru-hiker with lots of nice pictures. I remember reading it probably about 10 years ago when it looked like something fun that I would never "get" to do.