On Foot: A History of Walking

by Joseph A. Amato

A sweeping social history on walking--from humanity's first steps to modern urban pavement pounders

"I have met with but one or two persons in the course of my life who understand the art of Walking, that is, of taking walks, who had a genius, so to speak, for sauntering."--Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

" Everything is within walking distance if you have the time."--Stephen Wright (1955-)

For approximately six million...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814705022
• ISBN13: 9780814705025
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 333 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.2"