When Grandma Gatewood Took a Hike

by Michelle Houts and Mary Louise Kelly

It took her two tries, but in 1955, sixty-seven-year-old Emma "Grandma" Gatewood became the first woman to solo hike the entire length of the Appalachian Trail in one thru-hike. Gatewood, who left an abusive marriage after raising eleven children, has become a legend for those who hike the trail, and in her home state of Ohio, where she helped found the Buckeye Trail. In recent years, she has been the subject of a bestselling biography and a documentary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821422359
• ISBN13: 9780821422359
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.1" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 4 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 5