Walkin' with the Ghost Whisperers: Lore and Legends of the Appalachian Trail
Three-time thru-hiker J. R. Tate explores the traditions and lore of the Appalachian Trail.
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Walkin' with the Ghost Whisperers: Lore and Legends of the Appalachian Trail
Three-time thru-hiker J. R. Tate explores the traditions and lore of the Appalachian Trail.
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Walkin' with the Ghost Whisperers: Lore and Legends of the Appalachian Trail

Walkin' with the Ghost Whisperers: Lore and Legends of the Appalachian Trail

by J. R. Tate
Walkin' with the Ghost Whisperers: Lore and Legends of the Appalachian Trail

Walkin' with the Ghost Whisperers: Lore and Legends of the Appalachian Trail

by J. R. Tate

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Overview

Three-time thru-hiker J. R. Tate explores the traditions and lore of the Appalachian Trail.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780811745444
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Publication date: 09/01/2013
Series: On the AT Series
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 400
File size: 4 MB

About the Author

J. R. Tate is a retired Marine Corps officer who has hiked the Appalachian Trail three times since 1990. He lives with his wife Judith and their dog Katahdin in Woodlawn, Tennessee.

Table of Contents

Author's Note xi

Prologue xiii

1 Springboard to Adventure 1

2 Counting Coup 3

3 Rangers! 12

4 Woody Gap-An Escape Hatch 16

5 Ta-lo-Ne-Ga 21

6 Much Ado About Hamburgers 25

7 The Fine Art of Yogi-ing 30

8 Land of the Noonday Sun 35

9 Snowbirds 40

10 Drillzibblers, Woggletobblers, and Slumgullionholes 47

11 A Matter of Altitude, Aptitude, and Attitude 51

12 Hot Springs 64

13 Shelton Graves 73

14 The Hermit of Greer Bald 83

15 The Hanging 89

16 In Memoriam 100

17 Uncle Nick 126

18 Mock's Mill 134

19 Sarver Hollow 138

20 To Hell and Beyond 149

21 Mosby's Confederacy 164

22 The Legacy of "The Hole" 176

23 John Brown's Fort 191

24 The Gaps of South Mountain 199

25 A Case of One-Upmanship 224

26 To Perdition and Back 233

27 The Dark Side 250

28 "Rocksylvania" 264

29 In the Shadows of the Blue Ridge 289

30 Presidential Wrath 310

31 "Seen Worse" 341

Epilogue 355

Appendix: Research Sources 361

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