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A walk in the woods main character is, of course, the author. Bill bryson is ambling around his new hampshire home when he comes across an entrance to the appalachian trail, the worlds longest hiking path. Bryson took me on an awesome excursion to a place that i never knew existed. To peek over it and look for patterns, shuffle pages, grouping and ungrouping the loose sheets. A walk in the woods rediscovering america on the appalachian trail by bill bryson 276 pages. Read free book excerpt from a walk in the woods by bill bryson, page 1 of 2. Nothing really terrible happened to the author, but by playing on our fears, he captures the ambivalence of our feelings about the wild. Print, cut, bottom pages to back, and staple suggested prep time about 30 seconds directions for putting together a cut and staple book. This stunning gift book, with handcut paper art and lyric.
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