[at-l] question

[Arthur Gaudet]

This question is sort of for Earthworm but others might have info as well.

When Earl Shaffer published "Walking with Spring" it was a long time after his
1948 hike. His first attempt was to self-publish and then later the ATC helped
to do a reprint of his original. So the answer isn't "Earl".

What was the first book, published widely, to contain an account of hiking the
entire Appalachian Trail?

The Rodale 2-volume set was issued in 1975.

Earl's book was published privately in 1981. My copy is the ATC version from
1983.

Sutton, Ann & Myron "The Appalachian Trail: Wilderness on the Doorstep" was
published in 1967... So perhaps Sutton?

Curiously, RockDancer (who now has time to ask questions now that he's back home
in Mass.)