The Cactus Eaters: How I Lost My Mind--And Almost Found Myself--On the Pacific Crest Trail Contributor(s): White, Dan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061376930 ISBN-13: 9780061376931 Publisher: Harper Perennial
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: May 2008 Annotation: In this hilarious and harrowing account of a young couple's hike along the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail, White shares the hardships they face as he and his girlfriend confront nature, themselves, and each other. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Travel | United States - West - Pacific (ak, Ca, Hi, Or, Wa) - Travel | Special Interest - Adventure - Travel | Essays & Travelogues |
Dewey: 917.9 |
LCCN: 2007048221 |
Physical Information: 0.96" H x 5.4" W x 7.96" L (0.67 lbs) 400 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
Features: Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian |
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 03/24/2008 pg. 60 Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2008 pg. 415 Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2008 pg. 99 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "In the well-written, laugh-out-loud, self-deprecating spirit of Bill Bryson's A Walk In the Woods and Nora Ephron's When Harry Met Sally, Dan White takes us along for a walk on the wild side of adventure and love. I couldn't put it down." --Eric Blehm, National Outdoor Book Award-winning author of The Last Season When Dan White and his girlfriend Melissa set out to hike the Pacific Crest Trail, which stretches from Mexico to Canada through boiling desert and snowcapped mountain passes, his parents wondered how two people who had never shared an apartment could survive in a tent in the desert. But when Dan and Melissa, dubbed "The Lois and Clark Expedition" by a fellow hiker, quit their doldrum jobs to set out into the wilderness, the hardships of the trail provided these addled adventurers with a crystalline view of the American wilderness, themselves, and each other. In his wickedly funny memoir, Dan White also shares the story of Warren Rogers, who risked ruin to chart the trail during the Great Depression. As he walks in Rogers' footsteps, he starts to wonder if he's assumed the man's bravery--or his insanity. Both hilarious and harrowing, this account of a young couple's hike along the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail is a testament to the power of nature to change us and the power of love to get us through the uphill climbs. |
Contributor Bio(s): White, Dan: - Dan White is a journalist and author whose work has appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and Backpacker magazine. He received his MFA from Columbia University, and he lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. |
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