Walking On The Wild Side: Long-Distance Hiking On The Appalachian Trail - 9780813571898

In Walking on the Wild Side, sociologist Kristi M. Fondren traces the stories of forty-six men and women who set out to trek America's most well known long-distance hiking trail. The volume illuminates the intense social intimacy and bonding that forms among long-distance hikers as they collectively construct a long-distance hiker identity, revealing how important a sense of place can be to our identity.

• | Author: Kristi McLeod Fondren
• | Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• | Publication Date: Dec 11, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 176 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0813571898
• | ISBN-13: 9780813571898