Hiking through History Pennsylvania

Exploring the States Past by Trail

By (author) Bob Frye

Paperback - £18.99

Publication date:

01 August 2018

Length of book:

272 pages

Publisher

Falcon Guides

ISBN-13: 9781493030101

In Hiking through History Pennsylvania, you can hike where George Washington suffered his first humiliating defeat as a military commander as well as the grounds where, over the course of a winter, he molded what would become a victorious army. Or you can walk the battlefield that not only turned the tide of the Civil War, but spawned one of the most famous speeches in American history. Or walk where the world’s first commercial oil well was drilled. There’s all that and more to explore. Hiking Through History Pennsylvania profiles 40 hikes focusing on the state’s military, industrial, natural and conservation history. Tragedies, some intentional, some not, are explored, too. Whether you’re a curious tourist or a local history buff, this is a comprehensive guidebook to the area’s natural and human history.
"Bob Frye’s latest undertaking is a must-read for the history-loving hiker. Walk with him as you connect to our wonderful past through the beauty of our trails!" —Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources