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Two thousand miles to happy : Earl Shaffer and the first thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail Cover Image Book Book
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Two thousand miles to happy : Earl Shaffer and the first thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail

Shapiro, Andrea (author.). Harnish, Rebecca, (illustrator.).

Summary: "In 1948 World War II veteran Earl Shaffer decided to "walk the war out of his system" and became the first person to hike the entire length of the Appalachian Trail in one, continuous journey of 124 days. This childrens' book tells the story of Earl's remarkable journey across fourteen states, two thousand miles that would require five million steps. "So, on a blustery April morning in 1948, Earl stood on a Georgia mountain peak, beside a weather-beaten sign, with a pack on his back and only the birds in the trees for company." One hundred and twenty-four days later he stood atop Maine's Mt. Katahdin in Maine in triumph. Shaffer was inducted into the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame in 2011, nine years after his death"--

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  • ISBN: 9781493071029
  • ISBN: 1493068199
  • ISBN: 9781493068197
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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  • Publisher: Essex, Connecticut : Muddy Boots, [2022]

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Target Audience Note:
Ages 5-9 Muddy Boots.
Grades 2-3 Muddy Boots.

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  • 4 of 5 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Bethel Tulpehocken Public Library J 796.51 SHA (Text) 33249025385398 Children's Non-fiction Checked Out 05/03/2024
Dillsburg Area Public Library Kids SHA Picture (Text) 34001001446572 Childrens Area Available -
Martinsburg Community Library J 796.51 Sha (Text) 1OMAR00090611F Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Reading Public Library RPL - Main J Bio Shaffer, E (Text) 33223009030502 Children's Biography Available -
Red Land Community Library Kids SHA Picture (Text)
Bookplate: Plated 2023: Donated by Anna Mae Taylor In Memory Of Her Cousin Earl Shaffer
34006001037966 Bamberger Childrens' Room Available -
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