Ben Montgomery is a staff writer at the Tampa Bay Times and cofounder of the Auburn Chautauqua, a Southern writers' collective. He was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2010 and has won many other national writing awards. He lives in Florida.
"Go, Granny, Go! . . . This astonishing tale will send you looking
for your hiking boots. A wonderful story, wonderfully told."
CHARLES MCNAIR, BOOKS EDITOR AT PASTE MAGAZINE AND AUTHOR OF
PICKETT'S CHARGE
"Grandma Gatewood's Walk is a brilliant look at an Americaboth good
and badthat has slipped away, seen through the eyes and feet of one
of America's most unlikely heroines. Gatewood's story suggests
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your walking shoes." STEPHEN RODRICK, AUTHOR OF THE MAGICAL
STRANGER
"Grandma Gatewood's Walk is sure to fuel not only the dreams of
would-be hikers, but debates on the limits of endurance, the power
of determination, and the nature of myth." EARL SWIFT, AUTHOR OF
THE BIG ROADS
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