Earl V. Shaffer (1918–2002)
Author of Walking with Spring
About the Author
Works by Earl V. Shaffer
Always in April 3 copies
Trail of the tropic moon 2 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Shaffer, Earl V.
- Birthdate
- 1918-11-08
- Date of death
- 2002-05-05
- Gender
- male
- Organizations
- Appalachian Trail Conference
- Short biography
- Earl V. Shaffer was the first person to "thru-hike" the Appalachian Trail from Mt. Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA to Mt. Katahdin, Maine, USA as a single continuous journey (in 1948). In 1965 he thru-hiked the Trail in a southerly direction, becoming the first person to make complete end-to-end hikes in both directions. He made another northbound thru-hike in 1998 at age 79, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his first historic 2,000 mile hike.
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- York, Pennsylvania, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- Pennsylvania, USA
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Reviews
"Walking with Spring" is an enjoyable trek if a bit matter-of-fact, but still, it's a great travelogue of the first ever through-hike of the Appalachian Trail (a bucket list item).
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- Works
- 7
- Members
- 172
- Popularity
- #124,307
- Rating
- 4.3
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- ISBNs
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