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First Thursday Book Discussion

"Grandma Gatewood’s Walk"

2021-06-03 12:00:00 2021-06-03 13:00:00 America/Chicago First Thursday Book Discussion Join us virtually to discuss the nonfiction book "Grandma Gatewood’s Walk" by Ben Montgomery. Emma Gatewood told her family she was going on a walk and left her small hometown with a change of clothes and less than $200. The next anybody heard from her, this 67-year-old great-grandmother had walked 800 miles along the 2,050-mile Appalachian Trail. Adults. Please register to get a Zoom link. Live event via Zoom -

Thursday, June 03
12:00pm - 1:00pm

Add to Calendar 2021-06-03 12:00:00 2021-06-03 13:00:00 America/Chicago First Thursday Book Discussion Join us virtually to discuss the nonfiction book "Grandma Gatewood’s Walk" by Ben Montgomery. Emma Gatewood told her family she was going on a walk and left her small hometown with a change of clothes and less than $200. The next anybody heard from her, this 67-year-old great-grandmother had walked 800 miles along the 2,050-mile Appalachian Trail. Adults. Please register to get a Zoom link. Live event via Zoom -

Join us virtually to discuss the nonfiction book "Grandma Gatewood’s Walk" by Ben Montgomery. Emma Gatewood told her family she was going on a walk and left her small hometown with a change of clothes and less than $200. The next anybody heard from her, this 67-year-old great-grandmother had walked 800 miles along the 2,050-mile Appalachian Trail. Adults. Please register to get a Zoom link.

Join us virtually to discuss the fascinating work of nonfiction, "Grandma Gatewood’s Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail" by Ben Montgomery, winner of the 2014 National Outdoor Book Award for history/biography.

Emma Gatewood told her family she was going on a walk and left her small Ohio hometown with a change of clothes and less than $200. The next anybody heard from her, this genteel, farm-reared, 67-year-old great-grandmother had walked 800 miles along the 2,050-mile Appalachian Trail.

Adults. Please register to receive a Zoom link.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Featured | Books & Authors |

TAGS: | Book Discussion |

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