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[at-l] Bryson question
In a message dated 3/26/02 12:59:21 PM Eastern Standard Time,
patrick.loomis@ch.novartis.com writes:
<< >I think one of the most frustrating things about his book is the fact that
>he made much more money and sold far more copies than any thru hiker -
>possibly more than all trail books combined. It happens that way from time
>to time.
That's because he knows how to tell a story. >>
AND because he has a very long history of writing travel books.
Unfortunately, most of the great AT books I have read are the first or only
publications by those people. Thus the lack of public acknowlegement. Isn't
that a shame?! Anna