Author of The Appalachian Trail: A Biography; Lecturer at U-Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Joined September 2015
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There is a difference between those who've managed to get some thing(s) published, as I feel fortunate to have done, and Writers-with-a-capital-W, whose craft and sensibility intertwine, on a consistent basis, to make really great work @jmooallem
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An under-appreciated fact about the #appalachiantrail: it wouldn't exist as we know it today, or perhaps at all, without the intervention of the @NatlParkService, which protects an incredibly broad array of places and spaces. nps.gov/findapark/index.htm
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Very much enjoyed this interview!
(For the record, I'm not a capital-P Professor, just an instructor, an important distinction in university-land. My tenured/tenure-track colleagues do amazing work, but there's some pretty cool stuff happening outside that track as well.)
The Appalachian Trail has a long and winding place in American #culture. Listen to our interview with Professor @Phil_DAnieri about its #history: professorbuzzkill.com/appala…
#ProfessorBuzzkill #Historian4thePublic #twitterstorians #AppalachianTrail @AT_Conservancy @AppMtnClub
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A recurring question in interviews I've done the past couple of weeks: how does someone get started exploring the #appalachiantrail? The @AT_Conservancy has all you need to know: appalachiantrail.org/explore…
Phil D'Anieri retweeted
Tonight at 6 pm eastern @Phil_DAnieri will discuss his fascinating book "The Appalachian Trail: A Biography" with travel & nature writer @rminetor.
Tix & info on eventbrite: eventbrite.com/e/15388424291…
Bill Bryson was close to retiring from life as a celebrity author when he nevertheless made time to be interviewed for the gazillionth time about A Walk in the Woods, and was very forthright in our conversation, which was a pretty cool thing to do.
How a Bill Bryson Bestseller Changed the #Appalachian Trail—For Better or Worse. @Phil_DAnieri on the Enormous Impact of A Walk in the Woods
lithub.com/how-a-bill-bryson… via @lithub
Phil D'Anieri retweeted
Next week! @Phil_DAnieri discusses THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL: A BIOGRAPHY with @jeremiahchambr. Free. 7pm EDT. Purchase a copy in the store or online and tune in here: literatibookstore.com/event/…
Very excited to have the book included on this list. I cracked up at Jeff's fretting over whether to pick it, the "public radio, state government" part of the author bio setting off the overly-earnest-author alarm
Environmentalism has long been focused on protecting an idealized past. This is an example of how that approach (always imperfect at best) doesn't really work any more. The question going forward is what (whose) new approaches will fill the void. nytimes.com/2021/05/18/clima…
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Thanks to @amhistorymuseum, the diary Earl Shaffer kept on his historic 1948 #AppalachianTrail hike is available for online viewing. The original document as a slideshow: edan.si.edu/slideshow/viewer…; a transcribed pdf: amhistory.si.edu/media/NMAH-…
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It's interesting how much urban and backwoods trails have in common, both in the challenge of creating them (routing, access, connectivity, management) and in the experience they can provide (outdoor recreation, new perspectives on places).
Officials break ground on a portion of the Detroit Riverwalk in front of the former Uniroyal site. Once completed, it will connect the Riverwalk to Belle Isle. @wdet
At various times, "the book" meant an idea, a project, eventually even some docs and a pdf. It is now, apparently, ...a book.
For all its natural splendor, the #AppalachianTrail has to cross some pretty big rivers between ME and GA, so it piggybacks on some pretty big bridges. This is the trail at the west end of the Delaware Water Gap Toll Bridge; note the white blaze in the second pic
This @nijhuism piece fits into the larger conversation of old-style anti-(other)-people environmentalism making way for a more honest and inclusive one.
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Among the resources on the book's website is this cool public history project: appalachiantrailhistory.org, the work of @EdwiredMills, who wrote this essential piece for the @AT_Conservancy: appalachiantrail.org/officia…
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Among Udall's accomplishments: his Interior Department spearheaded creation of the National Trails System Act, initiating federal protection of the #AppalachianTrail; Ch.7 of atbiograpy.com
Our speaker John de Graaf is director of the upcoming PBS film "Stewart Udall and the Politics of Beauty." View a sampler clip of the film: vimeo.com/491417423
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Roughly 10 weeks to publication day for The Appalachian Trail: A Biography, and there is a website (with video, whoa) thanks to @annarboralicia. atbiography.com
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Phil D'Anieri retweeted
This upcoming book (June 2021) helped me to see and appreciate the Appalachian Trail in an entirely new light after years of having it practically in my backyard and embarking on day hikes on it.
#TheAppalachianTrail #NetGalley
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The mix of natural science and social construction here is fascinating.
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"There are really two environments governing the evolution of sentient creatures: an external one, which they inhabit, and an internal one, which they construct."
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