{"product_id":"secret-worlds-of-colin-fletcher-paperback","title":"Secret Worlds of Colin Fletcher - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eColin Fletcher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLuann Walther\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn books such as \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Walker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Walked Through Time\u003c\/i\u003e, Colin Fletcher has established a reputation as a literate and witty apostle of roughing it. \u003ci\u003eSecret Worlds of Colin Fletcher\u003c\/i\u003e is a highly personal celebration of solitary backpacking (and day walking, too), in the wild places of the world, and of all the attendant pleasures: of finding a foothold in difficult terrain, of catching a glimpse of an unsuspecting coyote, of healing the wounds that civilization inevitably inflicts on human nature--of simply \"mucking about.\" Overflowing with fresh descriptions of nature and with the wisdom of a curmudgeonly Thoreau, this book is a must for backpackers and all unconstrained spirits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColin Fletcher \u003c\/b\u003e(1922-2007) was born in Wales and educated in England. He moved to California in 1956 after serving in the Royal Marines, farming in Kenya, surveying in Zimbabwe, and prospecting in northern and western Canada. He is the first man to have walked the length of Grand Canyon National Park within the canyon's rim. He is the author of numerous books on walking and the outdoors, including \u003ci\u003eThe Thousand-Mile Summer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Walked Through Time\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRiver\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Worlds of Colin Fletcher\u003c\/i\u003e, and three previous editions of \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Walker\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 284\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.5 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 1990\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761568153888,"sku":"9780679725541","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2ea83beb0e8fe88ba0303c5f799c3d39.webp?v=1780210670","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/secret-worlds-of-colin-fletcher-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}