{"product_id":"the-last-great-walk-the-true-story-of-a-1909-walk-from-new-york-to-san-francisco-and-why-it-matterstoday-hardcover","title":"The Last Great Walk: The True Story of a 1909 Walk from New York to San Francisco, and Why It Matterstoday - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWayne Curtis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1909, Edward Payson Weston walked from New York to San Francisco, covering around 40 miles a day and greeted by wildly cheering audiences in every city. The \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ecalled it the \u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003efirst bona-fide walk . . . across the American continent,\" and eagerly chronicled a journey in which Weston was beset by fatigue, mosquitos, vicious headwinds, and brutal heat. He was 70 years old. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn The Last Great Walk, journalist Wayne Curtis uses the framework of Weston's fascinating and surprising story, and investigates exactly what we lost when we turned away from foot travel, and what we could potentially regain with America's new embrace of pedestrianism. From how our brains and legs evolved to accommodate our ancient traveling needs to the way that American cities have been designed to cater to cars and discourage pedestrians, Curtis guides readers through an engaging, intelligent exploration of how something as simple as the way we get from one place to another continues to shape our health, our environment, and even our national identity.\u003cbr\u003eNot walking, he argues, may be one of the most radical things humans have ever done.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWayne Curtis is a contributing editor at The Atlantic magazine. He's also written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimes, The Wall Street Journal, American Scholar, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThis American Life\u003c\/i\u003e. The author of \u003ci\u003eAnd a Bottle of Rum, \u003c\/i\u003e Curtis was named Lowell Thomas Travel Journalist of the Year in 2002. He lives in New Orleans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.92 x 8.76 x 5.75 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701022691391,"sku":"9781609613723","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/45765d17dd48874a50b746f7af33675e.webp?v=1765019040","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-last-great-walk-the-true-story-of-a-1909-walk-from-new-york-to-san-francisco-and-why-it-matterstoday-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}