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Contents Foreword by William Cronon ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction The Tortuous Path toward Public-Private Partnership 3 Chapter 1: A Progressive Footpath 13 Chapter 2: The Path of Least Resistance 32 Chapter 3: Federalizing America’s Foot Trails 68 Chapter 4: Fallout from Federalization 95 Chapter 5: Acquiring the Corridor 120 Chapter 6: The Appalachian Trail and the Rise of the New Right 154 Conclusion Hiking through History 184 Notes 197 Selected Bibliography 237 Index 249 ...

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