In the Footsteps of Thoreau: 25 Historic & Nature Walks on Cape Cod

by Adam Gamble, Matthew Gamble (Illustrator)

This classic regional title is a practical hiking guide to one of America's most popular vacation destinations, a historical guide to 19th-century Cape Cod, and a literary guide to one of the world's most beloved writers and philosophers all in one. It includes walking routes—ranging from a quarter-mile to 14 miles, fascinating entries on many of the Cape's most famous historic cites, detailed hiking maps, illustrations of subjects Henry David Thoreau saw and wrote about while on Cape Cod, dozens of inspiring quotes from Thoreau on the "Art of Walking," and informative essays on Thoreau and 19th-century Cape Cod.

270 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Adam Gamble, is a writer, a photographer, and a publisher. He is the author of many books in the Good Night Books series, In the Footsteps of Thoreau, and A Public Betrayed. He lives in Sandwich, MA.

Reviews

[Adam Sarlan · Rating 5 out of 5]

“A man may stand here and put all America behind him,” said Thoreau of Cape Cod. This book lays out his hike of the Great Beach, along with his observations and key spots that he stopped along the way. Other hiking trails are included in this book along with information of many spots on the Cape, making this an essential book for any Cape Cod hiker to use.

[Marla · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an absolutely excellent trail and walking guide for the Cape. The detail for each location is very nicely done. I would like to try one of the more challenging hikes in the Fall.
Some spots discussed in by Gamble are overly grassy and tick-filled now, but what are you gonna do. I like the "What Thoreau Saw" segments scattered throughout the book as well; birds were treated poorly during previous centuries, however.