Madelyn’s Reviews > On Foot: A History of Walking > Status Update

“Casting themselves in opposition to the sedentary and fixed confines of court and city, romantic walkers made going out on foot an act of repudiating those who strolled and promenaded. They used their rambling, hiking, exploring, and even mountain climbing as means to encounter unique landscapes, to make contact with traditional peoples, or to connect with popular and democratic society”