Walkin’ with the
Ghost Whisperers
Lore and Legends
on the Appalachian Trail
J.R. “Model-T” Tate
New in 2006, an eclectic collection of tales about interesting places on or near the Appalachian Trail and the people who left their indelible mark on the area now traversed by the trail. From "Mary the murderous pachyderm" of Erwin, Tenn., to Uncle Nick Grindstaff, the hermit of the mountains outside Damascus, Va., whose memorial marker says he "lived alone, suffered alone, died alone," to the real story of Mosby's raiders, who raised hell during the Civil War throughout northern Virginia where the A.T. now crosses.
Junius R. Tate, aka Model-T, has thru-hiked the trail three times and was at work on a fourth end-to-ender in 2006.
The book, 406 pages, is available from the author in either paperback or hardcover, online at www.modelt.homestead.com
Walkin’ on the
Happy Side of Misery
A Slice of Life
on the Appalachian Trail
J.R. “Model-T” Tate
In his distinctive voice, Model-T gives readers a jaunty ride along the Appalachian Trail with all the wry observations of the trail’s amusing little ironies that never go unnoticed by his keen eye. Mark Twain once noted that the difference between the right word and the wrong word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug. Model-T hits all the right words.
The book, 554 pages, is available from the publisher, Xlibris Corp., online at www.xlibris.com/bookstore; or by phone at (888) 795-4274. If you check out the Xlibris site, you can read a few excerpts from the book.
Signed books may also be ordered from the author at modelt@charter.net; by phone at (931) 920-2692; or by mail at J.R. Tate; 4713 Chester Harris Road, Woodlawn, TN 37191. As of May 2003, he has also set up a Web site, www.modelt.homestead.com. Orders from the author: soft cover books are $25; hard covers are $35. Please add $3 to cover S&H, and indicate to whom the book should be autographed. Checks should be made payable to J.R. Tate.
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Trailhead
New Boots • Gathering • Grapevine • Springer Fever
A.T. Companion • Headlamp Material • Work Trips • Side Trails
