Take a Hike - Review

Parks & Recreation, June, 1999

To prepare for writing America's National Historic Trails, a travel guide and history lesson of 12 American trails that offer the opportunity to retrace the paths of Native Americans, mountain men, explorers, civil rights advocates, and others, author Kathleen Ann Cordes traveled each trail on foot, cross-country skis, horseback, bicycle, kayak, raft, and automobile.

The trails, which run through 28 states, include the Santa Fe and Lewis and Clark trails, the Trail of Tears, and the Juan Bautista de Anza and Selma to Montgomery trails. In America's National Historic Trails, Cordes provides a vivid and thorough history of each trail, offering first-hand observations about what original travelers must have experienced. Each trail description includes a list of points of interest, detailed maps, and helpful information for tourists.

Photographer Jane Lammers, who accompanied Cordes on her journey, contributed the 80 color photographs that appear in the book.

Contact the University of Oklahoma Press, (800) 627-7377, for more information.