{"product_id":"the-last-great-walk-wayne-curtis-9781609613723","title":"The Last Great Walk: The True Story of a 1909 Walk from New York to San Francisco, and Why It Matters Today","description":"In 1909, Edward Payson Weston walked from New York to San Francisco, covering around 40 miles a day and greeted by wildly cheering audiences in every city. The \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ecalled it the \u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003efirst bona-fide walk . . . across the American continent,\" and eagerly chronicled a journey in which Weston was beset by fatigue, mosquitos, vicious headwinds, and brutal heat. He was 70 years old. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn The Last Great Walk, journalist Wayne Curtis uses the framework of Weston's fascinating and surprising story, and investigates exactly what we lost when we turned away from foot travel, and what we could potentially regain with America's new embrace of pedestrianism. From how our brains and legs evolved to accommodate our ancient traveling needs to the way that American cities have been designed to cater to cars and discourage pedestrians, Curtis guides readers through an engaging, intelligent exploration of how something as simple as the way we get from one place to another continues to shape our health, our environment, and even our national identity.\u003cbr\u003eNot walking, he argues, may be one of the most radical things humans have ever done.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wayne Curtis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1609613724\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609613723\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rodale Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.76h x 5.75w x 0.92d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/25\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/07\/2014 pg. 20","brand":"Wayne Curtis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43989378400511,"sku":"9781609613723","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_21832082-7d82-4f47-a456-a31e66248687.jpg?v=1683299152","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-last-great-walk-wayne-curtis-9781609613723","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}