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Just Passin' Thru: A Vintage Store, the Appalachian Trail, and a Cast of Unforgettable Characters (2009)

par Winton Porter

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Biography & Autobiography. Travel. Nonfiction. HTML:Like a well-crafted stage play, Just Passin' Thru delivers one suspenseful scene after another. But in this historic setting �?? a store on the Appalachian Trail called Mountain Crossings �?? the characters who show up are no fictional creations. They are the real-life stars of the author�??s new life as a backpack-purging, canteen-selling, hostel-running, bandage-taping, lost-child finding, argument-settling, romance-fixing, chili-making man of many faces. Like any good drama, there are the good guys (and gals) and the weirdos, too. Some show up once (and that�??s enough), and some appear again and again. Some are friends, and some dangerous. But all are united by two things: the author�??s story-capturing talent, and whatever it is that lures them to attempt (or conquer) a 2,200-mile path that climbs and plummets from Ge… (plus d'informations)

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What a great book. Only complaint it wasn't longer, and that Porter has not written more books. He's really good, in a raconteur bar-tender way. The AT is a place of escape. It is also a test of one's endurance, and self-sufficiency - and it's no joke, most hikers fail to reach Maine. Porter is like a sports coach keeping people from "killing themselves" by replacing cotton socks and Walmart sleeping bags with lightweight gear. Now, some hikers have made the AT a lifestyle, who Porter mostly focuses on. They are kindly criminals, mentally unstable, war vets, homeless or just plain strange in an entertaining way. This is classic Gen X literature (Porter 1966). Grungy, cynical, nomadic and free. Loved every bit. The audiobook version read by Jones Allen significantly adds, taking it from 4 to 4.5 stars. (

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Stbalbach | Aug 25, 2021 |

Really interesting stories and people, but the author can be an insensitive and condescending jerk at times. (

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Linda_Holcomb | Jun 6, 2019 |

Not only have I also 'passed thru' Mountain Crossings (2001) I also had the privilege of reading some of the advanced stories as Porter was writing them. Now that I see the finished product I am happy to say it is top notch. The stories are engaging and funny; serious and winsome. Can't wait for volume II. (

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Biography & Autobiography. Travel. Nonfiction. HTML:Like a well-crafted stage play, Just Passin' Thru delivers one suspenseful scene after another. But in this historic setting �?? a store on the Appalachian Trail called Mountain Crossings �?? the characters who show up are no fictional creations. They are the real-life stars of the author�??s new life as a backpack-purging, canteen-selling, hostel-running, bandage-taping, lost-child finding, argument-settling, romance-fixing, chili-making man of many faces. Like any good drama, there are the good guys (and gals) and the weirdos, too. Some show up once (and that�??s enough), and some appear again and again. Some are friends, and some dangerous. But all are united by two things: the author�??s story-capturing talent, and whatever it is that lures them to attempt (or conquer) a 2,200-mile path that climbs and plummets from Ge

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