The Gentle Art of Tramping
Stephen Graham
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Stephen Graham tramped extensively around pre-revolutionary Russia, and with immigrants as they landed on the East coast of America and spread West. This book, published in 1926, is his practical guide to this mode of touring/travel. It is also a philosophical account of our desire to connect with nature, Ralph Waldo Emerson style. A prolific writer, Graham describes his love of nature, and his dislike of industrialization. Encouraging people to take up 'tramping' for pleasure (as opposed to vagabonding or homelessness), Graham offers practical tips and insights into travelling safely, with as much ease as possible, that are still applicable today. He hoped that his simple but beautifully written guide would ignite a love for nature and seeing the world, even on a shoestring budget; entertain readers with his often humorous observations and tales; and encourage other tramps to keep journals and share their adventures. (Summary by Michele Fry) (5 hr 30 min)
Chapters
| I. We Set Out | 6:40 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| II. Boots | 8:48 | Read by George Banfield |
| III. The Knapsack | 9:24 | Read by Gila Labinger Freeberg |
| IV. Clothes | 15:14 | Read by jkilly |
| V. Carrying Money | 7:03 | Read by Rita Boutros |
| VI. The Companion | 11:03 | Read by ShrimpPhish |
| VII. Whither Away? | 40:34 | Read by Rita Boutros |
| VIII. The Art of Idleness | 13:31 | Read by Owlivia |
| IX. Emblems of Tramping | 11:16 | Read by valroth |
| X. The Fire | 8:06 | Read by John |
| XI. The Bed | 10:27 | Read by tshoes76 |
| XII. The Dip | 8:04 | Read by Gila Labinger Freeberg |
| XIII. Drying After Rain | 8:19 | Read by valroth |
| XIV. Marching Songs | 8:23 | Read by Gila Labinger Freeberg |
| XV. Scrounging | 7:40 | Read by Michele Fry |
| XVI. Seeking Shelter | 11:41 | Read by Michele Fry |
| XVII. The Open | 7:33 | Read by tshoes76 |
| XVIII. The Tramp as Cook | 16:33 | Read by Rita Boutros |
| XIX. Tobacco | 8:23 | Read by John |
| XX. Books | 12:19 | Read by ShrimpPhish |
| XXI. Long Halts | 7:50 | Read by John |
| XXII. Foreigners | 12:04 | Read by tshoes76 |
| XXIII. The Artist's Notebook | 33:45 | Read by Owlivia |
| XXIV. Maps | 8:47 | Read by jkilly |
| XXV. Trespassers' Walk | 12:06 | Read by valroth |
| XXVI. A Zigzag Walk | 25:22 | Read by KevinS |
Reviews
On the Road meets Travels with Charley
Mark Burchard
with a hefty dose of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. I'm not sure what that means but that's what my brain came up with to describe this wonderful book. this is definitely the product of a gentler age. Unfortunately, following the rather dated advice in this book in the modern age you would end up in detention in less than a day if you didn't get shot first, or robbed and hacked with machetes and dragged behind a Janjaweee technical on Tik-Tok.