One Step at a Time: My 18-Month Walk Across America

An account of a grandmother's eighteen-month walk across America with her dog Buck, revealing her physical and emotional hardships as well as her discovery of the richness and dignity of American life

At age 52, Hanuse set out to realize a childhood dream: to walk from the Golden Gate bridge to the Statue of Liberty. The family dog, Buck, went the distance with her; husband Alex provided moral and logistical support for the adventure. This is Hanuse's affecting if somewhat truncated re-creation (10 of the 13 chapters are set west of the Mississippi). There were some close calls: back home Alex had a life-threatening bout with an ulcer; the author's knees nearly gave out in Death Valley and she contracted pneumonia in Colorado; Buck was swept downstream by floodwaters in Utah. Hanuse, a teacher, paused during the journey to speak to school and church groups; she seems to have enjoyed a warm rapport with the children she met. Readers with a sense of adventure will find this very much to their taste, and pet owners will be captivated by Buck, a Doberman. Photos.
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