Walk Ride Paddle: A Life Outside [Signed by kaine]

Kaine, Tim [Signed]

ISBN 10: 1400339456 / ISBN 13: 9781400339457

Published by Harper Horizon, 2024

About this Item

Hardcover with dust jacket. Pictorial DJ is crisp and clean. Book is bound in green paper over boards with white lettering on the spine. Covers are crisp and clean. Corners are square. Binding is tight and secure. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by Kaine on the title page. Inscription reads "Peter, My best!". Pages are crisp, clean, and bright. Images are printed in full color. 367 pages. Harper Horizon. No publication date on the title page. Copyright page is dated 2024. A very good copy. Please email with questions or to request photos. Note: if there is a photo beside this listing, it is a STOCK photo that ABE put there (for reasons that we cannot understand or control) and might to match this actual book.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Walk Ride Paddle: A Life Outside [Signed by kaine]
• Publisher: Harper Horizon
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1400339456
• ISBN 13: 9781400339457
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

A compelling account of one man’s journey across hundreds of miles of Virginia wilderness and a moving testament to the optimistic spirit of America, Walk Ride Paddle provides an unseen glimpse into a life outside.

In 2019, Tim Kaine—Virginia senator and former Democratic vice presidential candidate—commemorated both his sixtieth birthday and his twenty-fifth year in public office by undertaking a three-part journey across the Virginia landscape as he hiked, cycled, and canoed across the state. His chronicle became an organic reflection of the extraordinary events occurring across America during that time, including two impeachment trials, a global pandemic, growing racial protests, the January 6 attack on the Capitol, and more.

During weekends and in Senate recess weeks, Kaine—over a period of several years—hiked the 559 miles of the Appalachian Trail that cross Virginia from Harpers Ferry to the Tennessee border; biked 321 miles along the crest of the Virginia Blue Ridge on the beautiful parkways built during the Great Depression to create jobs and give everyday people on the East Coast an accessible place to vacation; and canoed the entire James River—348 miles from its headwaters in the Allegheny Mountains to its entrance into the Chesapeake Bay. Along the way, Kaine reflected on the events that have shaped both his life and the world around him, sharing his deep love for the natural world and the importance of preserving it for future generations in a fascinating memoir that blends adventure, reflection, and political insight.

With immediacy and honesty, Kaine pulls back the curtain to reveal his inner thoughts during such monumental times. Kaine’s storytelling gift and wise observations offer a fascinating glimpse into the mind of a seasoned politician and outdoor enthusiast.

Walk Ride Paddle is a captivating memoir of one man’s physical journey through the Virginia wilderness—but it is also a unique and ultimately optimistic perspective on these pivotal moments in history, offering inspiration, wisdom, and hope.