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Peter Jenkins (born August 7, 1951) is an American travel author known for walking from New York to Oregon between October 1973 and January 1979 while writing a bestselling book, A Walk Across America.
A Walk Across America is a nonfiction travel book first published in 1979. It was the first book written by travel author Peter Jenkins, with support from the National Geographic Society. The book depicts his journey from Alfred, New York, to New Orleans, Louisiana.
- Peter Gorton Jenkins
- 1979
Peter is the eldest of the six children of Frederick and Mary Jenkins. Graduated from Greenwich High School in 1969. Attended Woodstock in summer of 1969. Graduated from Alfred University in 1973 with a BFA, majoring in Sculptor/ Ceramics. Began his Walk Across America on October 15, 1973 in Alfred, New York.
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13 de fev. de 2005 · By Michelle York. Feb. 13, 2005. ALFRED, N.Y. - Peter Jenkins trudged down a snow-covered country road recently, unconcerned with the frigid cold and wind from the worst storm of the season. A...
Peter Jenkins has 59 books on Goodreads with 38940 ratings. Peter Jenkins’s most popular book is A Walk Across America.
7 de dez. de 2023 · Barbara Jenkins did make it. A few weeks later, she and her then-husband, Peter, finished their walk across America. The walk catapulted the Christian couple into fame and fortune. Their story was featured on the cover of National Geographic.
1 de jan. de 1979 · Peter Jenkins. 4.04. 12,036 ratings755 reviews. Twenty-five years ago, a disillusioned young man set out on a walk across America. This is the book he wrote about that journey -- a classic account of the reawakening of his faith in himself and his country. "I started out searching for myself and my country," Peter Jenkins writes, "and found both."
