A New England Indie Bestseller

ANew York TimesBest Book of Summer, aWall Street JournalBest Book of Spring, aTown & Country MagazineMust Read Book of Spring, and a Rumpus Most Anticipated Book of the Year

A gorgeous reminder that walking is the most radical form of locomotion nowadays. Nick Offerman

I think Thoreau would have liked this book, and thats a high recommendation.Bill McKibben, author ofThe End of Nature

On anautumn morning in 1849, Henry David Thoreau stepped out his front door to walk the beaches of Cape Cod. Over a century and a half later, Ben Shattuck does the same. With little more than a loaf of bread, brick of cheese, and a notebook, Shattuck sets out to retrace Thoreaus path through the Capes outer beaches, from the elbow to Provincetowns fingertip.

This is the first of six journeys taken by Shattuck, each one inspired by a walk once taken by Henry David Thoreau. After the Cape, Shattuck goes up Mount Katahdin and Mount Wachusett, down the coastline of his hometown, and then through the Allagash. Along the way, Shattuck encounters unexpected characters, landscapes, and stories, seeing for himself the restorative effects that walking can have on a dampened spirit. Over years of following Thoreau, Shattuck finds himself uncovering new insights about family, love, friendship, and fatherhood, and understanding more deeply the lessons walking can offer through lifes changing seasons.

Intimate, entertaining, and beautifully crafted,Six Walksis a resounding tribute to the ways walking in nature can inspire us all.