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Book Explores Trails Across Nature, History, and Technology
Robert Moor's On Trails examines how paths form and influence human and animal movement. The book moves from hiking experiences to discussions of ant trails, fiber-optic networks, and colonial history.
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On Trails: An Exploration by Robert Moor examines the formation and significance of trails across multiple domains. The book opens with the author's thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail and a trip to Western Brook Pond in Newfoundland. It then shifts to the behavior of ants and distinctions among English terms for lines of movement.
Subsequent chapters address game trails, fiber-optic cables, and the author's time working as a shepherd. The narrative also covers a 1945 proposal by engineer Vannevar Bush and includes references to poet Gary Snyder. Moor connects these subjects to broader questions about how trails shape understanding of the natural world and human history.
The book is available through most ebook retailers and is also recommended in print through independent bookstores or libraries.
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