America on Foot

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Over the last three centuries, people have endorsed walking for many reasons. Before the 1700s, people walked as an essential part of their lifestyle. With the coming of the transportation revolution, walking became something that was done increasingly out of choice rather than necessity. England's fashionable society engaged in afternoon promenades as a stylish fad. Americans took to walking in other ways, including long distance walking competitions complete with spectators and prize money. Thus, for most of the twentieth century, the activity of walking was much more than a means of transportation. Beginning with the history of walking as a social activity, the book discusses the various issues which have affected walkers. The work examines the contemplative, psychological and observational qualities of walking as well as famous personalities who endorsed them. The book concludes with a legal analysis of pedestrianism as it relates to sharing space with the automobile.

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