Lieutenant Colonel James Richardson,
USA (ret.) “was born in 1950, and was educated at Princeton and Harvard. Early in his career, he returned to Princeton
to teach and has remained there, where he currently holds a joint appointment in English and Creative Writing. Richardson
has published six previous volumes of poetry and three works of literary criticism.” According to
Princeton University, “James Richardson’s main collections are Reservations (1977), Second Guesses (1984), As
If (1992), How Things Are (2000), the “cult favorite” Vectors: Aphorisms and Ten-Second Essays (2001), and Interglacial:
New and Selected Poems and Aphorisms (2004), which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. He is also the
author of two critical studies, Thomas Hardy: The Poetry of Necessity (1977) and Vanishing Lives: Tennyson, Rossetti, Swinburne
and Yeats (1988).” Lieutenant Colonel James Richardson is also the author of Once Upon
a Climb: One Man’s Journey on the Appalachian Trail.
According to the book description of
Once Upon a Climb: One Man’s Journey on the Appalachian Trail, “This is a book about one man's
2,160-mile, six-month adventure on the Appalachian Trail. The author vividly depicts the physical, emotional, and spiritual
components of his journey as he makes his way northward to Maine.”
The MOAA said of Once Upon
a Climb: One Man’s Journey on the Appalachian Trail, “This is a book about one man’s adventure
in thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail. The author began his journey in Georgia and completed the 2,160-mile trek to Maine,
one day following his 61st birthday. Richardson offers an excruciatingly honest account of the physical and psychological
demands, as well as the spiritual underpinning of his trek. This is a must read for all who want to learn more about the joy
and travails that one experiences when stepping up to the unrelenting challenges of thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail. Experience
the author’s encounters with a myriad of unusual people, as well as his chance dealings with the natural inhabitants
of the woods. You will be intrigued by Richardson’s descriptiveness of his overnight stays in places such as the Doyle
Hotel, Duncannon, PA; the Greymoor Friary, Bear Mountain, NY, a co-ed dorm near the Dartmouth College campus in Hanover, NH,
to name a few. From his first steps at Springer Mountain, GA, to his final tread marks on Mt. Katahdin, Maine, Richardson
brings you along for the adventure.”
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One reader of Once Upon
a Climb: One Man’s Journey on the Appalachian Trail said, “I found this book to be very enjoyable.
I enjoy hiking and since reading this book I have hiked on several stretches of the Appalachian Trail. The book really put
you in the "boots" of Mr. Richardson as he journeyed. I admire him for his perseverance and faith. Not only was
it a joy to read the book, I learned several hiking tips. The book was well written and easy to understand.”
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