Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers' Companion-2009
Born in Ipswich, Mass. and reared in Stratford, Conn., the editor of this volume, Leslie Mass, earned her bachelor's degree at Gettysburg College and master's and doctorate in early and middle-childhood education from Ohio State University.  She and her husband, George, have two grown daughters and a grandson. She coordinated the work of three dozen hiker-volunteers for this.