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Peter and barbara jenkins the walk west
Peter Jenkins (travel author)
American travel author (born 1951)
Peter Jenkins | |
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| Born | Peter Jenkins (1951-08-07) August 7, 1951 (age 73) |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, Travel writer |
| Known for | Author of A Walk Across America |
Peter Jenkins (born August 7, 1951) is an American travel author known for walking from New York to Oregon between October 1973 and January 1979 while writing a bestselling book, A Walk Across America.
Early life and education
Jenkins is a graduate of Alfred University, with a BFA in Sculpture/Ceramics (1973), as well as an honorarydoctorate (2003). Jenkins first married at age 19, but by the time he graduated from college in 1973, he and his wife had separated.[1]
Walk across America
Jenkins began his walk across America in Alfred, New York in October 1973.
He was accompanied by his dog, Cooper, a half Alaskan malamute that died in an accident with a water truck at The Farm in Tennessee.
Upon reaching the end