Follow the Blue Blazes African American History Volume 31/Number 1

Volume 31/Number 1

THE OHIO HISTORICAL CENTER

Children ages 4–10 will delight in this narrative nonfiction work as they accompany Emma Gatewood on the adventure of a lifetime and witness her transformation from grandmother to hiking legend

has created vivid illustrations that make the words come alive in an engaging and accessible way

but they were assigned to segregated units and often relegated to labor and support duties rather than direct combat

Follow the Blue Blazes African American History Volume 31/Number 1Many changes have taken place in the decade since Follow the Blue Blazes was first published, changes in the trails themselves and in the way we hike them. The Buckeye Trail still wends its way around the state of Ohio, following the course marked out by the characteristic blue blazes on trees and signposts along the way. In the intervening years, however, sections of the trail have changed their route, added amenities, or just grown more interesting.