Afoot and alone from Washington, D. C., to San Francisco

by Minnie Hill Wood

1924 359 pages eng

In 1915, Minnie Hill, apparently just to prove "A woman ... can safely walk every step of the way across the United States," set out from Washington, D.C., for San Francisco. She carried suitcases and USGS maps. She had done some rough planning, but altered her route as she went, for various reasons…