01924cam a2200277 4500 1147855933 TxAuBib ||||||s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 2011005118 9780061997105 (hardcover) 0061997102 (hardcover) TxAuBib Ryan, Tom, (Tom F.) Following Atticus : forty-eight high peaks, one little dog, and an extraordinary friendship / Tom Ryan. 1st ed. New York : William Morrow, 2011. xi, 276 p., [8] plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. Map on endpapers. Innocence lost, innocence found. A door opens ; ""Carry him everywhere you go"" ; Big changes ; A gift ; ""People die up there in winter"" ; For the kids ; The greatest quest ; The little giant ; Stars to light the way ; The M. is important ; ""Our faith comes in moments-- "" ; Atticus in disguise ; The spell of Agiocochook ; Five astounding days ; ""Thank you, friend"" -- Light over dark. A heartrending turn of events ; ""I'm not leaving him alone"" ; The friends of Atticus ; Soul work ; Bread crumbs ; Dinner with Frank Capra ; The promise -- Full circle. A new quest ; The witch ; Magic is where you find it ; Death on Franconia Ridge ; My last letter home ; Those eyes, those beautiful eyes ; Mount Washington ; Good-bye ; Heartache ; The great art of sauntering ; Paige ; Home. Relates how the author and his dog named Atticus M. Finch attempted to climb all forty-eight of New Hampshire's four-thousand-foot peaks twice to pay tribute to a friend who died of cancer and raise money for charity. Ryan, Tom Tom F. Dog owners Anecdotes. Dogs Anecdotes. Human-animal relationships Anecdotes. Mountaineers United States Biography.