Waist Deep in Black Water

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Waist Deep in Black Water BY JOHN LANE (THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA PRESS, $29.95)

Let this author take you away from the cacophony of the modern world to the wild places--eons-old settings that remain unchanged. Visit the bottom of a sunlit Kentucky gorge where American Indians stalked wild turkey and deer in silent forests. Set off on a lazy float down a Carolina river, where the current once powered the wheels of hundreds of cotton mills.

John Lane's collection of 18 outdoor essays features exquisite descriptions that recall the beauty and mystery of the earth as it must have been in raw and unfettered times.

The native South Carolinian focuses many of his stories on that region. Several tales are set at the foothills of the Appalachians and the Piedmont. For those seeking escape from the crush of contemporary times, this book leads to sanctuary. ERIC CHANEY

Copyright Southern Progress Corporation Apr 2003
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