
Deep Enough for Ivorybills
James Kilgo(Author)
University of Georgia Press
Published on 1. October 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-8203-1760-1 (ISBN)
Description
Deep Enough for Ivorybills is a powerful, thoughtful collection of autobiographical writings about James Kilgo's hunting and fishing excursions in the woods, fields, and swamps of South Carolina and Georgia. Portraying a world both visceral and majestic, Deep Enough for Ivorybills establishes Kilgo not only in the sporting lineage of Robert Ruark and William Faulkner but also in the naturalist tradition of Annie Dillard and Loren Eisley.
Reviews / Votes
Kilgo's powerful memoir does justice to the finest literature in the southern tradition. . . . The book is the late-coming-of-age journal of a mature man who, reviving his childhood fascination with the woods, projects himself back into the wild country as he reaches into his family's past to understand its relationship to the land he hunts. . . . It should be consumed in small portions, a chapter or less at a time, and savored by the moment. -- <i>New York Times Book Review</i> This is a book not just for hunters, birdwatchers, or naturalists. It's for everybody who senses, or perhaps remembers, that the woods have more to offer than a splotch of shade on a deck in the suburbs. -- <i>Atlanta Journal-Constitution</i> Throughout this small, taut book, Kilgo's feeling for the bottomland comes through in quiet, honest, and convincing language. -- <i>Outside Magazine</i>More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Georgia
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
17 drawings
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
298 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8203-1760-1 (9780820317601)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
JAMES KILGO (1941-2002) wrote extensively about nature, the landscape, and our connections to them. His books include Daughter of My People, Deep Enough for Ivorybills, and Colors of Africa (all Georgia).