In That Sweet Country
Uncollected Writings of Harry Middleton
Published on 1. July 2010
240 pages
978-1-62636-994-8 (ISBN)
Description
Throughout his career, Harry Middleton contributed hundreds of stories, essays, and book reviews to some of the most respected periodicals, including the New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Gray's Sporting Journal, Field & Stream, Country Journal, Smithsonian, and Sierra, among others. When he died in 1993, Middleton left behind a legacy rich with mountain streams, wild trout, and fishermen's dreams.
In That Sweet Country is a fresh, exhilarating collection of a renowned fishing writer's previously published works. A recognized name in outdoor writing, Middleton brings us inspiring selections such as "An Angler's Lament? from Southern Living (1987),"Spring on the Miramichi? from The Flyfisher (1991), "A Haunting Obsession with Brown Trout? from the New York Times (1992), and many more. Readers who have loved Middleton's work will cherish this compilation, while novice fishermen will gain a view of the world as Middleton saw it: "There are so few left, so few who believe the earth is enough.?
In That Sweet Country is a fresh, exhilarating collection of a renowned fishing writer's previously published works. A recognized name in outdoor writing, Middleton brings us inspiring selections such as "An Angler's Lament? from Southern Living (1987),"Spring on the Miramichi? from The Flyfisher (1991), "A Haunting Obsession with Brown Trout? from the New York Times (1992), and many more. Readers who have loved Middleton's work will cherish this compilation, while novice fishermen will gain a view of the world as Middleton saw it: "There are so few left, so few who believe the earth is enough.?
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Harry Middleton was a senior editor for Southern Living and wrote countless articles for periodicals such as the New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Field & Stream, Smithsonian, Sierra, Gray's Sporting Journal, and more. He authored five books about fly fishing. He died in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1993.
Ron Ellis is the author of the fictionalized memoir Cogan's Woods and the editor of the anthology Of Woods and Waters: A Kentucky Outdoors Reader. His work has appeared in Sporting Classics, Kentucky Afield, and Kentucky Monthly and is included in The Gigantic Book of Hunting Stories, edited by Jay Cassell. He lives in Lexington, Kentucky, with his wife and son.
Ron Ellis is the author of the fictionalized memoir Cogan's Woods and the editor of the anthology Of Woods and Waters: A Kentucky Outdoors Reader. His work has appeared in Sporting Classics, Kentucky Afield, and Kentucky Monthly and is included in The Gigantic Book of Hunting Stories, edited by Jay Cassell. He lives in Lexington, Kentucky, with his wife and son.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Harry Middleton: A Brief Chronology
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Arkansas
- The Fisherman
- First Fish
- Downriver, Again
- Buffalo River Sequence: A Poem
- Trout
- The Ozarks: Where the Big Trout Run
- Smoky Mountains
- Howling Whitewater in the Soul
- Pied Piper Casts Spell Upon Pool of Snow
- The Eye's Great Catch
- Outdoor Medicine
- High-Country Trout
- A Haunting Obsession with the Brown Trout
- Days Afield
- Giving Thanks
- No Deer
- Camp Cook
- Ruffed Grouse: The Highlands' Noble Bird
- Hard Winters and Crazy Birds
- Exultant Surprise
- Gobblers in the Mist
- How Do You Account for the Luck Some Folks Have with Rod and Gun?
- A Hunting Dog's Days Afield
- Journeying
- The Fisherman's Dream
- Spring on the Miramichi
- The Green Canoe
- Permit Me This
- The Early Evening Rise
- Gadgets & Gear
- Outdoor Catalogs: A Divertissement
- Talkin' Turkey
- An Angler's Lament
- Classic Cane
- Wings, Wind & Wonder
- Song of the Whippoorwill
- The Rising Bass
- Sudden Storm
- The Bird with Brains
- Coot du Jour
- Southern Lights
- Bibliography
- About the Authors
