{"product_id":"chattooga-descending-into-the-myth-of-deliverance-river-9780820327754","title":"Chattooga: Descending Into the Myth of Deliverance River","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore the novel and the film \u003cem\u003eDeliverance\u003c\/em\u003e appeared in the early 1970s, any outsiders one met along the Chattooga River were likely serious canoeists or anglers. In later years, untold numbers and kinds of people have felt the draw of the river's torrents, which pour down the Appalachians along the Georgia-South Carolina border. Because of \u003cem\u003eDeliverance\u003c\/em\u003e the Chattooga looms enigmatically in our shared imagination, as iconic as Twain's Mississippi--or maybe Conrad's Congo. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is John Lane's search for the real Chattooga--for the truths that reside somewhere in the river's rapids, along its shores, or in its travelers' hearts. Lane balances the dark, indifferent mythical river of \u003cem\u003eDeliverance\u003c\/em\u003e against the Chattooga known to locals and to the outdoors enthusiasts who first mastered its treacherous vortices and hydraulics. Starting at its headwaters, Lane leads us down the river and through its complex history to its current status as a National Wild and Scenic River. Along the way he stops for talks with conservation activists, seventh-generation residents, locals who played parts in the movie, day visitors, and others. Lane weaves into each encounter an abundance of details drawn from his perceptive readings and viewings of \u003cem\u003eDeliverance\u003c\/em\u003e and his wide-ranging knowledge of the Chattooga watershed. At the end of his run, Lane leaves us still fully possessed by the Chattooga's mystery, yet better informed about its place in his world and ours.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJOHN LANE is professor emeritus of environmental studies at Wofford College. A 2014 inductee into the South Carolina Academy of Authors, his books include \u003ci\u003eCircling Home\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Paddle to the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCoyote Settles the South\u003c\/i\u003e (all Georgia). He is also coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe Woods Stretched for Miles: New Nature Writing from the South\u003c\/i\u003e (also Georgia), and he has published numerous volumes of poetry, essays, and novels. \u003ci\u003eComing into Animal Presence\u003c\/i\u003e is his most recent work. He lives in Spartanburg, South Carolina.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Georgia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50556512895250,"sku":"9780820327754","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4bfe46ce-ec74-4d81-802e-ea923a71fd54.jpg?v=1731755537","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/chattooga-descending-into-the-myth-of-deliverance-river-9780820327754","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}