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Author Lane, John, 1954-

Title Chattooga : descending into the myth of Deliverance river / John Lane.

Publication Info. Athens : University of Georgia Press, [2004]
©2004

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Description 1 online resource (210 pages) : map
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-210).
Contents The Myth of the Chattooga -- Headwaters -- Chasing Deliverance -- The Wilderness Upstream -- Trail Mind -- Easy Water -- Pilley's Perfect River -- The Narrows -- Approaching the Bull -- The Business of White Water.
Summary "Before the novel and the film Deliverance 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 Deliverance the Chattooga looms enigmatically in our shared imagination, as iconic as Twain's Mississippi - or maybe Conrad's Congo."
"This book 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 Deliverance 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 Deliverance 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."--Jacket.
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Subject Dickey, James. Deliverance.
Dickey, James.
Chattooga River (N.C.-Ga. and S.C.) -- History.
Chattooga River (N.C.-Ga. and S.C.) -- Description and travel.
Chattooga River Region (N.C.-Ga. and S.C.) -- History.
Chattooga River Region (N.C.-Ga. and S.C.) -- Description and travel.
Chattooga River Region (N.C.-Ga. and S.C.) -- Biography.
Natural history -- Chattooga River Region (N.C.-Ga. and S.C.)
Natural history.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Biographies.
History.
Biographies.
Other Form: Print version: Lane, John, 1954- Chattooga. Athens : University of Georgia Press, ©2004 0820326119 (DLC) 2003020563 (OCoLC)53139316
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