Another Country

by Camuto, Christopher

• ISBN13: 9780820322377
• ISBN10: 0820322377
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-03-01
• Publisher: Univ of Georgia Pr
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Summary

The southern Appalachians encompass one of the most beautiful, biologically diverse, and historically important regions of North America. In the widely acclaimedAnother Country: Journeying toward the Cherokee Mountains, Christopher Camuto describes the tragic collision of natural and cultural history embedded in the region. In the spirit of Thoreau's "Walking," Camuto explores the Appalachian summit country of the Great Smoky Mountains--the historical home of the Cherokee--searching for access to the nature, history, and spirit of a magnificent, if diminished, landscape.As the author takes the reader through old-growth forests and ancient myths, he tells of the attempted restoration of Canis rufus, the controversial red wolf, to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. He details the impact of European occupation, and his meditations on the enduring relevance of Cherokee language, thought, and mythology evoke an appreciation of what were once sacred rivers, forests, and mountains.Through this attempt "to catch glimpses of the Cherokee Mountains beyond the veil of the southern Appalachians," Camuto forges a new consciousness about the complex, conflicted past hidden there and leaves us with an important, thought-provoking book about a haunting American region.

Author Biography

Christopher Camuto is author of A Fly Fisherman's Blue Ridge and Another Country (both available from Georgia). He has written for a wide range of publications, including Field and Stream, Fly Fisherman, Sports Afield, and Sierra. Camuto is also the book review columnist for Audubon and Gray's Sporting Journal and writes the "Watersheds" column for Trout Unlimited's Trout magazine.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
Prologue: No Heaven, No Hell	3	(16)
I. Wolf Country
Mind on a Wolf	19	(26)
Fire in the Path	45	(40)
Chalaque	85	(36)
II. The Circular River
Windows	121	(26)
The Constant Fire, the Old Sacred Things	147	(42)
Islands	189	(34)
III. Time in a Forest
Old Growth	223	(34)
Crossing Paths	257	(40)
Ataga'hi	297	(24)
Notes	321	(12)
Sources	333	(8)
Index	341