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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lane, John, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dickey, James. Deliverance.

Dickey, James.

Natural history--Chattooga River Region (N.C.-Ga. and S.C.).

Natural history.

Chattooga River (N.C.-Ga. and S.C.)--History.

Chattooga River (N.C.-Ga. and S.C.).

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.).

Chattooga River Region (N.C.-Ga. and S.C.)--Description and travel.

Chattooga River Region (N.C.-Ga. and S.C.)--Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

210 pages : 1 map ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Athens : University of Georgia Press, [2004]

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 that 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 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 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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [209]-210).

ISBN:

0820326119

OCLC:

53139316