The African Elephant: The Last Days of Eden Black Rivers's Cultural Values in the

Rivers's Cultural Values in the Southern Sporting Narrative examines classic southern fiction—along with lesser-known literary works—with an eye to the ways that southern writers such as William Elliott

Now combining his two classic books on small fly tying and fishing in one updated

where poplar thickets and dense alder runs have replaced virgin stands of pine and have provided the perfect home to the toughest of all game birds: the ruffed grouse

and his first stories and pieces of journalism were often about his favorite sport

In these pages we learn the secret recipe for the best dang lard in Laurens County and discover how duck hunting can lead to a good grade in French class

The African Elephant: The Last Days of Eden Black Rivers's Cultural Values in theHardcover, 127 pages. Author photographer Boyd Norton documents the plight of the African elephant whose population has been cut in half over the past decade as well as the natural history and grandeur of this endangered creature. Norton's very personal account reveals the driving forces behind the increased slaughter of elephants and includes interviews with people working to save the animals. 90 color photographs.