Altamaha: A River and Its Keeper

Altamaha: A River and Its Keeper - Paperback

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Altamaha: A River and Its Keeper - Paperback

Altamaha: A River and Its Keeper - Paperback

by Dorinda G. Dallmeyer , Janisse Ray
$39.91
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Formed by the confluence of the Ocmulgee and Oconee Rivers, the Altamaha is the largest free-flowing river on the East Coast and drains its third-largest watershed. It has been designated as one of the Nature Conservancy's seventy-five Last Great Places because of its unique character and rich natural diversity. In evocative photography and elegant prose, Altamaha captures the distinctive beauty of this river and offers a portrait of the man who has become its improbable guardian.

Few people know the Altamaha better than James Holland. Raised in Cochran, Georgia, Holland spent years on the river fishing, hunting, and working its coastal reaches as a commercial crabber. Witnessing a steady decline in blue crab stocks, Holland doggedly began to educate himself on the area's environmental and political issues, reaching a deep conviction that the only way to preserve the way of life he loved was to protect the river and its watershed. In 1999, he began serving as the first Altamaha Riverkeeper, finding new purpose in protecting the river and raising awareness about its plight with people in his community and beyond.

At first Holland used photography to document pollution and abuse, but as he came to appreciate and understand the Altamaha in new ways, his photographs evolved, focusing more on the natural beauty he fought to save. More than 230 color photographs capture the area's majestic landscapes and stunning natural diversity, including a generous selection of some the 234 species of rare plants and animals in the region. In their essays, Janisse Ray offers a profile of Holland's transformation from orphan and troubled high school dropout to river advocate, and Dorinda G. Dallmeyer celebrates the biological richness and cultural heritage that the Altamaha offers to all Georgians.
ISBN9780820343129
Author Dorinda G. Dallmeyer , Janisse Ray
PublisherWormsloe Foundation Nature Books
GenreHobbies & interests and Arts
FormatPaperback
PublishedJune 2012
LanguageENG- English
Pages288
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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By Dorinda G. Dallmeyer and Janisse Ray
About Dorinda G. Dallmeyer
DORINDA G. DALLMEYER is an award-winning author, photographer, radio producer, and filmmaker with a focus on Southern environmental history. She was formerly director of UGA's Environmental Ethics Certificate Program and associate director of the Dean Rusk International Law Center. She is the editor of several books, including Altamaha: A River and Its Keeper (Georgia), Bartram's Living Legacy: The Travels and the Nature of the South, and Values at Sea: Ethics for the Marine Environment (Georgia). A devoted naturalist, Dallmeyer and her husband David live on fifty-four acres in rural Madison County, Georgia.
About Janisse Ray
Writer, naturalist and activist Janisse Ray is the author of six books of literary nonfiction and poetry. She has won the Southern Booksellers Award, the Southeastern Booksellers Award, and an American Book Award. Ray lives and works on a farm in Baxley, GA.

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