From the moment Daniel Boone first "gained the summit of a commanding ridge, and ...beheld the ample plains, the beauteous tracts below," generations of Kentuckians have developed rich and enduring relationships with the land that surrounds them. Of Woods & Waters: A Kentucky Outdoors Reader is filled with loving tributes, written across the Commonwealth's two centuries, offered in celebration of Kentucky's widely varied environmental wonders that nurture both life and art. Ron Ellis, an outdoor
Although this is biased commentary, as the author so graciously included my grandmother, Margery Thomas Rouse, in the "In Memorium" section of his forward, Of Woods & Waters is a truly exceptional collection celebrating the nature and people of Kentucky. It is a personal treasure, especially upon leaving the Commonwealth and moving to Virginia. A must-read for any true Kentuckian.
A Kentucky Treasure
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Thank you, Ron, for putting together such a wonderful book. If you love literature, and Kentucky, this is a must have for your private collection. What a find!
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