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Chattooga: Descending into the Myth of Deliverance River

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Because of the novel and the film "Deliverance", the Chattooga River 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 to the outdoors enthusiasts who first mastered its treacherous vortices and hydraulics. Starting at its headwaters, Lane guides us down the river and through its complex history to its current status as a National Wild and Scenic River. Along the way he talks with conservation activists, seventh-generation residents, locals who played parts in the movie, day visitors, and others. At the end of the run, Lane leaves us still fully possessed by the Chattooga's mystery, yet better informed about its place in his world and ours.

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From: Amazon Posted: Jun 27, 2004 Type: User Review Chatooga, a flowing book

Chatooga is a flowing book - pun intended. John Lane
talks about the effect of the book Deliverance
and the movie on the people living around the Chatooga
in North Georgia. He talks to the people,
he hikes on the banks of the river and...
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From: Amazon Posted: May 13, 2004 Type: User Review Traveling the River with John Lane

Once again, John Lane has succeeded in writing a book that really connects with the regular fan of the wilderness with a desire to read. As a person that grew up in the area of the Chattooga, and have rafted the river myself, John's insights and...
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From: Amazon Posted: May 08, 2004 Type: User Review John Lane...A Man's Man

John Lane has done it again... John never siezes to amaze me with his timeless writings. John Lane paints the most vivid pictures with his words. In all my years I have never read such brilliant literature. This book really hit home with me....
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