Archive for the ‘George Ellison’ Category

Horace Kephart: Camping and Woodcraft Presentation

Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
Next month author George Ellison will offer a slideshow presentation on the life and career of Horace Kephart at the REI in Asheville.

Horace Kephart left his family and professional career to live alone from 1904 - 1907 in a cabin in what is today the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Kephart, who is often referred to as the John Muir of the East, took all he learned in the years he spent living in the wilderness and wrote Camping and Woodcraft. George Ellison's presentation will talk about the making of Camping and Woodcraft, why it has become such a highly esteemed outdoor book, and Kephart's pivotal role in the establishment of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

The free presentation will be held on 4/13/2012, from 7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. at the REI in Asheville. For more information, and to register, please click here.


Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com

High Vistas: New release from George Ellison

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
Local and prolific writer, George Ellison, released his newest book today, High Vistas: An Anthology of Nature Writing from Western North Carolina & the Great Smoky Mountains.

This new release is actually the second and final volume covering nature writings from the region. His latest book focuses on writings from 1900 to 2009, and includes well-known names such as Donald Culross Peattie, Roger Tory Peterson, James Fisher, Edwin Way Teale, Edward Abbey and Scott Weidensaul. The descriptions from these writers, and others, provide specific insights into the region's landscapes, flora and fauna, as well as a sense of wonder at its diversity and beauty.

High Vistas, Volume I, released in 2008, covers writings from the region from 1674 to 1900, and includes essays from celebrated naturalists such as John Muir and William Bartram, as well as lesser-known writers, who describe how they went about exploring and depicting the region.

The two High Vistas volumes are the first anthologies devoted to nature and descriptive writing from Western North Carolina and the Great Smoky Mountains.

Both books include original illustrations from George's wife, Elizabeth.


Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com