In That Sweet Country: Uncollected Writings of Harry Middleton
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Publishing Details
In That Sweet Country: Uncollected Writings of Harry Middleton
By (Author) Harry Middleton
Edited by Ron Ellis
Skyhorse Publishing
Skyhorse Publishing
1st July 2010
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
639.2097671
Physical Properties
Hardback
240
Width 152mm, Height 229mm, Spine 160mm
482g
Description
Throughout his career, Harry Middleton contributed hundreds of stories, essays, and book reviews to some of the most respected periodicals, including the New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Grays Sporting Journal, Field & Stream, Country Journal, Smithsonian, and Sierra, among others. When he died in 1993, Middleton left behind a legacy rich with mountain streams, wild trout, and fishermens dreams.
In That Sweet Country is a fresh, exhilarating collection of a renowned fishing writers previously published works. A recognized name in outdoor writing, Middleton brings us inspiring selections such as An Anglers Lament from Southern Living (1987),Spring on the Miramichi from The Flyfisher (1991), A Haunting Obsession with Brown Trout from the New York Times (1992), and many more. Readers who have loved Middletons work will cherish this compilation, while novice fishermen will gain a view of the world as Middleton saw it: There are so few left, so few who believe the earth is enough.
Reviews
Harry Middleton brings to fishing the lyric reverence of Roderick Haig-Brown, Thomas McGuane, or Russell Chatham. --Jim Harrison
He left a legacy that demonstrated both his awareness of mortality and his appreciation of how fishing could momentarily stay it.
Author Bio
Harry Middleton was a senior editor for Southern Living and wrote countless articles for periodicals such as the New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Field & Stream, Smithsonian, Sierra, Gray's Sporting Journal, and more. He authored five books about fly fishing. He died in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1993.
Ron Ellis is the author of the fictionalized memoir Cogan's Woods and the editor of the anthology Of Woods and Waters: A Kentucky Outdoors Reader. His work has appeared in Sporting Classics, Kentucky Afield, and Kentucky Monthly and is included in The Gigantic Book of Hunting Stories, edited by Jay Cassell. He lives in Lexington, Kentucky, with his wife and son.
