{"product_id":"chattooga-john-lane-9780820327754","title":"Chattooga: Descending Into the Myth of Deliverance River","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore the novel and the film \u003cem\u003eDeliverance\u003c\/em\u003e appeared in the early 1970s, any outsiders one met along the Chattooga River were likely serious canoeists or anglers. In later years, untold numbers and kinds of people have felt the draw of the river's torrents, which pour down the Appalachians along the Georgia-South Carolina border. Because of \u003cem\u003eDeliverance\u003c\/em\u003e the Chattooga looms enigmatically in our shared imagination, as iconic as Twain's Mississippi--or maybe Conrad's Congo. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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 \u003cem\u003eDeliverance\u003c\/em\u003e against the Chattooga known to locals and to the outdoors enthusiasts who first mastered its treacherous vortices and hydraulics. Starting at its headwaters, Lane leads us down the river and through its complex history to its current status as a National Wild and Scenic River. Along the way he stops for talks with conservation activists, seventh-generation residents, locals who played parts in the movie, day visitors, and others. Lane weaves into each encounter an abundance of details drawn from his perceptive readings and viewings of \u003cem\u003eDeliverance\u003c\/em\u003e and his wide-ranging knowledge of the Chattooga watershed. At the end of his run, Lane leaves us still fully possessed by the Chattooga's mystery, yet better informed about its place in his world and ours.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Lane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820327751\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820327754\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.08h x 5.14w x 0.61d","brand":"John Lane","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995618377983,"sku":"9780820327754","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fda43ea4-3dc6-47d5-a49c-38a7c144abf6.jpg?v=1683336833","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chattooga-john-lane-9780820327754","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}