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There's nobody like Bill Bunge and there'll never be anyone like him again. <i>Fitzgerald</i> is another way of telling a story about city life, about its horrors and threats, its joys and possibilities. Our cities continue to crumble, disintegrate financially and socially; yet geographers fret about tenure reviews and research evaluations. How can we not feel shame reading Bunge's great book today? He's our conscience, he gnaws away inside us, always forcing us to consider who we are as scholars and what we should do to save life on planet urban.</p>--Andy Merrifield author of <i>Henri Lefebvre: A Critical Introduction</i>

A stunning and captivating collection of photographs of the wildlife and habitat of the Altamaha River by riverkeeper and photographer James Holland is introduced by two solid essays--one, a colorful portrait of the improbable life of the man who made the photos; the second, a comprehensive, eloquent, and economical survey of the natural history where they were made. --Sally Bethea, Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper

A stunning and captivating collection of photographs of the wildlife and habitat of the Altamaha River by riverkeeper and photographer James Holland is introduced by two solid essays--one, a colorful portrait of the improbable life of the man who made the photos; the second, a comprehensive, eloquent, and economical survey of the natural history where they were made.--Sally Bethea, Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper This is a beautiful book about a beautiful place. Dallmeyer, Ray, and Holland tell the story of the Altamaha River, southeast Georgia's extraordinary ecological gem, and in the process have given us something to admire and inspire. James Holland's photographs are stunning, and his personal story is as remarkable as his art; he is already a hero to those of us familiar with his life and work, and this book will undoubtedly expand his influence even further. Everyone can learn something from this book--from the natural resource professional to the average Joe concerned about a favorite fishing hole.--Albert G. Way author of Conserving Southern Longleaf In evocative photography and elegant prose, Altamaha captures the distinctive beauty of this river and offers a portrait of the man who has become its improbable guardian.--Columns There is a book written about the Altamaha which allows for enlightenment to those who don't live near the river--those who don't have a vested interest in the Altamaha. The book, published by the University of Georgia Press, The Altamaha: A River and Its Keeper, by Dorinda Dallmeyer and Janisse Ray, includes over 200 photographs by James Holland, the former Altamaha Riverkeeper.--Loran Smith Albany Herald Altamaha: A River and Its Keeper is a stunning and captivating collection of photographs of the wildlife and habitat of the Altamaha River by river keeper and photographer James Holland. . . . In evocative photography and elegant prose, Altamaha captures the distinctive beauty of this river and offers a portrait of the man who has become its improbably guardian. Few people know the Altamaha better than James Holland.--Bob Edmonds McCormick Messenger

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Dorinda G. Dallmeyer (Author) DORINDA G. DALLMEYER is a faculty member of the Environmental Ethics Certificate Program at the University of Georgia and is also the associate director of the University of Georgia's Dean Rusk Center of International, Comparative, and Graduate Legal Studies. She is the editor of five books, including Values at Sea (Georgia). Janisse Ray (Author) JANISSE RAY is the author of Pinhook: Finding Wholeness in a Fragmented Land, Wild Card Quilt: Taking a Chance on Home, the best-selling Ecology of a Cracker Childhood, and The Seed Underground: A Growing Revolution to Save Food. She is also the author of a poetry collection, A House of Branches, and coeditor of Between Two Rivers: Stories from the Red Hills to the Gulf. She lives in the Altamaha Community in Reidsville, Georgia.

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