Overview

Donald C. Jackson’s newest book of outdoor essays, Restless Winds: Memoirs of an Outdoorsman, takes the reader on a journey from America’s Deep South out into the world. Jackson’s essays explore landscapes, waters, and cultures that have defined Jackson’s career and life. Hunting and fishing stories from his Mississippi farm blend with tales from Africa, Alaska, Asia, Australia, Europe, and South America. As a fisheries professor at Mississippi State University, naturalist, conservationist, and former pastor for a small rural church in Kentucky, Jackson injects deeply personal and spiritual experiences into his writings. From the desert of Central Australia, into remote jungles of Malaysia and Vietnam, through the Nepalese mountains, to long walks during misty nights in Uganda, Jackson shows readers how to recapture their humanity in a rush-away world. Whether he is recounting his experience during a military coup in Paraguay or the magic of training a puppy to become a good retriever, Jackson’s encounters rediscover how simple things bring life in the present tense into sharper focus.

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""For those who have never engaged with Mother Nature in the many ‘dances’ the author describes in this work, this book is your call to action! Read it, grab your boots, and start exploring! - Mark D. McConnell, associate professor, Mississippi State University Superbly written, Restless Winds shares exotic and down-home stories of adventure, outdoors, and spirituality. There’s no one like Don Jackson!"" - Ernest Herndon, coauthor of Paddleways of Mississippi: Rivers and People of the Magnolia State

Author Information

Donald C. Jackson is the Sharp Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Fisheries at Mississippi State University. He served as a US Peace Corps volunteer in Malaysia, attended Lexington Theological Seminary, and was pastor of New Liberty Christian Church, Disciples of Christ. He is a past president of the Mississippi Wildlife Federation and the American Fisheries Society. An avid duck hunter and fisherman, he is author of A Sportsman's Journey; Deeper Currents: The Sacraments of Hunting and Fishing; Tracks; and Wilder Ways, all published by University Press of Mississippi.

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