In this touching memoir of his boyhood on a farm in the Ozark foothills; Harry Middleton joins the front rank of nature writers alongside Edward Hoagland and Annie Dillard. It is the year1965; a year rife with change in the world---and in the life of a boy whose tragic loss of innocence leads him to the healing landscape of the Ozarks. Haunted by indescribable longing; twelve-year-old Harry is turned over to two enigmatic guardians; men as old as the hills they farm and as elusive and beautiful as the trout they fish for---with religious devotion. Seeking strength and purpose from life; Harry learns from his uncle; grandfather; and their crazy Sioux neighbor; Elias Wonder; that the pulse of life beats from within the deep constancy of the earth; and from one’s devotion to it. Amidst the rhythm of an ancient cadence; Harry discovers his home: a farm; a mountain stream; and the eye of a trout rising.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I am a civil war navy buff and liked the technical data on possibly more vessels than ever ...By Feldmar TwomblebeeI am a civil war navy buff and liked the technical data on possibly more vessels than ever collected under one cover. The casual civil war buff will not get much from the book but a hard core fanatic like myself will absolutely love it.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. One of THE titles you need for ACW shipsBy shipmodelerThis is one of the best volumes to date about civil war ships and ironclads. I'm a model kit builder/designer of American Civil War kits and it is a wonderful resource with most of the current information about these vessels. It contains tons of information about every vessel making it a perfect addition to any Civil War buff's library.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. This is a useful reference; but I should point out one amusing ...By Timons EsaiasThis is a useful reference; but I should point out one amusing error: page 57 and part of 58 list the particulars of the Alert class and the Adams class of ship-rigged steam gunboats; along with a half-page picture of the USS Huron. The data explains that these ships were laid down in 1873 and 1874. Nothing explains why they are in a book about the Civil War.
