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Ecology of a Cracker Childhood
Ecology of a Cracker Childhood
Author: Janisse Ray
Janisse Ray tells how a childhood spent in rural isolation along U.S. Highway 1 grew into a passion to save the almost vanished longleaf pine ecosystem. Ray describes a childhood spent in a junkyard, a religious background steeped in fundamentalist tradition, and relatives as colorful as any from fiction. She also catalogs the Edenic beauty of ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781571312341
ISBN-10: 157131234X
Publication Date: 9/10/1999
Pages: 285
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  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 6 ratings
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 1
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Helpful Score: 3
I enjoyed this book. Being from middle Georgia, I could relate to some of the stories, especially about the Goat Man, and no snake is a good snake. Opened my eyes to how forestry practices to support a growing population destroy the environment.
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Helpful Score: 3
I love this book! It is a dual story about a young girl growing up in Georgia and of the forests she loves that are being destroyed.
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I loved reading this book.
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This is an excellent natural history story!!!!!!


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