Better on a Rising Tide [Hardcover]

Tom Kelly (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1995

This brilliant collection of stories explores people as much as it explores the author's beloved turkey hunting. From his impatient prepubescent daughter to the southern belle to the elderly colonel spinning tales, Tom Kelly has hunted with all sorts of memorable southern characters, and they are the heart of his new book. Kelly's twenty-two articles, all connected to his passion for turkey hunting, become his humorous and wonderful chronicle of the traditional ways of life in the South as it slowly becomes more modern. Better on a Rising Tide is a treasure to all those sportsmen who enjoyed Tom Kelly's delicious The Tenth Legion - but also anyone who values shrewd and perceptive writing about rural folk.

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This brilliant collection of stories explores people as much as it explores the author's beloved turkey hunting. From his impatient prepubescent daughter to the southern belle to the elderly colonel spinning tales, Tom Kelly has hunted with all sorts of memorable southern characters, and they are the heart of his new book. Kelly's twenty-two articles, all connected to his passion for turkey hunting, become his humorous and wonderful chronicle of the traditional ways of life in the South as it slowly becomes more modern. Better on a Rising Tide is a treasure to all those sportsmen who enjoyed Tom Kelly's delicious The Tenth Legion - but also anyone who values shrewd and perceptive writing about rural folk. (6 1/4 X 9 1/4, 196 pages)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 196 pages
• Publisher: The Lyons Press; 1st edition (August 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558214100
• ISBN-13: 978-1558214101
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,693,016 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Thomas H., Kelly Jr. (Tom Kelly, Author)
Born: May 15, 1927
Business Address: P. O. Box 7050, Spanish Fort, Alabama 36577-7050
Work Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
Personal: Married, One daughter, 2 Grand children
Education: Prep-School McGill, Mobile AL, 1944, B. S. Auburn University 1949
Experience: U. S. Navy 1944-1946, Aerial Gunner
U. S. Army 1951-1951 Korean Campaign- Artillery Officer- Battery commander. Alabama National Guard 1953-1980 retired Colonel of Artillery.
1949-1953; Exclusive of service in U. S. Army, entry level forester for the Alger Sullivan Lumber Company and leg man for Pulpwood Dealer.
1953-1993 Scott Paper Company Mobile, Alabama. Rose to become Manager of Woodlands. Managed 500,000 acres of land, logged mill and sawmill using 4 million tons wood per year .Shipped 1.0 million tons annually to Japan. Bought, logged and transported 5.0 million tons raw material to Mobile by a 600 man woods and barge division. Annual woods budget 150 million, returned profit of ten million to corporation in outside sales. Wrote turkey hunting bible in 1973 (Tenth Legion) now in its 17th printing. Retired from Scott in 1993 and wrote 15 additional books on turkey hunting and numerous magazine articles...
Presently active with Alabama Forestry Association, Member of White Smith Land Co. Board. Self-employed as woodlands consultant, President of Tom Kelly, Inc a marketing firm developed to sell books, audio books, video documentaries and Wild Turkey Products.
Secure web site: www.tomkellyinc.net Email: [e-mail]
For additional information, write to: David Clarke VP, Tom Kelly Inc., 6700 South Florida Ave. Suite 28, Lakeland FL. 33813-3312

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truely enjoyable, January 19, 1999

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This review is from: Better on a Rising Tide (Hardcover)

If you count your success by numbers, then you will not appreciate the depth of this book. Mr. Kelly, an avid turkey hunter, uses the hunt as a background to his insightful reflextions on life. His books are a mixture of Scipio, Plato and Twain, throw in religion and gobblers ( not neccessarily in that order )and you have Mr. Kellys books. These books are enjoyable, even if your not a hunter. He seems like a class act, for an officer, csmo.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars better on a rising tide, December 22, 1999

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george t clark jr (wilmington, n. c.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Better on a Rising Tide (Hardcover)

although i am an avid hunter i have never seen a turkey except on dining room tables. but this book is as much about people, the woods and wildlife, and the way things ought to be as it is about wild turkeys. anyone with an interest in wildlife and good stories well told will be educated and entertaied by this book, and it should be required reading for anyone interested in turkey hunting.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome writer. Accurate in every detail, May 23, 2002

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Roland D. Mundhenke Jr. (Alpharetta, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Better on a Rising Tide (Hardcover)

Mr. Kelly is the most adept outdoor adventure writer I've read in a long while. His writings make you think and learn. A very intelligent man who spent his working life in the woods. As a veteran turkey hunter, I found we share like or exact experiences. I only wish I hunted in his neck of the woods so I could chance a meeting. His writings give you that feeling he'd be one great friend.