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Pinhook: Finding Wholeness in a Fragmented Land

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Wilderness is a necessary part of life if humans are to heal - and so are the animals which form it. Pinhook Swamp is a watershed and wildlife corridor linking different wildlife refuges in the South: Janisse Ray's Pinhook: Finding Wholeness In A Fragmented Land follows the swamp's need for restoration and the human concurrent need for wilderness, providing a blend of natural history and philosophy which is winning and thought-provoking.

Janisse Ray has now written two marvelous books about the natural world, our impact on it, and its on us. She writes in an engaging low-key style that draws you into her experiences. "Ecology of a Cracker Childhood" is about growing up in rural Georgia, and about longleaf pine forests. "Pinhook" talks about the wilderness being preserved by the creation of the Pogo wilderness area (Okeefenokee, Pinhook, Osceola). Light, easy, and long-lasting in its impact. I wish we could get more people committed to the subjects of Ms. Ray's efforts.
Bill Schwendler

Janisse Ray continues in her appealing and warm style to bring us to environmental concerns in the northern Florida-southern Georgia swamp lands. She takes us with her in visiting the land and people. Her deeply sensitive relationship with the land draws connections that the average reader would probably miss. This book is like spending time with a good friend.

If you enjoyed Janisse Ray's best-known work, "Ecology of a Cracker Childhood," you will enjoy "Pinhook: Finding Wholeness in a Fragmented Land."

"Pinhook" is an extension of "Ecology of a Cracker Childhood," with an increased focus on ecology. Ray writes about what she knows. She knows and cares about this landscape. Her gentle, thoughtful style will guide you in helping to understand and appreciate this landscape too.