Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction Prologue 1. Ouachita Mountains, Oklahoma 2. Uwharrie Mountains, North Carolina 3. Southern Illinois 4. Green Swamp, Florida 5. Northern Wisconsin 6. Eastern Kentucky 7. Salt Fork State Park, Ohio 8. Wind River Mountains, Wyoming Epilogue Notes

About the Author

Joe Gisondi is a professor of journalism at Eastern Illinois University and has worked as a journalist for more than twenty years.