Billy Watson's Croker Sack

Billy Watson's Croker Sack

by Franklin Burroughs (Author)

Synopsis

In South Carolina, a croker sack is any big cloth sack. When opened, it sometimes reveals more than expected, as do these deceptively simple narratives about fishing trips, flora and fauna, and memories of the past. Observing a snapping turtle, recounting the old age and death of a hunting dog, or talking with neighbors who shot a moose and hung it in their garage, Franklin Burroughs reflects on how human and natural histories interconnect. His writing is clear and still as a pond, and his distinctive and evocative voice resonates through the details.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 160
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 31 Mar 1998

ISBN 10: 0820319996
ISBN 13: 9780820319995

Media Reviews
Burroughs' writing is eloquent and accomplished, whether he is describing his coastal South Carolina homeland or his adopted home in Maine. Those disparate lands are not so much compared and contrasted as joined by the striking narrative in this book . . . this book is full of delights.--Hellbender Press
Author Bio
Franklin Burroughs grew up in South Carolina and now lives in Maine, where he teaches at Bowdoin College.