Deep Enough for Ivorybills

A thoughtful collection of autobiographical writings about Kilgo’s hunting and fishing excursions in South Carolina and Georgia. Portraying a world both visceral and majestic, It establishes Kilgo in the sporting lineage of Robert Ruark and William Faulkner and in the naturalist tradition of Annie Dillard and Loren Eisley. Deep Enough for Ivorybills is a powerful, thoughtful collection of autobiographical writings about James Kilgo's hunting and fishing excursions in the woods, fields, and swamps of South Carolina and Georgia. Portraying a world both visceral and majestic, Deep Enough for Ivorybills establishes Kilgo not only in the sporting lineage of Robert Ruark and William Faulkner but also in the naturalist tradition of Annie Dillard and Loren Eisley.