George Ellison: 3 books
Literary Excursions in the Southern Highlands
Essays on Natural History
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2016
Extending from Roanoke to Mount Oglethorpe and bounded by the Appalachian Mountains, the Southern Highlands is one of the most diverse natural areas in North America. From beautiful flora like the Fraser magnolia to rare ecosystems such as the mountain cedar glades, the area has been an inspiration...
Permanent Camp
Poems, Narratives and Renderings from the Smokies
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2012
Walking west of Bryson City, North Carolina, on July 1, 1976, George and Elizabeth Ellison happened upon a magical cove tucked into Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It held a small house of many windows, a shining creek, a tree-lined meadow and a pathway into a dark forest. They moved in for the...
Mountain Passages
Natural and Cultural History of Western North Carolina and the Great Smoky Mountains
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2005
"I'm continually intrigued by the manner in which the natural and human histories of any given region overlap and eventually commingle. That process is ongoing, of course, anywhere one chooses to reside, but in no place I've experienced or read about is there a richer context than here in these mountains."...