Shadow Country

[Becky Lindroos]

When you’re ready for the “real” story google  "Edgar J. Watson”  and/or Chokoloskee Florida.   I don’t want to post any spoilers.  

Matthiessen follows the verifiable history very well but it’s amazing to read it in a nonfiction format. 

Becky 



> On Jan 8, 2016, at 1:02 PM, Keith Davis <kbob42 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> A lot of the action in the third part of the book takes place not far from where I live in SC. Clouds Creek, Edgefield County. 
> The Tolens, overseers of Edgar's aunt's plantation, are from the "Flint River country in the Georgia hills". The Flint River runs less than a mile from my grandfather's old house on Flint River Road near Jonesboro, Georgia.
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On Jan 7, 2016, at 10:36 PM, Keith Davis <kbob42 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> That's a really long road trip!
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
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>>> On Jan 7, 2016, at 10:33 PM, Becky Lindroos <bekah0176 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> The audible version is also very, very good even at 40 hours long.  
>>> 
>>> Becky 
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>>>> On Jan 7, 2016, at 7:18 AM, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> my 2 cents a while back. very much in agreement
>>>> 
>>>> rich
>>>> 
>>>> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:09:11 -0400 
>>>> Subject: Re: NP: Shadow Country 
>>>> From: rich <richard.romeo@[omitted]> 
>>>> loved it--Watson is one of those original American characters--entrepreneur,
>>>> fool, murderer, victim. remember all that talk about Pynchon reportedly
>>>> writing a book about Florida real estate?  well, this is 'that' book  ;)
>>>> 
>>>> and there is sorta parallel with Watson's sons and the Traverse Boys and
>>>> Webb
>>>> 
>>>> rich
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>>>> On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 9:00 AM, Keith Davis <kbob42 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> By Peter Mathiessen...can't recommend it highly enough. It's a big book, but it just keeps getting better.
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPad-
>>>> Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?listpynchon-l
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