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Another Country: Journeying toward the Cherokee Mountains Paperback – March 30, 2000

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The southern Appalachians encompass one of the most beautiful, biologically diverse, and historically important regions of North America. In the widely acclaimed Another Country: Journeying toward the Cherokee Mountains, Christopher Camuto describes the tragic collision of natural and cultural history embedded in the region. In the spirit of Thoreau’s “Walking,” Camuto explores the Appalachian summit country of the Great Smoky Mountains―the historical home of the Cherokee―searching for access to the nature, history, and spirit of a magnificent, if diminished, landscape.

As the author takes the reader through old-growth forests and ancient myths, he tells of the attempted restoration of Canis rufus, the controversial red wolf, to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. He details the impact of European occupation, and his meditations on the enduring relevance of Cherokee language, thought, and mythology evoke an appreciation of what were once sacred rivers, forests, and mountains.

Through this attempt “to catch glimpses of the Cherokee Mountains beyond the veil of the southern Appalachians,” Camuto forges a new consciousness about the complex, conflicted past hidden there and leaves us with an important, thought-provoking book about a haunting American region.

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    368 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    University of Georgia Press
  4. Publication date
    March 30, 2000
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 0.81 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0820322377
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0820322377
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Another Country’s purpose is to reintroduce history and to undo it, to recover wildness in the Appalachians, in the red wolf, and in the Cherokee. Christopher Camuto writes with the clear-sightedness and imaginative reach―both inward and outward―of a poet.

-- Verlyn Klinkenborg ― Audubon

Not since Barry Lopez welded landscape and imagination together in Arctic Dreams has a writer so ambitiously attempted to elevate local culture and landscape to universal understanding and insight.

-- Orion

Camuto’s highly engaging personal reflection on the reintroduction of the red wolf to Great Smoky Mountains National Park creeps up on you like Canis rufus itself, with stealth and cunning. Another Country is a deep regret over missed opportunities and a small measure of satisfaction in this effort at redress.

-- New York Times Book Review

Another Country is the canon and the standard by which all other nature books should be gauged.

-- Bloomsbury Review

Camuto eloquently interwines the old growth in Great Smokey Mountains National Park, which is in North Carolina and Tennessee, with concerns about ecology, Cherokee mythology and a program to restore the red wolf.

-- New York Times

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Another Country’s purpose is to reintroduce history and to undo it, to recover wildness in the Appalachians, in the red wolf, and in the Cherokee. Christopher Camuto writes with the clear-sightedness and imaginative reach—both inward and outward—of a poet.



Not since Barry Lopez welded landscape and imagination together in Arctic Dreams has a writer so ambitiously attempted to elevate local culture and landscape to universal understanding and insight.



Camuto’s highly engaging personal reflection on the reintroduction of the red wolf to Great Smoky Mountains National Park creeps up on you like Canis rufus itself, with stealth and cunning. Another Country is a deep regret over missed opportunities and a small measure of satisfaction in this effort at redress.



Another Country is the canon and the standard by which all other nature books should be gauged.



Camuto eloquently interwines the old growth in Great Smokey Mountains National Park, which is in North Carolina and Tennessee, with concerns about ecology, Cherokee mythology and a program to restore the red wolf.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Georgia Press; First Edition (March 30, 2000)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0820322377
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0820322377
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.81 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 12 ratings

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Ben Holt
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2019
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This is a fantastically written book as the author effectively ties in conservation of today with the stories of yesterday. Being from the East TN area, I was familiar with the places described in the book and learned a lot about the history of the area. Highly recommend to anyone interested in conservation, Cherokee history, and enjoying the outdoors.
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Blue Ridge View
3.0 out of 5 stars Another Country: an ideal yet romanticized view of a time that is no more
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2017
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While the book is not what I expected, I have found it interesting. I have not found it to be an easy read, and I consider the author, while possessed with an excellent vocabulary, a bit too esoteric at times. I consider this a good book, but not a great book. This novel is more about the author's longing for a time that is no more and less about a better understanding of the region.
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Fuzzybutt Sr.
3.0 out of 5 stars It is not what I expected. If you want ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2015
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It is not what I expected. If you want to read this book, make certain you have both a dictionary and thesaurus within reach. The author spends too much effort trying to impress with his vocabulary in lieu of conveying what could have been an informative book. I am employed at a University (and have been for almost 37 years) and this book has definitely been less enjoyable and more trying than I care to repeat.
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Cplkirk
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully Written
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2017
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I'm reading it now and doing so as slowly as possible to make the experience last. Unlike so many pop "armchair" historians frequenting the media these days Camuto is clearly master of his subject here. A wealth of natural and historic information, rendered by a truly gifted author.
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Charles A. Johnston
5.0 out of 5 stars Savor It: A Book To Treasure
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2008
I first read this book after coming across it in my local library. I checked it out and found myself lovingly dipping into it, looking forward to it each time I picked it up, savoring every moment, and thinking of it all the time I had to put it down. I soon found that I couldn't bear to turn it in (although I loved the idea that others would discover it there as did I). So I came here and bought it, to treasure:

For anyone who loves the richness of this land (or ANY land), and have wondered about its history, this book is a treasure. If you've wondered about the wildness that lives unseen deep in the hills, this book is a treasure. If you just want exceptional armchair adventure high in the Smokies and the Blue Ridge, this is ... well, you know.

But instead of reading this as my recommendation, read this as what I experienced in this book. Which is what ANY good book should do - not just read through, but to EXPERIENCE fully, as if you are there. And, better, to CHANGE you and enrich you.

Of course, I am a lifelong Appalachian mountain devotee, so I'm biased. But anyone who loves mountains, and loves the rich history and culture (wild and human) of a place, you will appreciate it. Camuto's writing takes you there, so that you feel the wind on your face, smell the crisp mountain air, hear the howl of the red wolf -
But I digress.
I deeply enjoyed this book, and I hope it will move you as it did me.

PS - If you liked this, you will enjoy "Where There Are Mountains: An Environmental History of the Southern Appalachians" by Donald Edward Davis. While somewhat more technical, it still will take you back to the southern Appalachians, long before the white settlers and explorers came to take it from the Cherokees and cleared so much of the land. The picture it paints of vast open forests of old-growth Chestnut trees (pre-blight), with deer and bison grazing on its mast beneath, massive flocks of wild turkeys nearby... is enough to fire your imagination.

Most of all, get out there and enjoy the mountains!
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Anne B. Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Country-Journeying Toward The Cherokee Mountains
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2001
Another Country is a search for the soul of a land almost destroyed. Christopher Camuto writes a powerful narrative describing his exploration of the Cherokee homeland in the appalachians. He seeks communion, a connection he can sense in what is left of the natural landscape and wildness around him. It is as elusive as the dying Cherokee myths, as tangible as the arrowheads and village sites he finds. Camuto refers to the Appalacians as the Cherokee Mountains, their former nomenclature, because it is to the Cherokees they really belong. The rape and exploitation of their land parallels the rape and exploitation of their culture. Camuto's search for a wildness, that now remains only in remnants, is set in counterpoint to the reintroduction of the red wolf into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The most important clan animal of the Cherokee, it is symbolic of the differences between the Cherokee and the early Europeans. One revered its wildness and sought to preserve it. The other despised and killed it. One honored the wolf's home, seeking harmony with the land and its spirits. The other saw something untamed that must be destroyed. The author's journey begins as the wolves are being set free. Like many of the members of this first Canus Rufus release who step beyond their shrinking boundaries, Camuto confronts the vestiges of civilization at almost every turn. Set against continual references to Native-American mythology, and the history of the area, Camuto's book allows the reader to share his insight into the Cherokee view of the world. Unlike many who write about early culture, he does not attempt to steal it as his own. His statement that he is not Cherokee and thus can never totally understand, adds credibility to the objectiveness of his observations. It also demonstrates humbleness of endeavor, a bow of respect to the Cherokee nation. The book is firmly rooted in place as it combines the ethereal with the tangible landscape. Those who cherish wildness and honor those first here, will also treasure this book. In many ways , it is a sad obituary, lamenting that which was, as it examines what is left. The reintroduction of the red wolf represents one small, but hopeful, step in the restoration of that which is lost.
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