Land of Blue Shadows: Mountain Life in Verse & View - Paperback

by George Ellison (Author), Elizabeth Ellison (Author), Quintin Ellison (Author)

This final posthumous publication from beloved regional poet, naturalist and writer George Ellison presents lovely poetry from an icon of the Smokies alongside gorgeous paintings and photography from Elizabeth Ellison and Quintin Ellison.

As Western North Carolina rebuilds in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, these ruminations and scenes from life at the edge of the Smoky Mountains will take readers on an inspirational, hopeful and artistic journey into the heart of the Blue Ridge.

Nestled outside Bryson City, on the doorstep of the Great Smoky Mountains, lies the home of George and Elizabeth Ellison. For more than forty years, their permanent camp was more than a homestead--it was the inspiration for a world of beauty found within their poems and paintings. In this posthumous tribute to George, the legacy of his poetry is presented alongside special galleries of Elizabeth's breathtaking paintings and daughter Quintin Ellison's stunning photography. As the region continues to rebuild in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, these ruminations on living among the Smokies, depictions of Western North Carolina culture and interpretations of its untamed natural domain reveal life in the land of blue shadows through the work of some of the region's most cherished artists.

Author Biography

George Ellison was an iconic writer of Western North Carolina and lived directly adjacent to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Cherokee Indian Reservation. He was the author of High Vistas: An Anthology of Nature Writing from Western North Carolina and the Great Smoky Mountains; Mountain Passages: National and Cultural History of Western North Carolina and the Great Smoky Mountains; Permanent Camp: Poems, Narratives and Renderings from the Smokies; and Literary Excursions of the Southern Highlands: Essays on Natural History and coauthor of Back of Beyond: A Horace Kephart Biography.