Little Rivers and Waterway Tales

Bland Simpson is Kenan Distinguished Professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and pianist for the Red Clay Ramblers. Photographer Ann Cary Simpson is a consultant with Moss Ross of Durham and interim director of NC Catch, a nonprofit supporting fishermen and local seafood.

"Simpson has given us a travelogue, a memoir, a history lesson and a call to conservation that will leave you wanting to see what he has seen, taste the same fresh catch, meet the people and live a life that lets you idle your days away on water"-News & Observer "Combines Bland's lyrical and fact-filled narrative with Ann's stunning photography to show us the underappreciated beauty and rich heritage of our state's waterways."-Charlotte Observer "Little Rivers and Waterway Tales will find a place on a lot of Tar Heel coffee tables . . . It's a lovely volume, not to be missed."-Wilmington Star-News "This book is a love letter to North Carolina, a treasure of gorgeous prose and vivid descriptions that celebrate a glorious and essential waterscape. It made me want to launch my kayak on the north branch of Whiskey Creek and begin my own adventure." - Philip Gerard, University of North Carolina, Wilmington "The authors are kin to the salt air and the rising tides. They chronicle passions for other places, other times, and other people, for history, and for natural history. Little Rivers and Waterway Tales presents a striking vision of North Carolina written by the folks who know it best." - John Lane, Wofford College