"Flat
Rock Journal"
A Day in the Ozark Mountains
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"Henry David Thoreau . . . may well have just found his heir in Ken Carey, whose Flat Rock Journal comes close to reinventing Thoreau's inward-looking spirit."
--The Kansas City Star
"Carey's modesty, kindness, and intelligence emanate . . . from every page."
--The Los Angeles Times
"This charming memoir reflects Carey's love of nature and his commitment to preserving the environment."
--Publishers weekly
"Flat Rock Journal should inspire others to look closely at their own ties to natural communities."
--St. Louis Post Dispatch
"Ken Carey is the rare breed of an environmentalist who doesn't write like one. Unlike the heavy-handedness of the Thou-shalt-not-pollute school, Carey, like Robert Frost, instead reminds us of the joy to be found in a closer look at the earth."
--The Grand Rapids Cadence
"Humorous, warm, insightful, and a delight to read."
--Library Journal
With a cunning, self-deprecating wit and with warmth and a deep spiritual awareness, Flat Rock Journal is Ken Carey's story of his struggle to carve out a life for himself and his family in one of America's last frontiers--the Ozarks. This absorbing memoir takes the reader along a daylong journey through the Ozark forests where Carey encounters waterfalls, wild thunderstorms observed from the treetops, charmed water moccasins-as well as the mystery of his own interior landscape as he negotiates his place in the natural world. With the humor of a city boy who decides to "live off the land," a tender attention to detail and unique insight into human nature, this beautifully written journal is destined to become an American classic.
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