Stars Upstream-Leonard Hall

[ozark trout fisher]

I got a copy of Stars Upstream by Leonard Hall a few days ago and read it. It is one of the most interesting books on the Ozarks I've ever read. It's really kind of odd to read the account of the Current and Jacks Fork River while they were not yet protected by the Ozark National Scenic Riverways and they were still at a considerable risk of being dammed up-it's hard to imagine what the Ozarks would be like without those rivers running free and relatively pristine.

Certainly not everything is perfect in that neck of the woods now, but this book does sort of put some things in perspective-it could have been so much worse. Not only that, but it's beautifully written and captures the spirit of what is good about the Ozarks as well as any literature I've read.

Any Ozark fisherman has to read this book.

[Guest]

That is a great read, I may have to read it a second time.

[exiledguide]

Thanks for the review. Leonard Hall was one of the writers that made the outdoors so enjoyable. I had forgotten about how much I enjoyed his column about Possum Trot Farm in the Globe Democrat. I just managed to buy an autograph copy From an E Bay seller should get it next week . If you want to read a great book, The Flying Fisherman by R.V. "Gadabout" Gaddis The first fishing show on TV. He was born in 1896 learned to fly a plane in the army during World War 1 turned down a tryout with the Cardinals because fishing was too good that week. Two of his fathers friends were Buffalo Bill Cody and Charles Russell. For a kid in St Louis in 1950 his show on tv was about as good as TV could get. Read it if you can.