A guide to the plants, geography, and wildlife of the American southeastern states of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Provides an overview of this region's natural history, profiles of the states' parks, preserves, mountains, forests, and wildlife sanctuaries, and information on identifying the different plants and animals. Lavishly illustrated in color. Lead author Peter Alden is actively involved with The Thoreau Society and often leads nature walks during the Annual Gathering and beyond. SIGNED BY PETER ALDEN.
National Audubon Society, Alfred A. Knopf, 1998, 448 pp.