Goin' down the River : Fish Camps of the Sea Islands

By Janet Garrity

This first ever published collection of fish camp photos will reel you in and hook you on the character, beauty, and simplicity of some of the most unique places in South Carolinathe fish camps of the Sea Islands. Fish camps are structures that come in assorted shapes, sizes and levels of creature comfort. Perhaps more important, fish camps are destinations for an activity that has evolved over 250 years, since the first planters came to the lowcountry. That activity, whether called "goin' down the river," "going to the camp," or "marooning" (as it was referred to in the Civil War era) is a mixture of escape, adventure, family, nature, challenge, hunting, fishing, partying, and the telling of tall tales. Fish camps symbolize and demonstrate a way of life inherent to those who have loved, and come to love, the Sea Islands. They are a living tradition.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1938417011
• ISBN13: 9781938417016
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Inglett Ltd. Publishing, Lydia
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 11.0" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 9 years and under