Cogan's Woods: A Celebration of Hunting, Family, and Kentucky

By Ron Ellis, Rick Bass, Ron Ellis

Book Overview

An "evocative memoir of Ellis's yearly squirrel hunts with his father in 1960s Kentucky"--Publishers Weekly

In Cogan's Woods, Ron Ellis fondly recalls annual August hunting trips with his father: heading toward the great forests of Kentucky in the family Mercury, exploring the foggy woods and hills above the Ohio River. While they searched for game, Ellis's father imparted his wisdom to his son, passing on a legacy of appreciation for the natural world.

This lyrical account of a beloved time and place celebrates a father-son relationship nurtured by a landscape that shapes the men and draws them back year after year.

"A celebration of cherished things--friendship and family, storytelling and nature, the physical senses." --Rick Bass, author of Why I Came West

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1616084030
• ISBN13: 9781616084035
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

GREAT BOOK!

Great book! Get it for your father if he's a hunter or for son who hunts with father!

cogan's woods

This is a great book. If it doesn't make you want to go squirrel hunting nothing will. I bought a 22 rifle and can't wait till it cools off so I can try it out. Thanks for reminding me of my younger years in the field.

Great book

This brought back many wonderful memories of my childhood in KY and those magic times spent in the woods.

memories of a time gone by.....

My Dad was an avid squirrel hunter after the War (II) and brought me along with him long before I could ever carry a gun. He involved me in many of his favorite outdoor activities and I still thank him, although he is gone, every day for his patience and love for me. Ron Ellis is a very talented writer that has evoked vivid memories of those hunts with my Dad. It is a book that I carry with me when I travel. I read a few pages each night before turning in. It is that good.....