Product Description

Discover another side of the Magnolia State in the pages of Wilder Mississippi, a heartfelt tribute to the state by renowned wildlife photographer Stephen Kirkpatrick and travel writer Marlo Kirkpatrick.

Wilder Mississippi captures the state's hidden spaces, living waters, and brilliant colors, and brings you face-to-face with its elusive wildlife. Featured subjects include everything from majestic white-tail deer to venomous snakes, scaly 'gators to cheerful songbirds, elusive gobblers and rainbowed wood ducks. Wilder Mississippi also offers a fresh look at several Mississippi icons, including live oaks and dogwood blooms, the mighty Mississippi River, and the ubiquitous magnolia.

Every area of Mississippi is represented, from the lush northeastern hills to the sun-drenched shores of the Gulf Coast.

160 pages 130 color photographs 10" x 11"

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1621389 in Books
• Published on: 2001-09-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

Review
...brilliant and captivating photography ...a joyful pictorial hymn, celebrating the wilderness of Mississippi. -- 2002 National Outdoor Book Awards

A passionate celebration of nature's wonders. -- Southern Scribe Reviews, 2002

Stephen Kirkpatrick, with text from his wife, Marlo Carter Kirkpatrick, brings us magical moments that seem directed by the Almighty. -- Southern Living Magazine, March 2002

From the Author
"I've shot in locations from Alaska to the Amazon, and I can honestly say I find just as much excitement and beauty in Mississippi as I do any other place in the world. One of the marks of a good photographer is the ability to tell a compelling story with pictures taken in his own backyard. I hope Wilder Mississippi shows not only Mississippians, but people everywhere, the beauty that's right here in mine." -Stephen Kirkpatrick

"When you talk about 'the great outdoors,' most people think of mountains or deserts or dramatic, sweeping landscapes. Mississippi's outdoors is a lot like its people - a little more understated, but every bit as fascinating. We wanted to do a book that would showcase Mississippi as a more personal wilderness - a place that's easily accessible and often taken for granted, but every bit as wild." -Marlo Kirkpatrick

From the Inside Flap
Explore Mississippi's secret places and encounter its elusive wildlife in Wilder Missisippi, a heartfelt tribute to the state by renowned photographer Stephen Kirkpatrick.

Wilder Mississippi captures the state and its wildlife at their most photogenic. You'll discover Mississippi's hidden spaces, immerse yourself in its living waters, and revel in its brilliant colors, as well as come face-to-face with the animals, birds, and reptiles that call the state home.

These stunning photos are accompanied by moving passages describing the irresistible lure of the Mississippi wilderness. Every area of the state is represented, from the lush northeastern hills to the sun-drenched shores of the Gulf Coast.

In the pages of Wilder Mississippi, you'll see another side of the Magnolia State - a wilderness that's intimate and personal, but no less wild.

Customer Reviews

Beautiful!
I only recently discovered Stephen Kirkpatrick's work at his Wilder Mississippi exibit at the Natural Science Museum in Jackson, MS. The exibit was breathtaking! Stephen Kirkpatrick has spent hours in the wilderness, swamps, creeks, woods of Mississippi capturing wildlife up close and in a way that I have never been able to experience in all my 36 years in the Mississippi outdoors. This book is bound to become a classic coffee table book for ALL nature enthusiast, not just Mississippians. Breathtaking photography!

Fantastic photos and great prose!
The Kirkpatrick's of Mississippi form a formidable artistic team and their love for all things Mississippi is readily apparent on every page of this beautiful book.