Now in its third edition, Quiet Water Maine continues to be a timeless paddling companion to the still waters of Maine. Discover more than 100 spectacular ponds, lakes, and rivers in Maine ideally suited for canoing and kayaking. This revised edition of AMC's bestselling guide highlights various destinations throughout Maine with information on driving directions, parking, launch information, and a detailed tour description of time, distance, and difficulty. The guide also includes notes on the flora and fauna you will see along the way. Suitable for both beginner and experienced paddlers...

In his captivating study of faith and class, John Hayes examines the ways folk religion in the early twentieth century allowed the South's poor--both white and black--to listen, borrow, and learn from each other about what it meant to live as Christians in a world of severe struggle. Beneath the well-documented religious forms of the New South, people caught in the region's poverty crafted a distinct folk Christianity that spoke from the margins of capitalist development, giving voice to modern phenomena like alienation and disenchantment. Through haunting songs of death, mystical tales of...

In his captivating study of faith and class, John Hayes examines the ways folk religion in the early twentieth century allowed the South's poor--both white and black--to listen, borrow, and learn from each other about what it meant to live as Christians in a world of severe struggle. Beneath the well-documented religious forms of the New South, people caught in the region's poverty crafted a distinct folk Christianity that spoke from the margins of capitalist development, giving voice to modern phenomena like alienation and disenchantment. Through haunting songs of death, mystical tales of...