Illumination in the Flatwoods

by Joe Hutto

Copyright 1995 by Joe Hutto All Rights Reserved.

Categories:  Contemporary  Nature

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Description

When Joe Hutto began his experiment in imprinting two dozen wild turkey -- in the tradition of the great animal behaviorist, Konrad Lorenz -- he had no idea that it would change his life. As anyone who has read this unforgettable story of wonder and discover knows, it will change the reader's, too.

Joe Hutto is a nationally recognized naturalist and wildlife artist. He lives in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming.

Please note that the photographs and illustrations from the book are not included in this electronic edition.

Quotes

"Hutto beautifully chronicles an audacious, inventive experiment in ethology. It is an extraordinary tale of man-animal interaction related with bemusement, wonder, and ultimately, reverence for the complexity of nature."
— Kirkus Reviews

"Joe Hutto has with empathy and patience entered the wild turkey's world like no one before. His insight is a revelation and his writing a delight."
— George B. Schaller

"Beautifully written and observied, Illuminations in the Flatwoods is a work of art worthy of its subjects. The book takes us to a place we might never have dreamed, and gives our minds the courage to believe things our hearts have always known."
— Rick Bass

"This book is all about turkeys, and yet you will come away from it thinkin not about poults and jakes but about the overlap of art and science, the difference between love and sentiment, and what fine creatures humans can be when they are at their best."
— Bailey White

"Hutto's book will join Gavin Maxell's Ring of Bright Water and Joy Adamson's Born Free as a classic work of natural history and human animal interaction ... Hutto's prose flows with lyrical beauty, carried on the respect and deep love he holds for his charges."
— Bird Watcher's Digest

Extended Copyright Information

Copyright 1995 by Joe Hutto

Originally published by The Lyons Press
An imprint of The Globe Pequot Press.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

Opening Lines (Experimental)

The wild turkey has the distinction of being the only species in North America identified by name as wild. Perhaps, in part, the name serves to appropriately distinguish the wild from the domestic variety, but surely it also denotes the wild turkey's most conspicuous characteristic--that it is ...

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