Swamp Water

Swamp Water, the first novel by a young native of south Georgia, was an immediate critical and financial success. The setting is the mysterious Okefenokee in southern Georgia--"the Swamp that pulled a man down and never let him go." Movie versions were made in 1941 (by Jean Renoir) and in 1951.

Author: Vereen Bell
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 05/01/2008
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9780820332697

About the Author
VEREEN BELL (1911-1944) wrote fiction and magazine articles set in the outdoors of the American South. His books include Swamp Water, Two of a Kind, and Brag Dog and Other Stories. Bell served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and was killed in action during the Battle for Leyte Gulf.