Articles about and reviews of the recently released
Wherever Waters Flow:


 • Smoky Mountain News, Fall 2007
"Whitewater and outdoor enthusiasts can relive Woodward's tales in his book, Wherever Waters Flow. The 71 year-old writes vividly about his many kayaking adventures on rivers such as the Chattooga in Georgia or the Noatak in Alaska.…"
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 • 11th Annual Independent Publisher Book Awards
      Best Regional NonFiction, Bronze Medal, 2007
"Competition was keen with 688 regional entries and 2,690 nationally. Awards were presented June 1 in the Triumph Room of the Providence in New York City."

 • Outdoor Literature
      Whitewater Book Pick of the Year, 2006
"This year's pick for a whitewater book is Doug Woodward's Wherever Waters Flow. For many years, Woodward has been an important influence in southeastern boating."
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 • The Eddy Line
      Newsletter of the Georgia Canoeing Association, Dec. 2006
"a captivating whitewater autobiography as well as an historical account of the vernal days of paddling in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the USA."
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 • Chattooga Quarterly
      Chattooga Conservancy magazine, Summer 2006
"a must read for anyone interested in the history of whitewater boating in the Southeast. Doug's book is a lively and engaging account of his lifelong travels to explore wild rivers, from Alaska to our own Chattooga River."
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 • TechTopics, Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine, Fall 2006
"a lifetime of wild adventures that found him battered against rocks and sucked under water — in other words, up a river without a paddle. Woodward has lived to tell the tales in his book…"
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"The text and photos look great!"
            — Jimmy Carter, whitewater paddler, author, 39th President of the United States.

"Wherever Waters Flow…is a flood-stage read with few eddies."
            — John Lane, author of Chattooga: Descending Into the Myth of Deliverance River

"Doug has led an incredible life, filled with paddling, wilderness trips, conservation battles, and working with young people. In Wherever Waters Flow, he recounts his own story with great modesty and graciousness towards his companions."
            — Payson Kennedy, founder of Nantahala Outdoor Center, technical advisor and stunt man for Deliverance

"Doug is responsible for many people seeing rivers as paths to adventure, as our forefathers did. To each of these people, Wherever Waters Flow is record and proof, a capsule of 'a time that will not come again.'"
            — Claude Terry, founder of Southeastern Expeditions, technical advisor and stunt man for Deliverance

"Doug Woodward helped me understand a central part of my father's novel, Deliverance — the river itself. Wherever Waters Flow is a wild rush of experiences around the world, but also a thoughtful, intimate look at the environment, its future and ours."
            — Christopher Dickey, author of Summer of Deliverance, Newsweek's Bureau Chief in Paris.