Middleton, Harry – ON THE SPINE OF TIME – 1991 1st edition – 237p – Simon & Schuster, NY – The Great Smoky Mountains that straddle the Tennesee-North Carolina border incudes some of the most spectacular wilderness areas in the eastern US. Trout anglers know the Smokies as the home of the best trout waters in the entire southeast. This author who tragically died much too young, spent years fishing and hiking throughout his beloved mountains. In this book he gives us his appreciation of this unique landscape-the hundreds of miles of mountain streams that trout love and the breathtaking beauty of mountain ridges stretching unbroken to the horizon. But this is also a celebration too, of the eccentric and fascinating people who live here and who enjoy the pleasures of the region. – Just about everybody agrees that Middleton was a talented author and the popularity of his books verify this fact. – Book if fine plus in fine plus dust jacket. - $55.00