Tales from Georgia's Gnat Line

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Review TALES FROM GEORGIA'S GNAT LINE is "right on time" for this generation. Wisdom and humor from this gifted Georgia statesman leap off each page. Thank you Larry Walker.--Gary Black, commissioner, Georgia Department of AgricultureLarry Walker has spent 77 years on the Gnat Line...he excels as a listener, and delights you with his endless trove of stories. His recall, humor, and drawl are priceless. He's as down-home as a plate of your grandma's cathead biscuits. Read his book, and you will understand.--Dink NeSmith, president, Community Newspapers, Inc.A lawyer by profession and a devout Southerner by confession, Larry Walker has forged a varied career including a successful law practice in his hometown of Perry, Georgia, to legislating under the Gold Dome in Atlanta to writing a newspaper column to a love of field and stream. His extra-ordinary understanding and appreciation for people and place gained along the journey was evident in Life on the Gnat Line, his first book. TALES FROM GEORGIA'S GNAT LINE moves him to the next level in the company of Southern writers.--Jim Minter, journalist and former editor of the Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionLarry Walker and I have known each other for several decades, as farm boys from Middle Georgia, small town lawyers, and as elected members of the Georgia General Assembly. Larry's exceptional intellect and effective leadership style are often disguised behind his courteous "Southern Gentleman" manners. TALES FROM GEORGIA'S GNAT LINE reflects his keen observational skills coupled with a comfortable writing style emblematic of great Southern writers. His sense of humor and his compassion for his fellow travelers has been captured in his many writings contained in this book. Larry Walker is my friend and a true "Georgia Treasure." --Nathan Deal, 82nd Governor of Georgia Read more About the Author Larry Walker, a native of Perry, Georgia, is the founding partner of the law firm, Walker Hulbert Gray & Moore. Walker holds BS and JD degrees from the University of Georgia and served as a prominent politician for thirty-two years in the Georgia General Assembly and Georgia House of Representatives. His articles have appeared in JAMES magazine, Macon's The Telegraph, and The Houston Home Journal. He is the author of LIFE ON THE GNAT LINE. Read more