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Tom Poland and Robert Clark

By The River presents in-depth interviews with South Carolina authors and poets.

Tom Poland and Robert Clark

By the River Season Four Episode 8 | 26m 46s | CC

Holly Jackson is by the river with author Tom Poland and photographer Robert Clark to talk about their book, Carolina Bays: Wild, Mysterious, and Majestic Landforms. Holly learns all about their adventures exploring and photographing Carolina Bays, including a near run-in with a bear.

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Support for this program is provided by The ETV Endowment of South Carolina.

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