Crews releases Behind the Levee

By Courtney Warren for the Crew releases story

Jim Crews has recently released his second book, Behind the Levee. Part history and part hunting and fishing tales, Behind the Levee is his personal story of more than fifty years of life at Ward Lake Hunting Club in Coahoma County, Mississippi. 

The rich, wild lands along the Mississippi River between Memphis, Tennessee, and Vicksburg, Mississippi, are home to some of the finest hunting and fishing clubs in the nation and hold a particular mystique. Filled with waterfowl, wild turkeys, deer, small game, and a huge variety of other wildlife, these Delta bottomlands have provided recreation and enjoyment to many sportsmen – indeed, Jim’s own family has enjoyed them for four generations. Behind the Levee provides an inside look at a fabled locale in the heart of the Delta. 

“I have always enjoyed writing and have kept a journal detailing my hunting and fishing experiences for most of my life. I am also an avid reader and collector of sporting books. At some point, I decided that I wanted to publish a book of my own, so that other readers and collectors might enjoy the tales of my adventures,” said Crews. 

Crews has sold books all over the country, Canada, and even Australia and New Zealand. 

“The support for my writing has been amazing. Publishing my books has been one of the most gratifying experiences of my life and has placed me in contact with lots of interesting people who share my passions,” he said. 

Crews is excited for readers to get their hands on his newest release.

“I hope that it will remind them of happy times in their own wild places outdoors. Many readers have told me that my writing makes them feel as if they were physically present and watching the stories as they transpired,” he said.