Praise for PROUDLY MADE

  • “Ta's gripping personal story--in all its struggle, perseverance and redemption--is the story of the Pennsylvania Wilds. This book is a testament not only to the progress of one person, but of a people. Equal parts literary memoir and activist template, it advances the great tradition of American place-based writers like Henry David Thoreau, Zora Neale Hurston, Annie Dillard and Dean MacCannell. This is a compelling and important book, whether you were born and raised in the Pennsylvania Wilds, or dream of building such a place wherever you call home.”

    Sam MacDonald, Author,

    The Urban Hermit and Agony of an American Wilderness

  • “Reminiscent of Cheryl Strayed’s storytelling in WILD: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Coast Trail, PROUDLY MADE tells the story of the PA Wilds, a beautiful but neglected region in Pennsylvania’s Appalachian Mountains. It is about the hardy people and wild places that make this region unique, but it is also a story of self-discovery and reinvention and a primer on entrepreneurship in rural America. The parallel stories of a region and a person rediscovering themselves is a story anyone can relate to, but especially other rural areas trying to make their way in a rapidly changing world. I found myself cheering for Ta and the PA Wilds Initiative. You will too.”

    Ed McMahon, Author,

    Balancing Nature and Commerce in Gateway Communities

  • “PROUDLY MADE is a testament not just to a devoted mother, community advocate, storyteller, and coalition builder, but also to the deep-rooted gumption shared between rural people that has carried the Pennsylvania Wilds through the great unknown and transformed the region into national recognition. When we work to illustrate the benefits of the $1.2 trillion outdoor recreation economy to members of Congress and state governments around the country, Ta’s work and the Wilds tell the story better than we could ever hope for.”

    Chris Perkins, Vice President of Programs,

    Outdoor Recreation Roundtable

About the Author

Tataboline Enos is a writer, mom, and nonprofit founder and CEO who hails from the rural Pennsylvania Wilds. A former journalist, Ta has spent 15+ years working on an inspiring movement to grow her region’s outdoor recreation economy to help revitalize communities and has written a memoir about her experience.