Walking in the Shadow of the Big Man is the first full-length album by Marietta, Georgia, band Guadalcanal Diary.

It was reissued on CD by Rhino Handmade in 2003, with additional tracks from the Watusi Rodeo EP, the B-side "Johnny B. Goode," and the previously unreleased track "Just an Excuse.

"[6] Trouser Press wrote that the album "presents rocking explorations of several of [singer Murray] Attaway’s pet themes: religious fanaticism ('Why Do the Heathen Rage?

'), Civil War mythology ('Trail of Tears') and spontaneous human combustion ('Fire from Heaven').

"[7] The Sun Sentinel called it "solid, melodic rock 'n' roll," writing that "thundering drums and tough-talking guitars frame lyrics that condemn war and imperialism.