Buck, Rinker
Life on the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure
- ISBN 13:
- 9781501106385
- author:
- Buck, Rinker
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 416
- Dimensions:
- 22.9 x 15.2 x 3 centimetres (0.2
- Genre:
- History, United States, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Life on the Mississippi is an epic American adventure that combines history and travelogue in a captivating blend. Rinker Buck recounts his journey building a wooden flatboat from the 1800s and sailing it down the Mississippi River to New Orleans.
Buck's voyage takes him through narrow channels dominated by massive cargo barges, where he rescues his first mate gone overboard, sails blindly through fog, breaks his ribs not once but twice, and camps every night on sandbars, remote islands, and steep levees. Along the way, he delivers a richly satisfying work of history that brings to life a lost era.
This book is a testament to Buck's infectious curiosity about history, which has propelled him across the West in covered wagons and propelled his previous books to great success.
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