Life on the Mississippi : an epic American adventure
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Published
New York : Avid Reader Press, 2022.
Edition
First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
397 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps, portraits, photographs ; 25 cm.
Status
Burlington Public Library - NONFICTION
910 BUC
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910 BUC
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Canon City Public Library - NONFICTION | 910 BUC | On Shelf |
Del Norte Public Library - NONFICTION | 910 BUCK R | On Shelf |
Ignacio Community Library - NONFICTION | 910 BUC | On Shelf |
Lamar Public Library (C426) - NONFICTION | 910 BUCK RINKER | On Shelf |
Park County Public Libraries - Guffey Branch (C338) - NONFICTION | 976 BUC | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Buck, Rinker, -- 1950-
Essays & Travelogues
Expeditions & Discoveries.
Flatboats -- History.
HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy.
Mississippi River -- Description and travel.
Mississippi River -- Discovery and exploration.
Mississippi River.
Quests (Expeditions)
Special Interest / Adventure.
Travel.
Travelers' writings.
Voyages and travels.
Essays & Travelogues
Expeditions & Discoveries.
Flatboats -- History.
HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy.
Mississippi River -- Description and travel.
Mississippi River -- Discovery and exploration.
Mississippi River.
Quests (Expeditions)
Special Interest / Adventure.
Travel.
Travelers' writings.
Voyages and travels.
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Published
New York : Avid Reader Press, 2022.
Format
Book
Edition
First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"An incredible true story . . . Weaving a tale somewhere between a travelogue and a history lesson, Buck traces the iconic path literally and figuratively as he re-creates the great migration with his brother and a Jack Russell terrier."
Bibliography
Includes index.
Description
A modern-day Huck Finn, Buck casts off down the river accompanied by an eccentric crew of daring shipmates. Over the course of his voyage, Buck steers his fragile wooden craft through narrow channels dominated by massive cargo barges, rescues his first mate gone overboard, sails blindly through fog, clashes with overzealous period reenactors, and much more. In addition, he charts his own geographical and emotional journey while also delivering a richly satisfying work of history that brings to life a lost era. The role of the flatboat in our country's evolution is far more significant than most Americans realize. Decades before we struck out for the Western territories, we migrated Southwest en masse. Between 1800 and 1840, millions of farmers, merchants, and hopeful pioneers embarked from states like Pennsylvania and Virginia on wooden flatboats headed beyond the Appalachians to places like Kentucky, Mississippi, and Louisiana. The mighty river currents carried waves of settlers and tons of cargo from farms to ports, populating new territories and revolutionizing the American landscape. As Buck points out, the inland rivers of the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys were in fact America's first western frontier. With a rare and captivating narrative power that blends armchair adventure with absorbing untold history, Life on the Mississippi is a muscular and majestic feat of storytelling from a writer who may be the closest to Twain that we have today.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Buck, R. (2022). Life on the Mississippi: an epic American adventure (First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.). Avid Reader Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Buck, Rinker, 1950-. 2022. Life On the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure. Avid Reader Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Buck, Rinker, 1950-. Life On the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure Avid Reader Press, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Buck, Rinker. Life On the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition., Avid Reader Press, 2022.
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