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Book Synopsis Threading a Kayak down the Mississippi by : Dennis Van Norman
Download or read book Threading a Kayak down the Mississippi written by Dennis Van Norman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-08-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2005, Dennis Van Norman climbed into a kayak for the first time to spend an afternoon “Huck Finning” down the Mississippi River with his son and grandson. Little did he know that what started as an innocent, eight-mile kayaking introduction would eventually become a passion—or an addiction. He spent thirteen years, from his sixties through his mid-seventies, kayaking the length of the Mississippi, bit by bit, traveling more than 2,500 river miles from northern Minnesota to the southern tip of Louisiana in a boat built for one. Threading a Kayak down the Mississippi is the story of how one traveler fully experienced and embraced the Mississippi River and its surroundings. In the vein of Jonathan Raban's Old Glory, Dennis's account casts light on the Mississippi River’s history, geography, and sociology, but it is a book about more than the river itself—it’s also about the individuals and characters living along the Mississippi’s shores. From the local foods and music to the customs and history, each experience is sandwiched between moments of pure serenity and those of sheer terror. This is the story of a journey of discovery on the country’s most celebrated waterway, and an exploration of the wonderment, joy, and fear that will inevitably grab hold of you when you’re sitting alone in a fourteen-foot plastic boat on America’s greatest river.
Book Synopsis Pass the Paddle by : Gerald E. Schumm (Jr.)
Download or read book Pass the Paddle written by Gerald E. Schumm (Jr.) and published by Xlibris Us. This book was released on 2018-10-27 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A memoir of the author's journey down the Mississippi River by canoe, providing a day-by-day chronicle of the voyage from the headwaters at Lake Itasca to New Orleans. The author never paddled alone, but was joined by friends and family members for portions of the river. The book is also the story of family, friendship, spirituality, and the goodness of folks met along the way. More importantly, it is the tale of a man who has the qualities to make a life-long dream a reality.
Book Synopsis One Woman's River by : Ellen Kolbo McDonah
Download or read book One Woman's River written by Ellen Kolbo McDonah and published by . This book was released on 2016-03-28 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2014 paddling artist Ellen Kolbo McDonah packed her paints and pencils for the 2,552 mile creative odyssey of a lifetime; a solo source to sea descent of the Mississippi River in a kayak named Inspiration. Includes 42 color paintings, 69 drawings, Glossary.
Book Synopsis Down the Great River by : Willard W. Glazier
Download or read book Down the Great River written by Willard W. Glazier and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Mississippi Solo by : Eddy L. Harris
Download or read book Mississippi Solo written by Eddy L. Harris and published by Lyons Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true account of a young black man's journey in quest of a lifelong dream: to canoe the length of the Mississippi River, from its source in Minnesota down to New Orleans.
Book Synopsis The Mississippi by Raft by : Richard Ankony
Download or read book The Mississippi by Raft written by Richard Ankony and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-04-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first thing you will learn about the Mississippi River if you travel the length of it, is that "Tug Boats Rule." These "monsters" that are pushing their massive loads in barges, both rule the day and the night and take no prisoners. For if someone tells you that they traveled the river and do not inform you of this, then they have done you a grave disservice. For either they hugged the shoreline the whole way, so as to keep themselves out of harm's way, or they didn't go at all. If you intend to travel this majestic and mighty river by raft, canoe or kayak then you must know this critical fact, otherwise your life will be in imminent danger. For those of us who went the distance in the sea-lane or center of the channel, learned quickly, that tugboats are to the Mississippi River as great white sharks are to the oceans. You must give them a wide berth and pay homage to them or you will pay the ultimate price. The second thing you must be told about the Mississippi River is that the river is alive, a living being, but not "Old Man River." Yes, she is a living being, a woman, a mother and a teacher who will embrace you with her love, tenderness and beauty. But as a teacher and a mother, you must pay attention and listen to her advice for your survival depends on it or you will die. The third thing you must be told is that the American people who live along the riverbanks of this great river have to be the kindest and sweetest people you will ever meet. For from them, they restored my faith, renewed my dreams and from their simple humanity, I was born again. That said, come join three Detroit city white boys, who bought a $50.00 rubber raft and a small trolling outboard engine with a broken propeller to take on the mighty Mississippi. We were clueless about waterways and rivers but a gentleman's bet pushed us to the limits and outside the envelope of what most people can only dream about. During our journey we gained the respect of the rivermen and the twenty-nine lockmasters that monitored us throughout our near 30-day adventure. Come follow our true story as three young men with $150.00 each and a $50.00 rubber raft navigate the mighty Mississippi with all its dangers at eye level. Follow us, as we and four other teams of young men from across the nation who met a different fate then ours, challenged the mighty Mississippi by canoe and small rafts. Join us as we travel through the heartland of America with just gas station maps and a $10 dollar compass to point the way in this heart-warming venture. Experience the dangers that we encountered as we face broken dams, breached levees, flooding conditions, snakes, raging whirlpools and the dreaded "four stackers" that took the lives of our friends. See how an old black man in the bayous saved our lives as if an angel like in the movie, "It's a Wonderful Life." The Hollywood movie, "Deliverance" is fictional and the actors play "pretend" but our names are real and our story is true, so follow us as we travel at wave level 2,300 miles and 29 locks down the mighty Mississippi. I, Richard, invite you to come join my friends, Dave and Tonsabuns, who lived the dream of the young at heart as I recall the greatest trip of my lifetime. Lastly, as an epitaph to the memory of my dear friends who have since disappeared and to those eight young men who perished who will rise again to the sure and certain resurrection to the life of the world to come when the Mississippi River shall give up her dead. I, Richard, last man standing, write this in remembrance of yous. Now, we are immortal.
Book Synopsis Kayaking the Great Circle Trilogy by : Randy Bauer
Download or read book Kayaking the Great Circle Trilogy written by Randy Bauer and published by . This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Mississippi by Raft by : Richard Ankony
Download or read book The Mississippi by Raft written by Richard Ankony and published by . This book was released on 2014-03-29 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first thing you will learn about the Mississippi River if you travel the length of it, is that "Tug Boats Rule." These "monsters" that are pushing their massive loads in barges, both rule the day and the night and take no prisoners. For if someone tells you that they traveled the river and do not inform you of this, then they have done you a grave disservice. For either they hugged the shoreline the whole way, so as to keep themselves out of harm's way, or they didn't go at all. If you intend to travel this majestic and mighty river by raft, canoe or kayak then you must know this critical fact, otherwise your life will be in imminent danger. For those of us who went the distance in the sea-lane or center of the channel, learned quickly, that tugboats are to the Mississippi River as great white sharks are to the oceans. You must give them a wide berth and pay homage to them or you will pay the ultimate price. The second thing you must be told about the Mississippi River is that the river is alive, a living being, but not "Old Man River." Yes, she is a living being, a woman, a mother and a teacher who will embrace you with her love, tenderness and beauty. But as a teacher and a mother, you must pay attention and listen to her advice for your survival depends on it or you will die. The third thing you must be told is that the American people who live along the riverbanks of this great river have to be the kindest and sweetest people you will ever meet. For from them, they restored my faith, renewed my dreams and from their simple humanity, I was born again. That said, come join three Detroit city white boys, who bought a $50.00 rubber raft and a small trolling outboard engine with a broken propeller to take on the mighty Mississippi. We were clueless about waterways and rivers but a gentleman's bet pushed us to the limits and outside the envelope of what most people can only dream about. During our journey we gained the respect of the rivermen and the twenty-nine lockmasters that monitored us throughout our near 30-day adventure. Come follow our true story as three young men with $150.00 each and a $50.00 rubber raft navigate the mighty Mississippi with all its dangers at eye level. Follow us, as we and four other teams of young men from across the nation who met a different fate then ours, challenged the mighty Mississippi by canoe and small rafts. Join us as we travel through the heartland of America with just gas station maps and a $10 dollar compass to point the way in this heart-warming venture. Experience the dangers that we encountered as we face broken dams, breached levees, flooding conditions, snakes, raging whirlpools and the dreaded "four stackers" that took the lives of our friends. See how an old black man in the bayous saved our lives as if an angel like in the movie, "It's a Wonderful Life." The Hollywood movie, "Deliverance" is fictional and the actors play "pretend" but our names are real and our story is true, so follow us as we travel at wave level 2,300 miles and 29 locks down the mighty Mississippi. I, Richard, invite you to come join my friends, Dave and Tonsabuns, who lived the dream of the young at heart as I recall the greatest trip of my lifetime. Lastly, as an epitaph to the memory of my dear friends who have since disappeared and to those eight young men who perished who will rise again to the sure and certain resurrection to the life of the world to come when the Mississippi River shall give up her dead. I, Richard, last man standing, write this in remembrance of yous. Now, we are immortal.
Book Synopsis Look Down that Winding River by : Ben Lucien Burman
Download or read book Look Down that Winding River written by Ben Lucien Burman and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Down the Mississippi by : Rowland Raven-Hart
Download or read book Down the Mississippi written by Rowland Raven-Hart and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Canoeing Mississippi by : Ernest Herndon
Download or read book Canoeing Mississippi written by Ernest Herndon and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2001 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering lively currents, big woods, abundant wildlife, and plenty of solitude, the great number and variety of Mississippi's waterways debunk the stereotype of muddy, stagnant sloughs harboring clouds of mosquitoes and swarms of snakes. Outsiders-and even some native Mississippi paddlers-may not be acquainted with the pleasurable surprises of the Delta's lazy, slow-moving rivers or with the sandy streams of southwest Mississippi, the rock-walled creeks in the northeast, the blackwater brooks of the southeast, the gem-clear streams of the Gulf Coast, or central Mississippi's lustrous, meandering Pearl River and its sparkling tributaries and ox-bow lakes. This handy, instructive book showcasing them all is for armchair travelers as well as for paddlers planning an excursion. It includes history, folklore, geology, wildlife, ecology, fishing techniques, plus some rousing adventure stories. Focused on the Mississippi environment, it provides information on boats, paddle strokes, gear, camping, and navigation. Streams are described and charted, and at the end of each description quick references of essential facts are provided for those planning a float. Mississippi boasts well over 2000 miles of waterways, which range from tiny creeks and bayous to the mighty Mississippi River itself, not to mention vast swamps and countless lakes, many of which are profiled in this book. Although these waters are relished by those who bond with the out-of-doors, the ominous problems of erosion, litter, pollution, channelization, crowds, and lawsuits are of great significance. Canoeing Mississippi helps awaken the public to sensible use and preservation of this wonderful natural resource. Ernest Herndon is a staff writer and outdoors editor of the Enterprise-Journal in McComb, Mississippi. He has written several books and has been published in such anthologies as The Magnolia Club: Fine Times with Nature's Finest and From Behind the Magnolia Curtain: Voices of Mississippi. See the author's Web site at www.ernestherndon.com.
Book Synopsis Afloat Again, Adrift by : Andrew Keith
Download or read book Afloat Again, Adrift written by Andrew Keith and published by Aliform Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mississippi Solo written by Eddy L Harris and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2021-07-08 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INTRODUCED BY ADAM WEYMOUTH, award-winning author of The Kings of Yukon 'A wonderful book -- and a highly original contribution to the literature of travel' PAUL THEROUX 'The Mississippi. Mighty, muddy, dangerous, rebellious and yet a strong, fathering kind of river. The river captured my imagination when I was young and has never let go.' Mississippi Solo tells the story of one man's voyage by canoe down the Mississippi River from its source in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico - a longtime dream, and a journey of over 2,000 miles through the heart of America. Paddling into the Southern states - going from 'where there ain't no black folks to where they still don't like us much' - Eddy is confronted by the legacy of slavery and modern racism, including an incident with a pair of shotgun-toting bigots. There are also the dangers of passing barges, wild dogs roaming the wooded shore, and navigating a waterway that grows vaster, and more hazardous, every day. But Eddy also encounters immense human kindness, friendship and hospitality, as well as coming to know the majestic power - and the awesome dangers - of the river itself. Mississippi Solo is an unforgettable American adventure.
Download or read book Mississippi River written by Peter Lourie and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2002-10-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides history, folklore, and modern tales about the second-longest river in the United States.
Book Synopsis Going Driftless by : Stephen J. Lyons
Download or read book Going Driftless written by Stephen J. Lyons and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Going Driftless is a book that explores a whole world within a world in the upper Midwest and looks at the nostalgia of small towns and local living (eating, shopping, etc.)—and asks how does it work what lessons can we learn from it.
Download or read book Old Glory written by Jonathan Raban and published by . This book was released on 2018-05 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Jonathan Raban is one of the world's greatest living travel writers.' William Dalrymple 'The best book of travel ever written by an Englishman about the United States' Jan Morris, Independent Navigating the Mississippi River from Minneapolis to New Orleans, Raban opens himself to experience the river in all her turbulent and unpredictable old glory. Going wherever the current takes him, he joins a coon-hunt in Savana, falls for a girl in St Louis, worships with black Baptists in Memphis, hangs out with the housewives of Pemiscot and the hog-king of Dubuque. Through tears of laughter, we are led into the heartland of America - with its hunger and hospitality, its inventive energy and its charming lethargy - and come to know something of its soul. The journey is as much the story of Raban as it is of the Mississippi. Navigating the dangerous, ever-changing waters in an unsuitably fragile aluminium skiff, he immerses himself with an irresistible emotional intensity as he tries to give shape to the river and the story - finding himself by turns vulnerable, curious, angry and, like all of us, sometimes foolishly in love.
Download or read book Riverman written by Ben McGrath and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This quietly profound book belongs on the shelf next to Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild.” —The New York Times The riveting true story of Dick Conant, an American folk hero who, over the course of more than twenty years, canoed solo thousands of miles of American rivers—and then disappeared near the Outer Banks of North Carolina. This book “contains everything: adventure, mystery, travelogue, and unforgettable characters” (David Grann, best-selling author of Killers of the Flower Moon). For decades, Dick Conant paddled the rivers of America, covering the Mississippi, Yellowstone, Ohio, Hudson, as well as innumerable smaller tributaries. These solo excursions were epic feats of planning, perseverance, and physical courage. At the same time, Conant collected people wherever he went, creating a vast network of friends and acquaintances who would forever remember this brilliant and charming man even after a single meeting. Ben McGrath, a staff writer at The New Yorker, was one of those people. In 2014 he met Conant by chance just north of New York City as Conant paddled down the Hudson, headed for Florida. McGrath wrote a widely read article about their encounter, and when Conant's canoe washed up a few months later, without any sign of his body, McGrath set out to find the people whose lives Conant had touched--to capture a remarkable life lived far outside the staid confines of modern existence. Riverman is a moving portrait of a complex and fascinating man who was as troubled as he was charismatic, who struggled with mental illness and self-doubt, and was ultimately unable to fashion a stable life for himself; who traveled alone and yet thrived on connection and brought countless people together in his wake. It is also a portrait of an America we rarely see: a nation of unconventional characters, small river towns, and long-forgotten waterways.
