Life on the Mississippi : an epic American adventure
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Author
Published
New York : Avid Reader Press, 2022.
Format
Book
Edition
First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
ISBN
9781501106378, 1501106376
Physical Desc
397 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Status
Lawson McGhee Library - Nonfiction - Books
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Lawson McGhee Library - Nonfiction - Books | 977 BUCK | On Shelf |
Bearden Branch Library - Nonfiction - Books | 977 BUCK | Checked Out |
Cedar Bluff Branch Library - Nonfiction - Books | 977 BUCK | On Shelf |
Farragut Branch Library - Nonfiction - Books | 977 BUCK | On Shelf |
Fountain City Branch Library - Nonfiction - Books | 977 BUCK | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Avid Reader Press, 2022.
Edition
First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781501106378, 1501106376
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-384) and index.
Description
This book tells the story of journalist Buck's quest to sail a flatboat 2000 miles down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers from Pittsburgh to New Orleans with a varied crew and many helpers along the way. As the adventurous Buck writes, this four-month journey traced the inland water route often taken in the years between the American Revolution and Civil War. The narrative works as a memoir, a history treatise, and a travel adventure. The author comes to terms with his mother's death on this journey, but he also places his traveling adventures into a broader historical framework of how flatboats epitomized frontier resilience and ingenuity. Simultaneously, he also explores modern politics and culture, reflects on economic realities both past and present, and considers both ugly and uplifting aspects of American history.
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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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