Life on the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure
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- Create Date：2022-07-31 10:19:43
- Update Date：2025-09-09
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- Author：Rinker Buck
- ISBN：B09JPHNCVX
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Reviews
Quinn
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Combine adventure and travel with an insatiable interest in history and it will produce Rinker Bunk’s latest book， Life on the Mississippi。 Rinker Buck has a distaste for boredom and a curiosity about flatboats。 The solution， of course， is to help build a flatboat and take it on a journey from the Ohio River to the Mississippi on down to New Orleans。 Along the way， we are treated to a cornucopia of history related to the rivers and their contributions to the American economy。 Stops along the riv Combine adventure and travel with an insatiable interest in history and it will produce Rinker Bunk’s latest book， Life on the Mississippi。 Rinker Buck has a distaste for boredom and a curiosity about flatboats。 The solution， of course， is to help build a flatboat and take it on a journey from the Ohio River to the Mississippi on down to New Orleans。 Along the way， we are treated to a cornucopia of history related to the rivers and their contributions to the American economy。 Stops along the rivers add local color from the people who call these riverfronts home。Much of the book consists of Buck’s challenges in navigating these mighty rivers while avoiding the numerous tugs and barges。 His exhilaration is palpable， bringing us as close as possible to the feeling of undertaking such a journey ourselves。 It is a trip of a lifetime。 。。。more
Francie
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I received an advanced reader's copy of this book in exchange for my review。 And it appears I am not the target audience。 In order to find this riveting reading you need to have a knowledge of and be interested in the technical details of floating a boat down a busy river。 The number of descriptions of tactics taken to avoid a string of barges on the river was about all but one too many for the average recreational reader。 I found the passages sharing the history of the towns along the way， and I received an advanced reader's copy of this book in exchange for my review。 And it appears I am not the target audience。 In order to find this riveting reading you need to have a knowledge of and be interested in the technical details of floating a boat down a busy river。 The number of descriptions of tactics taken to avoid a string of barges on the river was about all but one too many for the average recreational reader。 I found the passages sharing the history of the towns along the way， and the information about the slave trade 'down-the-river' as well as the native American Trail of Tears experiences the best parts of the book。 Also Rinker Buck's interactions with his different crew members。 As some one who hasn't read a ton of travel literature， but has enjoyed most of what I have read， I was disappointed that I didn't enjoy this more。 。。。more
David V。
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Received as an ARC via my employer Barnes & Noble。 Started 7-6-22。 Finished 7-11-22。 I had to curtail my reading during the several days that my wife was in the hospital， but this is the kind of story that could be read in a much shorter time because it's that interesting。 I was also curious about whether my small hometown would be mentioned， and it was --8 times--in a space of 60 pages。 It tells not only the planning， construction， and actual journey from just south of Pittsburgh to New Orleans Received as an ARC via my employer Barnes & Noble。 Started 7-6-22。 Finished 7-11-22。 I had to curtail my reading during the several days that my wife was in the hospital， but this is the kind of story that could be read in a much shorter time because it's that interesting。 I was also curious about whether my small hometown would be mentioned， and it was --8 times--in a space of 60 pages。 It tells not only the planning， construction， and actual journey from just south of Pittsburgh to New Orleans on a flatboat but gives a fascinating history of America's expansion west via the inland waterways--a history I was never taught in school。 This included the removal of indigenous tribes from those lands and the moving of slaves from the East Coast to the deep South--truly awful actions in our early history。 These need to be taught so a complete history of our country can be understood。 Mr。 Bucks' adventure is full of learning new skills， danger， friendships， lots of laughs， the kindness of strangers， and dispelling of river myths。 Would make a wonderful documentary。 。。。more
Susan Keller
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