Life on the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure
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- Author：Rinker Buck
- ISBN：1797141368
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Reviews
Shoshana
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A few years ago I read a book by a man called Rinker Buck where he followed the Oregon Trail in a covered wagon。 I enjoyed it very much， and from time to time I wondered what he was up to now。 It seems he has been going down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers in a flatboat！ This is a terrific book， full of hair-raising adventures and very near misses。 I loved it， even while holding my breath， which I did a lot。 Buck writes in a beguiling style， and I hated to put it down。 Now I have to wonder， what A few years ago I read a book by a man called Rinker Buck where he followed the Oregon Trail in a covered wagon。 I enjoyed it very much， and from time to time I wondered what he was up to now。 It seems he has been going down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers in a flatboat！ This is a terrific book， full of hair-raising adventures and very near misses。 I loved it， even while holding my breath， which I did a lot。 Buck writes in a beguiling style， and I hated to put it down。 Now I have to wonder， what next？Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC。 。。。more
Cassy
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Who recommended this book to me: B&N newsletter， enjoyment of Rinker's wagon adventure， pending more reviews Who recommended this book to me: B&N newsletter， enjoyment of Rinker's wagon adventure， pending more reviews 。。。more
Linda
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Rinker Buck's books always give me wanderlust。 I enjoyed his book about the Oregon Trail so much that I couldn't wait to read Life on the Mississippi。 I also wanted to read it because I lived alongside the Mississippi River for many years and I enjoy reading new things about places I'm familiar with。If you love history， you'll like his descriptions taken from travelers 'journals of the early 1800's。 Much of the history he presents is not the stuff you learned in school。 It's woven together with Rinker Buck's books always give me wanderlust。 I enjoyed his book about the Oregon Trail so much that I couldn't wait to read Life on the Mississippi。 I also wanted to read it because I lived alongside the Mississippi River for many years and I enjoy reading new things about places I'm familiar with。If you love history， you'll like his descriptions taken from travelers 'journals of the early 1800's。 Much of the history he presents is not the stuff you learned in school。 It's woven together with his modern adventure of navigating the most commercially crowded rivers in America。 There are mostly good people along the way， some irritating folks， but the majority are like the ones in the song Proud Mary。 People on the river are happy to give。I missed the little dog， Olive Oil， who went on the Oregon Trail trip。 If the adventure on the river needed anything， it needed a dog--a dog in a life jacket。 By the way， Buck and his crew really needed to take life jackets more seriously。America is a fascinating country。 Life on the Mississippi is a good introduction to the mighty rivers that helped make the US a powerhouse。 Thanks to Netgalley for allowing me to read and review an eARC of Life on the Mississippi。 。。。more
DL Jones
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A little disappointed that this wasn’t a better adventure story。 It focused a lot on avoiding collisions with barges on the highly commercial traveled rivers but never felt like a story that took you on an action packed trip。 I often skipped boring details when the story switched to historical events， which seemed to take up to many pages。 I applaud the author for giving a harsh but true commentary on our shameful history related to slavery and eradicating native Americans from their lands。 I wa A little disappointed that this wasn’t a better adventure story。 It focused a lot on avoiding collisions with barges on the highly commercial traveled rivers but never felt like a story that took you on an action packed trip。 I often skipped boring details when the story switched to historical events， which seemed to take up to many pages。 I applaud the author for giving a harsh but true commentary on our shameful history related to slavery and eradicating native Americans from their lands。 I was however not interested in his modern day political viewpoints。 When I read for pleasure I don’t want to get riled up over politics。 It’s like when a good party gets ruined by some blowhard espousing their extreme viewpoints。 He treaded lightly， but I’d prefer he didn’t tread at all。 。。。more
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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