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River-Horse: The Logbook of a Boat Across America

Categorie	Engels
Boeknummer	#417954-XL39
Titel	River-Horse: The Logbook of a Boat Across America
Auteur	Heat-Moon, William Least
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	London : Harvill Secker
Jaar van uitgave	2000
ISBN10	0436205300
ISBN13	9780436205309
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original black boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated endpapers, some illustrations in b/w, small maps, 8vo.
Samenvatting	The author sets off aboard a small boat called Nikawa ("river-horse" in Osage) from the Atlantic at New York harbour in hopes of entering the Pacific near Astoria, Oregon. He and his companion, Pilotis, struggle to cover 5000 watery miles often following in the wakes of the great explorers from, Henry Hudson to Lewis and Clark. En route, the voyagers confront massive floods, submerged rocks, dangerous weather and their own doubts about whether they can complete the trip. But the hard days yield up incomparable pleasures: strangers generous with help and eccentric tales; landscapes unchanged since Sacagawea saw them; riverscapes flowing with a lively past; and the growing belief that efforts to protect the land and waters are beginning to pay off. Throughout its course, the expedi... (Lees verder)tion enjoys coincidences such as to suggest the intervention of a divine and witty providence. The author offers an unsentimental portrait of America at the edge of the millennium.
Pagina's	506
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 12,50

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