Rivers Revealed
Rediscovering America's Waterways
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2007
Indiana University Press (Verlag)
978-0-253-34813-5 (ISBN)
Indiana University Press (Verlag)
978-0-253-34813-5 (ISBN)
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Combines the author's love of America's waterways with practical and historic information gathered from his three decades as a professional riverlorian for the Delta Queen Steamboat Company in New Orleans. A book for all who love Mark Twain, these river adventures will entertain the landlubber and engage the boating enthusiast.
Written in an engaging, conversational style, "Rivers Revealed" combines the author's lifelong love of America's waterways with practical and historic information gathered from his three decades as a professional riverlorian for the Delta Queen Steamboat Company in New Orleans. A modern-day Huck Finn, Jerry Hay spins yarns laced with personal anecdotes on such topics as navigating 500 miles of the Wabash River, the trials and tribulations of building a sternwheeler, "reading" the river, how to plan your own river adventure, a hair-raising but humorous river rescue, an unforgettable goose named Gilligan, the language of the rivers and riverboats, early to present-day river navigation, and much, much more. A book for all who love Mark Twain, these river adventures will entertain the landlubber and engage the boating enthusiast.
Written in an engaging, conversational style, "Rivers Revealed" combines the author's lifelong love of America's waterways with practical and historic information gathered from his three decades as a professional riverlorian for the Delta Queen Steamboat Company in New Orleans. A modern-day Huck Finn, Jerry Hay spins yarns laced with personal anecdotes on such topics as navigating 500 miles of the Wabash River, the trials and tribulations of building a sternwheeler, "reading" the river, how to plan your own river adventure, a hair-raising but humorous river rescue, an unforgettable goose named Gilligan, the language of the rivers and riverboats, early to present-day river navigation, and much, much more. A book for all who love Mark Twain, these river adventures will entertain the landlubber and engage the boating enthusiast.
Jerry M. Hay has appeared in documentaries on American rivers for PBS, National Geographic, and the History Channel. The author of numerous books on American rivers, Hay lives in Floyds Knobs, Indiana, when he is not on the boats.
1. Boy in a Johnboat; 2. Wabash 500; 3. Wabash Queen; 4. Reading the River; 5. River Guide Books; 6. Gilligan Goose; 7. Rescue from a Dock; 8. Great Duck Race; 9. Anatomy of a River; 10. Language of the Rivers; 11. Nine Days on a Towboat; 12. Navigable River Know-How; 13. Bizarre River Experiences; 14. Evolution of Riverboats; 15. Restless River; 16. Steamboat Passengers; 17. Ghost of Mary Greene; 18. River Royalty; 19. Top Ten River Towns; 20. Canoeing Misadventures; 21. Grand Excursion 2004; 22. Potpourri
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 31.5.2007 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Quarry Books |
| Zusatzinfo | 50 b&w photos |
| Verlagsort | Bloomington, IN |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 667 g |
| Themenwelt | Reiseführer ► Nord- / Mittelamerika ► USA |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Hydrologie / Ozeanografie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-253-34813-7 / 0253348137 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-253-34813-5 / 9780253348135 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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