Life on the Mississippi an epic American adventure
(Large Print)
Author
Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2022.
Format
Large Print
Edition
Large print edition.
ISBN
9798885782197
Physical Desc
671 pages (large print) : illustrations (black and white), maps, photographs ; 23 cm.
Status
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Orcutt Library - Adult Non-Fiction - Large Print | LP 977 BUCK 2022 | On Shelf |
Village Library - Adult Non-Fiction - Large Print | BIO BUCK, RINKER | On Shelf |
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Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2022.
Edition
Large print edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9798885782197
Notes
General Note
"Published in 2022 by arrangement with Avid Reader Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc."--Title page verso.
Description
A modern-day Huck Finn, Buck casts off down the river accompanied by an eccentric crew of daring shipmates. Over the course of his voyage, Buck steers his fragile wooden craft through narrow channels dominated by massive cargo barges, rescues his first mate gone overboard, sails blindly through fog, clashes with overzealous period reenactors, and much more. In addition, he charts his own geographical and emotional journey while also delivering a richly satisfying work of history that brings to life a lost era. As Buck points out, the inland rivers of the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys were in fact America's first western frontier.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Buck, Rinker, -- 1950- -- Travel -- Mississippi River.
Flatboats -- History.
Flatboats -- Mississippi River -- History.
Large type books.
Mississippi River -- Description and travel.
Mississippi River -- Discovery and exploration.
Mississippi River -- History.
Mississippi River -- Travel.
Travel writing.
Travelers' writings.
Flatboats -- History.
Flatboats -- Mississippi River -- History.
Large type books.
Mississippi River -- Description and travel.
Mississippi River -- Discovery and exploration.
Mississippi River -- History.
Mississippi River -- Travel.
Travel writing.
Travelers' writings.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Buck, R. (2022). Life on the Mississippi: an epic American adventure (Large print edition.). Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Buck, Rinker, 1950-. 2022. Life On the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure. Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Buck, Rinker, 1950-. Life On the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Buck, Rinker. Life On the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure Large print edition., Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2022.
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