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River Horse
The Logbook of a Boat Across America
by William Least Heat Moon
ISBN: 0140298606
ISBN-13: 9780140298604
Format: Paperback
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Summary
The Nikawa, or "river horse," is the boat on which William Least Heat-Moon crossed the United States, from New York to Oregon in 1995. This is his third book on his American travels, following the enormously successful BLUE HIGHWAYS, and PRAIRYERTH.
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"At times, the stories are so good and coincidences so convenient that readers may wonder if the author is making them up. But Least Heat-Moon, who lives in Columbia, Mo., is a wonderfully descriptive and digressive writer." -- Bob Minzesheimer
-- USA Today
"It is the finest American book I have read for years....[It] is a love poem to capture the heart of America...." -- Gavin Esler
-- Literary Review
"RIVER-HORSE is a rich account of [his] journey, Heat-Moon proving in equal measure an expert guide, garrulous raconteur and erudite cultural historian….[A] powerful testimon[y] to Americans' lingering affinity for nature in the wilder states of the USA and with those who live within the limits of the land." -- Martin Padget
-- Times Literary Supplement
"Whatever Heat-Moon's passion for maps and the lands they conceal, one will always catch him here courting the language, rolling the evocative place names into musical lists, teasing the reader with rare and endangered words....[He] is at his descriptive best when he is peering neither fore nor aft but over the gunwales into the water that draws him toward the setting sun....[T]here were stretches of water east of the Mississippi where I wished the skipper had slowed down and spent more shore time exploring funky or historic places....Still once the Nikawa gets beyond the 100th meridian...there the writer warms quickly to the legends and the lay of the land." -- John Mitchell
-- Washington Post Book World
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Published date: 2001
Size: 5.5 x 8.5 inches
Weight: 1.05 pounds
Pages: 506
Publisher's Notes
The acclaimed author of Blue Highways and PrairyErth chronicles his journey across America's waterways in his dory Nikawa (River Horse), encountering strange people, hostile cities, and hair-raising dangers. Reprint.
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Heat-Moon, William Least
Penguin (Non-Classics). Trade PaperBack. 0140298606 A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. 2001 Penguin (Non-Classics) Trade PaperBack . Very Good. 2001. ( more information)
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Penguin (Non-Classics), 2001-04-01. Paperback. Good. Softcover, Copr. 2001. In his most ambitious journey ever, William Least Heat-Moon sets off aboard a small boat named Nikawa (river horse in Osage) from the Atlantic at New York Harbor in hopes of entering the Pacific near Astoria, Oregon. Teeming with humanity, humor, and high adventure, River-Horse is an unsentimental and original arteriogram of our nation at the millennium. (From book description.) Book is in good condition; all pages are clean with illustrations, binding is tight, cover has light corner edge wear. Note: Pages are lightly tanned. ( more information)
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Heat-Moon, William Least
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Heat-Moon, William Least
Penguin (Non-Classics). PAPERBACK. 0140298606 ISBN: 0140298606 Trade Paperback, 506 pages. VG. Lite wear, otherwise a Very Nice Copy! Penquin Books, First Penguin Printing, 2001. Travel, Boats & Boating, River Adventure. Editorial Reviews Since hitting the American roads in Blue Highways nearly 20 years ago, William Least Heat-Moon has been following another calling--to traverse America by its rivers. "I wanted to see those secret parts hidden from road travelers," he writes. And from the waterways of his 5,000-mile voyage, Least Heat-Moon shares a sharp and stirring vision of America. Filling a small bottle with brine from the Atlantic Ocean, Least Heat-Moon and his wise companion, whom he calls "Pilotis," start up the Hudson River in a 22-foot C-Dory that Least Heat-Moon has named Nikawa--from the Osage words ni for river and kawa for horse. The voyage--from New York harbor to the Pacific Ocean--packs surprises, wisdom, regrets, mishaps, candor, and conversations that readers who savored Blue Highways and PrairyErth will delight in. The impetus for River Horse is one of intrigue--less urgent than the departure in Blue Highways--and the narrative possesses a captivating pull as it courses westward through the strongest currents and pauses in the back eddies of contemporary American life. Least Heat-Moon is in his element. Written in short thematic chapters, River Horse plies canals, greets the Missouri's many moods, and challenges chaotic waves. Indeed, the turbulent and placid waters of America flow throughout this well-told story. When Nikawa finally reaches the Pacific Ocean, Least Heat-Moon has discovered a new America in the country he knows so well. He ponders the command that rivers hold on him and celebrates the national treasures that they are. Exceeding 500 pages, River Horse may be a long journey, but when traveling by rivers, America is a larger country. A triumphant book all the way to the salty Pacific. --Byron Ricks . Very Good. ( more information)
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Heat-Moon, William Least
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River-Horse: A Voyage Across America [The Logbook of a Boat Across America]
Least Heat Moon, William (William Trogdon)
Penguin Books, 2001. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Good. FIRST PRINTING. Remainder mark on page base, minor shelf wear. Binding tight. "Since hitting the American roads in Blue Highways nearly 20 years ago, William Least Heat-Moon has been following another calling--to traverse America by its rivers. "I wanted to see those secret parts hidden from road travelers," he writes. And from the waterways of his 5,000-mile voyage, Least Heat-Moon shares a sharp and stirring vision of America. Filling a small bottle with brine from the Atlantic Ocean, Least Heat-Moon and his wise companion, whom he calls "Pilotis," start up the Hudson River in a 22-foot C-Dory that Least Heat-Moon has named Nikawa--from the Osage words ni for river and kawa for horse. The voyage--from New York harbor to the Pacific Ocean--packs surprises, wisdom, regrets, mishaps, candor, and conversations that readers who savored Blue Highways and PrairyErth will delight in. The impetus for River Horse is one of intrigue--less urgent than the departure in Blue Highways--and the narrative possesses a captivating pull as it courses westward through the strongest currents and pauses in the back eddies of contemporary American life. Least Heat-Moon is in his element. Written in short thematic chapters, River Horse plies canals, greets the Missouri's many moods, and challenges chaotic waves. Indeed, the turbulent and placid waters of America flow throughout this well-told story. When Nikawa finally reaches the Pacific Ocean, Least Heat-Moon has discovered a new America in the country he knows so well. He ponders the command that rivers hold on him and celebrates the national treasures that they are. Exceeding 500 pages, River Horse may be a long journey, but when traveling by rivers, America is a larger country. A triumphant book all the way to the salty Pacific." ( more information)
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Heat Moon, William Least
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Heat-Moon, William Least
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Heat-Moon, William Least
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Heat-Moon, William Least
Toronto, ON, Canada: Penguin Books Canada, Limited, 2001 pp.506. Setting off on a small boat from the Atlantic at New York Harbor in hopes of entering the Pacific near Astoria, Oregon the author struggles to cover some 5000 watery miles often in the wakes of former explorers from Henry Hudson to Lewis and Clark. clean tight copy with slight edgewear.. Soft Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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Heat-Moon, William Least
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William Least Heat-Moon
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William Least Heat Moon
Penguin Group USA, 2001. Reprint Edition. Softcover. Brand New. 8.50 x 5.50 x 1.00. Brand new. Never read or owned. May have a remainder mark. 16.8 oz. The Nikawa, or river horse, is the boat on which William Least Heat-Moon crossed the United States, from New York to Oregon in 1995. This is his third book on his American travels, following the enormously successful BLUE HIGHWAYS, and PRAIRYERTH. Whatever Heat-Moon's passion for maps and the lands they conceal, one will always catch him here courting the language, rolling the evocative place names into musical lists, teasing the reader with rare and endangered words....[He] is at his descriptive best when he is peering neither fore nor aft but over the gunwales into the water that draws him toward the setting sun....[T]here were stretches of water east of the Mississippi where I wished the skipper had slowed down and spent more shore time exploring funky or historic places....Still once the Nikawa gets beyond the 100th meridian...there the writer warms quickly to the legends and the lay of the land. -- Washington Post Book World - John Mitchell (11/07/1999) -- At times, the stories are so good and coincidences so convenient that readers may wonder if the author is making them up. But Least Heat-Moon, who lives in Columbia, Mo., is a wonderfully descriptive and digressive writer. -- USA Today - Bob Minzesheimer (12/02/1999) -- It is the finest American book I have read for years....[It] is a love poem to capture the heart of America.... -- Literary Review - Gavin Esler (03/20/2000) -- RIVER-HORSE is a rich account of [his] journey, Heat-Moon proving in equal measure an expert guide, garrulous raconteur and erudite cultural historian .[A] powerful testimon[y] to Americans' lingering affinity for nature in the wilder states of the USA and with those who live within the limits of the land. -- Times Literary Supplement - Martin Padget (06/09/2000). " . ( more information)
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Heat-Moon, William Least (Pseudonym of William Trogdon)
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Heat-Moon, William Least (Pseudonym of William Trogdon)
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