Mississippi Solo: A River Quest
by Eddy Harris
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Since the publication of his first book, Mississippi Solo, Eddy L. Harris has been praised for his travel writing. In this exciting reissue of his classic travelogue, readers will come to treasure the rich insightful prose that is as textured as the Mississippi River itself. They will be taken by the hand by an adventurer whose lifelong dream is to canoe the length of this mighty river, from Minnesota to New Orleans. The trip's dangers were legion for a Black man traveling alone, paddling show more from "where there ain't no black folks to where they still don't like us much." Barge waives loom large, wild dogs roam the wooded shores, and, in the Arkansas dusk, two shotgun-toting bigots nearly bring the author's dream to a bloody end. Sustaining him through the hard weeks of paddling were the hundreds of people who reached out to share a small piece of his challenge. Mississippi Solo is a big, rollicking, brilliant book, a wonderful piece of American adventure, and an unforgettable story of a man testing his own limits. show lessTags
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This is a great read! You experience everything Mr. Harris does as he takes you in the canoe with him. His book is well written and he ranks with the great writers I've collected.
I started documenting the Mississippi River with a large format camera in 1988 after college graduation. I found this book a year into my project and took it along on some of my trips to read as a companion guide. Really enjoyed the entire book.
I loved this book. You should read it.
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- Canonical title*
- Mississippi Solo
- Original title
- Mississippi Solo
- Original publication date
- 1988
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- Genres
- Travel, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, Sports and Leisure, Science & Nature
- DDC/MDS
- 917.704 — History & geography Geography & travel Geography of and travel in North America Midwestern U.S. Travel
- LCC
- F355 .H37 — Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin America United States local history Mississippi River and Valley. Middle West
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- Languages
- 5 — Dutch, English, French, German, Italian
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
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