{"product_id":"river-horse-across-america-by-boat-9780140298604","title":"River-Horse: Across America by Boat","description":"The author of \u003cb\u003eBlue Highways\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ePrairyErth\u003c\/b\u003e \"takes us on a lifetime voyage full of imagery, insight and appreciation.\" --\u003cb\u003eCleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his most ambitious journey ever, \u003cb\u003eWilliam Least Heat-Moon\u003c\/b\u003e 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. He and his companion, Pilotis, struggle to cover some 5,000 watery miles, often following in the wakes of our most famous explorers, from \u003cb\u003eHenry Hudson\u003c\/b\u003e to Lewis and Clark. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEn route, the voyagers confront massive floods, dangerous weather, and their own doubts about whether they can complete the trip. But the hard days yield incomparable pleasures: generous strangers, landscapes untouched since Sacajawea saw them, riverscapes flowing with a lively past, and the growing belief that efforts to protect our lands and waters are beginning to pay off. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeeming with humanity, humor, and high adventure, \u003cb\u003eRiver-Horse\u003c\/b\u003e is an unsentimental and original arteriogram of our nation at the millennium.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-148937\"\u003eWilliam Least Heat Moon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140298604\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0140298606\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRV\"\u003eTravel\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRV025000\"\u003eUnited States | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRV\"\u003eTravel\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRV010000\"\u003eEssays \u0026amp; Travelogues\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Least Heat-Moon\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the classics \u003cb\u003eBlue Highways\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ePrairyErth\u003c\/b\u003e. He lives near the Missouri River outside Columbia, Missouri, where he is casting about for his next adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48459359092973,"sku":"9780140298604","price":25.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_76f463fe-3d2a-40ed-a0a1-ff8dc15a7f0d.jpg?v=1753634506","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/river-horse-across-america-by-boat-9780140298604","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}