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Life on the Mississippi : an epic American adventure / Rinker Buck.

Buck, Rinker, 1950- (author.).

Summary:
"The eagerly awaited return of master American storyteller Rinker Buck, Life on the Mississippi is an epic, enchanting blend of history and adventure in which Buck builds a wooden flatboat from the grand "flatboat era" of the 1800s and sails it down the Mississippi River, illuminating the forgotten past of America's first western frontier"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781501106378
  • Physical Description: 397 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Avid Reader Press, 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Subject: Buck, Rinker, 1950- > Travel > Mississippi River.
Flatboats > Mississippi River > History.
Mississippi River > Description and travel.
Mississippi River > History.
Mississippi River > Travel.

Available copies

  • 37 of 39 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 39 total copies.
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Albright Memorial Library 917.704 BUCK (Text) 50686016212024 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library 917.704 BUC (Text) 37268003149622 AHMFL Adult Non-Fiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library 917.70434 BUC (Text) 33240005146082 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Annie Halenbake Ross Library 917.7 Buc (Text)
Memorial: In Remembrance of Betty Witt by Bob & Cissy Larsen.
00155992 ADULT Non-Fiction Available -
Bangor Public Library 977 BUC (Text) 75011000378536 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Cambria County Library 917.704 B922l (Text) 85131001838466 CACM Non-Fiction Available -
Carroll Valley Library 917.704 BUCK (Text)
Endowment: Vesta Barrouk Named Endowment, 2022
35740635866155 Nonfiction Available -
Dalton Community Library 917.7 BUCK (Text) 50689090008185 Browsing Available -
Dillsburg Area Public Library Adults 917.7 BUC Nonfiction (Text) 34001001421336 Adult Area Available -
Dover Area Community Library Adults 917.7 BUC Nonfiction (Text) 34217000855007 Adult Area Checked Out 05/09/2024

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