Explorers of the Mississippi - Softcover
The Mississippi River has intrigued the footloose for centuries. Here, for the first time in paperback, are briskly told biographies of the chief protagonists in the drama, with Old Man River as the constant and invincible antagonist. From conquistadors to nineteenth-century gentlemen explorers, Severin depicts the disasters and adventures of familiar, but often misunderstood, figures in American history, as well as the chicanery of others, less well known, who used the river for their own purposes.
"A first-rate piece of work, rich in period and personality. Severin considers the true elucidators of the river-Joliet, Marquette, La Salle, and Henry de Tonti-plus a smattering of frauds and dilettantes, among whom he includes Lieutenant Zebulon Pike." New Yorker
" Traveling side by side with each of his intrepid voyagers, Severin will make every armchair Huck Finn yearn to sign up for the next trip." New York Times Book Review
Historian Timothy Severin has made a career of retracing and writing about epic voyages. His myriad adventures include canoeing the Mississippi River from beginning to end, sailing in St. Brendan the Navigator's path across the Atlantic Ocean, and journeying on horseback in Mongolia in search of Gheghis Khan's heritage. He lives in Ireland
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A first-rate piece of work. -- New Yorker
Severin will make every armchair Huck Finn yearn to sign up for the next trip. -- New York Times Book Review
Severin will make every armchair Huck Finn yearn to sign up for the next trip. -- New York Times Book Review
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- PublisherRoutledge & Kegan Paul PLC
- Publication date1970
- ISBN 10 0710068417
- ISBN 13 9780710068415
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages288
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