Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 156 Pages. Author's five-line inscription on the half- title page. No other marks or stamps to this tight bright book with flawless interior text pages. Ed Wright, a retired Albuquerque businessman, relates, in an interesting and easy-to-read fashion, the incredible story of his trip down the entire length of the Mississippi River. The story begins at Lake Itasca, Minnesota, the headwaters of the Mississippi, and ends 2322 miles later at the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Over two-thirds of this mileage was traversed in a sixteen-foot canoe with the balance by paddlewheeled steamboat and fishing boat. Read how the Mississippi begins, ankle deep and a few steps wide, and ends a meandering giant carrying the drainage from forty-one percent of the United States. Thrill to the wildlife, the giant barges, the locks and dams, the dangerous whirlpools, a real-life steamboat and the final day's race to the Gulf. Meet the people and learn the history of the towns and cities that you will go through, all comprising a slice of Americana unique in its heritage. There is no other Father of Waters. Contents in 19 Chapters: Introduction, North to Bemidji, More Minnesota North Country, Logs Bugs and Steamboats, Sort of South To Minneapolis, Minneapolis and a Whole New River, The Great Flood Subsides, The Adventure Continues, Pleasure Boats - A Clear and Present Danger, Missouri Off The Starboard Bow, Tom Sawyer Country, St. Louis and a Whole New River, Headin' For Cairo, The Lower Mississippi - Things Ain't The Same, Surviving The Channel, Capsized, Steamboating, Paddling On Downriver, New Orleans, and On To The Gulf. Plus Reflections. Inscribed By the Author. Seller Inventory # 18279

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The Great River Caper : Down the Mississippi Head to Toe [SIGNED]

Wright, Edward

Published by Ageless Adventures, Albuquerque, NM, 1999

ISBN 10: 0963602314 ISBN 13: 9780963602312

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Seller: BASEMENT BOOKS, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.

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Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition (stated). First Edition stated, First Printing. Trade PB in photo wraps. Near Fine w/scuffed heel, else As New and unread. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. 136pp; illustrated in photos. 156 p. Inscribed and SIGNED By Author. Book. Seller Inventory # 045550

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