The River

Gary Paulsen

ISBN 10: 0440803381 / ISBN 13: 9780440803386

Published by Dell Distributing, 1992

Seller Inventory # 0440803381-4-32778907

Synopsis:

"We want you to do it again."

These words, spoken to Brian Robeson, will change his life. Two years earlier, Brian was stranded alone in the wilderness for fifty-four days with nothing but a small hatchet. Yet he survived. Now the government wants him to do it again -- to go back into the wilderness so that astronauts and the military can learn the survival techniques that kept Brian alive.

This time he won't be alone: Derek Holtzer, a government psychologist, will accompany him to observe and take notes. But during a freak storm, Derek is hit by lightning and falls into a coma. Their radio transmitter is dead. Brian is afraid that Derek will die of dehydration unless he can get him to a doctor. His only hope is to build a raft and try to transport Derek a hundred miles down the river to a trading post -- if the map he has is accurate.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The River
Publisher: Dell Distributing
Publication Date: 1992
Binding: paperback
Condition: Fair