Rock Me on the Water: a Life on the Loose

Stated first edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine and gilt design on cover. Boards are in fine condition. Glossy red pictorial dust jacket with white lettering on cover and spine. Jacket is in near fine condition with a touch of creasing to edges. Tight binding and clean interior. Housed in a brown cloth slipcase with gilt lettering and design. Slipcase is in fine condition. Features a foreword by David Brower. Includes illustrations by the author as well as photos in both color and black-and-white throughout. This poignant and reflective book recounts a tragic trip down Desolation Canyon on the Green River. Author Derrick Jensen wrote, "Part memoir, part nature writing, part philosophy, and part political polemic, ‘Rock Me on the Water’ transcends each of these categories to become a trek through sorrow, pain, beauty, joy and redemption. " Terry Tempest Williams praised Russell’s "raw, honest voice" and noted that "his explorations on the page become an open door to the beauty of one wild heart. "; B&W and Color Photographs & Illustrations; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 242 pp; Signed by Author.…