Author: Edward Wright. Published by Ageless Adventures, Albuqeurque, NM., 1995, 1st Edition. SIGNED by the Author. Printed in USA. Very Good Condition SOFTCOVER Book, with minor cover wear, small crease on cover lower-corner and along spine. Clean inside, tight spine. Size: 8.5 x 5.5 inch, 157 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.
