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First edition. |
Description |
255 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 22 cm. |
Summary |
"The riveting story of Dick Conant, an American folk hero who, over the course of more than twenty years, solo canoed thousands of miles of American rivers -- and then in 2016 disappeared off the coast of North Carolina."-- Provided by publisher. |
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Over the course of more than twenty years, Dick Conant solo canoed thousands of miles of American rivers. In 2016 Conant disappeared off the coast of North Carolina; his canoe washed up a few months later, without any sign of his body. McGrath set out to find the people whose lives Conant had touched-- and has created a portrait of a complex man who was as troubled as he was charasmatic. His book is also a portrait of an America we rarely see: a nation of unconventional characters, small river towns, and long-forgotten waterways. -- adapted from jacket |
Subject |
Conant, Richard Perry.
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Canoes and canoeing -- United States.
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Adventure and adventurers -- United States -- Biography.
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Canoeing accidents -- United States.
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SPORTS & RECREATION / General.
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Adventure and adventurers. (OCoLC)fst00797447
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Canoeing accidents. (OCoLC)fst00845877
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Canoes and canoeing. (OCoLC)fst00845880
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Genre/Form |
Biography (DNLM)D019215
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Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Biographies.
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ISBN |
9780451494009 (hardcover) |
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0451494008 (hardcover) |
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9781101973615 (paperback) |
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1101973617 (paperback) |
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9780451494016 (ebook) |
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