Description |
ix, 256 pages ; 23 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-256). |
Contents |
Rivers and the river -- Dimensions -- Mountains and wild -- My land, your land -- The maturity of idols -- Tenting tonight -- Quiet is the word -- Where the wild things were -- The country behind -- Portals -- Cogs and wheels -- Pink flamingos -- The gospel of Dean Wormer -- Borders -- The gravity of Greeks -- The shadow -- Still, still water -- O Hudson -- Red/blue -- Imaginarium -- Into the wild frontier -- Conjugal -- Purging Strangelove -- The wolf -- Such high zest -- The wide water -- Loomings. |
Summary |
A two-week canoe trip down the Hudson offers an opportunity to reflect on America's past, present, and uncertain future. |
Subject |
Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) -- Description and travel.
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Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.) -- Description and travel.
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Freeman, Mike, 1968- -- Travel -- Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)
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ISBN |
9781438439457 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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1438439458 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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