{"product_id":"river-horse-across-america-by-boat-paperback","title":"River-Horse: Across America by Boat - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Least Heat Moon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author of \u003cb\u003eBlue Highways\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ePrairyErth\u003c\/b\u003e \"takes us on a lifetime voyage full of imagery, insight and appreciation.\" --\u003cb\u003eCleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his most ambitious journey ever, \u003cb\u003eWilliam Least Heat-Moon\u003c\/b\u003e sets off aboard a small boat named Nikawa (\"river horse\" in Osage) from the Atlantic at New York Harbor in hopes of entering the Pacific near Astoria, Oregon. He and his companion, Pilotis, struggle to cover some 5,000 watery miles, often following in the wakes of our most famous explorers, from \u003cb\u003eHenry Hudson\u003c\/b\u003e to Lewis and Clark. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEn route, the voyagers confront massive floods, dangerous weather, and their own doubts about whether they can complete the trip. But the hard days yield incomparable pleasures: generous strangers, landscapes untouched since Sacajawea saw them, riverscapes flowing with a lively past, and the growing belief that efforts to protect our lands and waters are beginning to pay off. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeeming with humanity, humor, and high adventure, \u003cb\u003eRiver-Horse\u003c\/b\u003e is an unsentimental and original arteriogram of our nation at the millennium.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Least Heat-Moon\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the classics \u003cb\u003eBlue Highways\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ePrairyErth\u003c\/b\u003e. He lives near the Missouri River outside Columbia, Missouri, where he is casting about for his next adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e River-Horse: The Logbook of a Boat Across America\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 33\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53337151275373,"sku":"9780140298604","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/QgGseV4yG39780140298604.webp?v=1778926396","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/river-horse-across-america-by-boat-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}