{"product_id":"rivers-revealed-rediscovering-americas-waterways-paperback-softback-9780253218759","title":"Rivers Revealed; Rediscovering America's Waterways (Paperback \/ softback) 9780253218759","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRivers Revealed\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eRediscovering America's Waterways\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJerry M. Hay (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253218759\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 31 May 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e328 pages, 50 b\u0026amp;w photos\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 1.5 cm, 0.549 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"River historians, folklorists, and buffs will enjoy and learn from Rivers Revealed: Rediscovering America's Waterways. It can sit on the shelf, ready for reading in long or short installments.Sept. 2008\"—Michael Allen, \u003ci\u003eIndiana Magazine of History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The opening chapters of this book bring visions of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn as Hay describes his early adventures on the river. I found myself longing for adventures of my own. I immediately felt the author's love of the rivers and his desire to share his passion with others.\"—Dan Back, River Historian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in an engaging, conversational style, \u003ci\u003eRivers Revealed \u003c\/i\u003ecombines the author's lifelong love of America's waterways with practical and historic information gathered from his three decades as a professional riverlorian for the Delta Queen Steamboat Company in New Orleans. A modern-day Huck Finn, Jerry Hay spins yarns laced with personal anecdotes on such topics as navigating 500 miles of the Wabash River, the trials and tribulations of building a sternwheeler, \"reading\" the river, how to plan your own river adventure, a hair-raising but humorous river rescue, an unforgettable goose named Gilligan, the language of the rivers and riverboats, early to present-day river navigation, and much, much more. A book for all who love Mark Twain, these river adventures will entertain the landlubber and engage the boating enthusiast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Boy in a Johnboat\u003cbr\u003e 2. Wabash 500\u003cbr\u003e 3. Wabash Queen\u003cbr\u003e 4. Reading the River\u003cbr\u003e 5. River Guide Books\u003cbr\u003e 6. Gilligan Goose\u003cbr\u003e 7. Rescue from a Dock\u003cbr\u003e 8. Great Duck Race\u003cbr\u003e 9. Anatomy of a River\u003cbr\u003e 10. Language of the Rivers\u003cbr\u003e 11. Nine Days on a Towboat\u003cbr\u003e 12. Navigable River Know-How\u003cbr\u003e 13. Bizarre River Experiences\u003cbr\u003e 14. Evolution of Riverboats\u003cbr\u003e 15. Restless River\u003cbr\u003e 16. Steamboat Passengers\u003cbr\u003e 17. Ghost of Mary Greene\u003cbr\u003e 18. River Royalty\u003cbr\u003e 19. Top Ten River Towns\u003cbr\u003e 20. Canoeing Misadventures\u003cbr\u003e 21. Grand Excursion 2004\u003cbr\u003e 22. Potpourri\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Quarry Books","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525858455832,"sku":"9780253218759","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/rivers-revealed-rediscovering-americas-waterways-paperback-softback-9780253218759","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}