The River and I

In 1908 John Neihardt (1881-1973) and two companions traveled the Missouri River in a twenty-foot canoe, beginning at the headwaters in Montana and ending up at Sioux City, Iowa. The River and I describes their adventures on that wild waterway before it was dammed by the Army Corps of Engineers and points out storied sites along the shore. In sum, Neihardt does for the Missouri what Twain did for the Mississippi.

About the author

Internationally known for Black Elk Speaks (also available as a Bison Book), John G. Neihardt wrote in almost all major genres: fiction, lyric and epic poetry, biography, autobiography, travelogue, literary criticism, and the familiar essay. Timothy G. Anderson is an editor at the New York Times. He is currently conducting research for a biography of John G. Neihardt.

Summary

Written by the author who in 1908 along with two companions traveled the Missouri River in a twenty-foot canoe, beginning at the headwaters in Montana and ending up at Sioux City, Iowa, this book describes their adventures on that wild waterway before it was dammed by the Army Corps of Engineers, and points out storied sites along the shore.

Product details

• Authors: John G Neihardt, John G. Neihardt, John Gneisenau Neihardt
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.1997
• EAN: 9780803283725
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-8372-5
• No. of pages: 325
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 202 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 363 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Historical novels and narratives; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales > World, Arctic, Antarctic; 19. Jahrhundert (1800 bis 1899 n. Chr.), Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Reiseberichte, Reiseliteratur, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, History - U.S., HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General