{"product_id":"river-horse-across-america-by-boat-9780140298604","title":"River-Horse: Across America by Boat","description":"The 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\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140298604\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e76251 \/ River-Horse: The Logbook of a Boat Across America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.2 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 33\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"William Least Heat Moon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44413642309813,"sku":"9780140298604","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e0248e18-a3b0-4ea4-b616-3b5200fc5bca.jpg?v=1720538089","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/river-horse-across-america-by-boat-9780140298604","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}