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Mississippi Solo: A River Quest
The true account of a young black man's journey in quest of a lifelong dream to canoe the length of the Mississippi River. "I hope Mississippi Solo goes forth to encourage young Americans to . . . have an encounter with something real, as Eddy Harris did with the Mississippi River."--William Least Heat Moon
Book Details
- Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
- Publish Date: Sep 15th, 1998
- Pages: 256
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.40in - 5.50in - 0.80in - 0.75lb
- EAN: 9780805059038
- Categories: • Essays & Travelogues• United States - Midwest - General• Cultural & Ethnic Studies - American - African American & Bl
About the Author
Eddy L. Harris is the author of three critically acclaimed books, Native Stranger, South of Haunted Dreams, and Still Life in Harlem, a New York Times Book Review notable book of 1997. A graduate of Stanford University, he teaches at Washington University in Missouri.
Praise for this book
"A wonderful book--and a highly original contribution to the literature of travel." --Paul Theroux"
"In his mastery of language, glinting irony, poetic prose, and uncanny powers of observation, Eddy L. Harris is the equal of Paul Theroux and Bruce Chatwin." --Publishers Weekly
