River-horse: A Voyage Across America
Author: William Least Heat-Moon
In his most ambitious journey ever, Heat-Moon and his companion set off aboard a small boat from the Atlantic at New York harbour in hopes of entering the Pacific near Astoria. Covering some 5000 watery miles, more than any other river traveller has ever managed, this is a portrait of America at the edge of the millennium,….Read More
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