{"product_id":"9780140298604","title":"River-Horse Across America by Boat - Least Heat-Moon, William","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eRiver-Horse Across America by Boat\u003c\/u\u003e by Least Heat-Moon, William\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by Penguin, 2001\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 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\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. En 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. Teeming with humanity, humor, and high adventure, \u003cb\u003eRiver-Horse\u003c\/b\u003e is an unsentimental and original arteriogram of our nation at the millennium.\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eProduct image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin, 2001","offers":[{"title":"River-Horse Across America by Boat \/ Very Good","offer_id":55119858696484,"sku":"9780140298604VG","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9951\/4148\/files\/public_e6888073-93da-4869-9831-9a78c84fbbf4.jpg?v=1781794073","url":"https:\/\/brookingsbooks.com\/products\/9780140298604","provider":"Brookings Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}