River of Mountains: A Canoe Journey Down the Hudson - Paperback
by Peter Laurie
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Syracuse University PressISBN-13:9780815603160ISBN-10:815603169UPC:9780815603160Book Category:Nature, Sports & Recreation, TravelBook Subcategory:Ecosystems & Habitats, Water Sports, United StatesBook Topic:Rivers, Canoeing, NortheastSize:9.03 x 6.04 x 0.85 inchesWeight:1.0803Product ID:SC30NJBR7J
River of Mountains: A Canoe Journey Down the Hudson
Lourie completed his trip. It took him three weeks and marked the first time anyone has traveled from the source of the Hudson to the mouth in a single vessel. The Hudson proved to be a very changeable river. It includes seven locks and nine power dams. The northern half is a true river with strong current, but the lower half is tidal, a sunken river from the days of glaciers. In its first 165...
Series: New York State
Language:EnglishPublisher:Syracuse University PressISBN-13:9780815603160ISBN-10:815603169UPC:9780815603160Book Category:Nature, Sports & Recreation, TravelBook Subcategory:Ecosystems & Habitats, Water Sports, United StatesBook Topic:Rivers, Canoeing, NortheastSize:9.03 x 6.04 x 0.85 inchesWeight:1.0803Product ID:SC30NJBR7J
Peter Lourie has written books about his journeys on many rivers, from the Amazon and the Everglades to the Yukon and the Missouri. His most recent book is Erie Canal: Canoeing America's Great Waterway, describing a 500-mile paddle from Lake Erie to his home in Middlebury, Vermont. He has taught creative writing at Columbia University, the University of Vermont, and Middlebury College, and he is...
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
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