| The Gift of Rivers: True Stories of Life on the Water Contributor(s): Michael, Pamela (Editor), Hass, Robert (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1885211422 ISBN-13: 9781885211422 Publisher: Travelers' Tales OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2000 Annotation: From white-knuckle rafting rides to fishing stories to eco-essays, this collection of true stories by such writers as Barry Lopez and Gabriel Garcia Marquez explores the historical, practical, and spiritual significance of rivers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Essays & Travelogues - Nature | Ecosystems & Habitats - Rivers - Nature | Essays |
| Dewey: 910.916 |
| LCCN: 00020272 |
| Series: Travelers' Tales Guides |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 5.17" W x 7.89" (0.84 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Rushing, rolling, flowing rivers provide the ultimate metaphor for movement. They carve borders, create livelihoods, provoke adventure, and offer healing. From white-knuckle rafting rides to fishing stories to eco-essays, this collection by top authors explores the historical, practical, and spiritual significance of rivers. Contributors to The Gift of Rivers include Isabel Allende, Barry Lopez, Wendell Berry, Jan Morris, William Least Heat-Moon, Richard Bangs, Simon Winchester, and many other distinguished and emerging voices all celebrating rivers, literally and symbolically. A thoughtful introduction by former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Hass describes the way in which rivers have fueled the imagination and spawned cultures since the beginning of time." |