Life on the Mississippi

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “Audacious… Life on the Mississippi sparkles.” — The Wall Street Journal * “A rich mix of history, reporting, and personal introspection.” — St. Louis Post-Dispatch * “Both a travelogue and an engaging history lesson about America’s westward expansion.” — The Christian Science Monitor The eagerly awaited return of master American storyteller Rinker Buck, Life on the Mississippi is an epic, enchanting blend of history and adventure in which Buck builds a wooden flatboa