Summary of Rinker Buck's Life on the Mississippi

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 I spent a year building a wooden flatboat and sailing it down the Mississippi to New Orleans. I was fascinated by the history of America’s westward expansion and the economic woes of America following the American Revolution. I was entranced by the idea of sailing down the Mississippi River. #2 Yoder built a wooden flatboat and sailed it down the Mississippi to New Orleans. He then bought a cargo of beaver pel