River-Horse: Across America by Boat: Amazon.de: William Least Heat-Moon: Englische Bücher

Taschenbuch: 528 Seiten
Verlag: Penguin (Non-Classics); Auflage: Reprint (1. April 2001)
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN-10: 0140298606
ISBN-13: 978-0140298604
Gr��e und/oder Gewicht: 21,3 x 14,1 x 3 cm

Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 3.6 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (46 Kundenrezensionen)

Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 431.333 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)

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Since hitting the American roads in Blue Highways nearly 20 years ago, William Least Heat-Moon has been following another calling--to traverse America by its rivers. "I wanted to see those secret parts hidden from road travelers," he writes. And from the waterways of his 5,000-mile voyage, Least Heat-Moon shares a sharp and stirring vision of America. Filling a small bottle with brine from the Atlantic Ocean, Least Heat-Moon and his wise companion, whom he calls "Pilotis," start up the Hudson River in a 22-foot C-Dory that Least Heat-Moon has named Nikawa--from the Osage words ni for river and kawa for horse. The voyage--from New York harbor to the Pacific Ocean--packs surprises, wisdom, regrets, mishaps, candor, and conversations that readers who savored Blue Highways and PrairyErth will delight in.

The impetus for River Horse is one of intrigue--less urgent than the departure in Blue Highways--and the narrative possesses a captivating pull as it courses westward through the strongest currents and pauses in the back eddies of contemporary American life. Least Heat-Moon is in his element. Written in short thematic chapters, River Horse plies canals, greets the Missouri's many moods, and challenges chaotic waves. Indeed, the turbulent and placid waters of America flow throughout this well-told story. When Nikawa finally reaches the Pacific Ocean, Least Heat-Moon has discovered a new America in the country he knows so well. He ponders the command that rivers hold on him and celebrates the national treasures that they are. Exceeding 500 pages, River Horse may be a long journey, but when traveling by rivers, America is a larger country. A triumphant book all the way to the salty Pacific. --Byron Ricks -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verf�gbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.

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In the nineteenth century, America's waterways were its superhighways, the main routes of travel and commerce linking the territories and states of a country rapidly expanding across a continent. In 1995, veteran travel writer William Least Heat-Moon (aka William Trogdon) climbed aboard a 22-foot motorboat, with minimal equipment and provisions, and set out to retrace those historic travel routes across the U.S. interior. Heat-Moon made his unique voyage in under a year, traveling 5,000 miles and meeting dozens of Americans who still live their lives on or near the rivers. Heat-Moon has alchemized his log from that trip into a monumental travel book. In the constant company of his companion (actually a series of companions) known only by the pseudonym "Pilotis" ("my Pylades, my Pythia, my Pytheas"), Heat-Moon records storms, floods, mishaps, wildlife, scenic beauty, hilarity, and philosophic musings. His prose is straightforward and folksy, reminiscent of Twain and Melville. His journey becomes a living history of the U.S. as the well-read author refers to numerous historical events that took place along his route, quoting at length from other writers and adventurers who preceded him. At more than 500 pages, his epic does seem to run long, but the book is composed of self-containing chapters and can be read selectively. There is a timeless quality to Heat-Moon's stories, all remarkably spellbinding and enchanting. An excellent book. Ted Leventhal -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verf�gbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.

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FOR ABOUT HALF A LEAGUE after we came out of the little harbor on Newark Bay at Elizabeth, New Jersey - with its strewn alleys and broken buildings, its pervading aura of collapse, where the mayor himself had met us at the dock and stood before a podium his staff fetched up for him to set his speech on, words to launch us on that Earth Day across the continent as he reminded us of history here, of George Washington on nearly the same date being rowed across to New York City on the last leg of his inaugural journey - and for the half league down the Kill Van Kull (there Henry Hudson lost a sailor to an arrow through the neck), we had to lay in behind a rusting Norwegian freighter heading out to sea with so little cargo that her massive props were no more than half in the water and slapping up a thunderous wake and thrashing such a roil it sent our little teakettle of a boat rolling fore and aft. Lesen Sie die erste Seite

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Least-Moon Does It Again 6. Januar 2000

Von Jack Beaver

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Does it again, outstanding book by the author of Blue Highways, excellent wordsmith, takes a rather dull trip and makes it interesting. Could have been a little more technical for us boat people and his refferences to the Lewis-Clark journals were a little out of sync. This book is so much better than PrairyErth, and close to Highways. I could recommend to anybody and it will become an American classic. Will be looking forward to his next one.

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Heat-Moon is the best! 22. Juli 2000

Von Jon-Paul Brown

Format:Gebundene Ausgabe

The first time I read Blue Highways, it took my breath away. Every time I thought about it, I could see everywhere he went and I thought of the people he met like I met them myself. I was so relieved when River Horse came out that we could get some more of this wonderful authorship! Heat-Moon doesn't make as many stops on this trip to meet the locals (though he does make a few). But his travelling friend, Pilotis, well makes up for that. This is an awe-inspiring book about a man realizing a life-long goal of crossing the country only on water. His wisdom and wit alone makes it a great read. I do feel like he is keeping us a little away from the intimacy in the breakup of his marriage, but who wouldn't be? This isn't a story about his home life, but his life where he belongs, out in the free. Everything about this book is wonderful.

Vicariously Sailing the Ikawa 17. Juli 2000

Von Regina K. Roman

For those who love a journey rich in details about landscapes visited, people met, difficulties resolved through chance, and sailing challenges surmounted, this is the book for you! I was raised in Ohio, so greatly enjoyed this opportunity to visit again towns along Lake Erie and the Ohio River. The author, also the captain of the Ikawa, a small, flat-bottomed boat, sails East to West across America, and while doing so, documents his voyage with honesty and humor.

Awful Awful Awful

This is one of the worst books I ever read. I hope the author would consider another vocation. May I suggest sleep therapy. Lesen Sie weiter...

Am 29. Juni 2000 ver�ffentlicht

River travel

It was interesting. However the author kept sticking in political views that showed he was entirely lacking in knowledge of the how and why politically. Lesen Sie weiter...

Am 22. Juni 2000 ver�ffentlicht

Pretension Aplenty

WLHM had a great idea; to recycle Blue Highways, this time on a boat. However, what made Blue Highways a wonderful read was not the highway or even the van - but the people he... Lesen Sie weiter...

Ver�ffentlicht am 19. Juni 2000 von Harold Davidow

The real Blue Highways of America come to life

As a Kansan, rivers have played relatively little role in my life, although I have enjoyed the occasional canoe trip down the Cottonwood and the K-State/KU canoe race on the Kaw. Lesen Sie weiter...

Ver�ffentlicht am 4. Juni 2000 von D. McDiffett

From Sea to Shining Sea..a Chronicle of our Waterways

One of my favorite books to read and savor again and again has been Blue Highways, so I was delighted to hear that Least Heat Moon was "in the saddle again" on River... Lesen Sie weiter...

Am 16. Mai 2000 ver�ffentlicht

Across America by Boat, Canoe and White Water Raft

William Least Heat-Most takes you with him and his friend "Pilotis" (a pseudonym) on his modern day adventure across America by boat (and by canoe and white water raft,... Lesen Sie weiter...

Ver�ffentlicht am 3. Mai 2000 von Lawrence M. Monat

Much ado, but ultimately not too much

An acquaintence recommended "River Horse" in such extravagant terms, that I was tempted to buy it. Lesen Sie weiter...

Ver�ffentlicht am 1. Mai 2000 von Jerome A. Schroeder

The Emperor Would've Been Right This Time.

Remember in "Amadeus" when the Emperor tells Mozart, "Too many notes."? The Emperor, of course, was wrong. Lesen Sie weiter...

Ver�ffentlicht am 8. April 2000 von E. Kohen

Lighten up!

That's exactly what the detractors of "Moon's" latest odyssey should do. This is exactly what Moon seems to be doing in this book, lightening up in his own, personal... Lesen Sie weiter...

Ver�ffentlicht am 23. M�rz 2000 von "robinrh"

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