River Horse: Across America by Boat by William Least Heat-Moon

River Horse: Across America by Boat by William Least Heat-Moon (1999)
Moon takes a 5,000 mile journey by a small 22 ft. boat he put in at the Hudson River in New York. He travels the inland rivers he mapped from travelogues of past river travelers. The many rivers Moon travels are amazing to read about knowing that these rivers were traveled and uncharted until Lewis and Clark and other trappers went west. The travel by Moon and his small crew details the geography and rivers which make it possible to end up at the Pacific Ocean. Good read for people interested in someone traveling the rivers’ routes from Atlantic to Pacific in the 21st Century!

Before you visit the library preview the book and read an interview with the author at Powell’s.com.