Around the Bend: A Mississippi River Adventure [Hardcover]

C. C. Lockwood (Author)

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Publication Date: February 1999

Wildlife photographer, naturalist, and lecturer C.C. Lockwood delivers a dazzling portrait of the Mississippi River, America's most famous waterway. 200 color photographs.

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The Mississippi River, first traveled by Marquette and Joliet, then LaSalle, has been an inspiration to writers ever since, from Mark Twain in the 19th century to Jonathan Raban, who in Old Glory (LJ 9/15/81) recounted navigating the Mississippi in a 16' boat, and Daniel Spurr, who retraced LaSalle's steps in River of Forgotten Days (LJ 4/1/98). Now wildlife photographer Lockwood (Beneath the Rim: A Photgraphic Journey Through the Grand Canyon, Louisiana State Univ., 1996) adds to the literature, traveling the length of the river by canoe and pontoon boat. He meets river peopleApilots, lockmasters, environmentalists concerned with pollution and siltingAand logs his progress via the Internet. Lockwood's photographs make this a worthwhile addition in a crowded fieldAthey capture the essence of Old Man River from source to mouth. For public libraries.ADavid Schau, Kanawha Cty. P.L., Charleston, WV
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Louisiana State University Press (February 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0807123129
• ISBN-13: 978-0807123126
• Product Dimensions: 12.4 x 10.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,205,738 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Homer Meets Huck Finn, June 29, 1999

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This review is from: Around the Bend: A Mississippi River Adventure (Hardcover)

When Federico Garcia Lorca said, "The song, the picture, are only water drawn from the well of the people, and given back to them in a cup of beauty, so that in drinking, they know themselves," he envisaged works such as this: cups of beauty filled with commonplace things. You will never see the Great River in the same light again. A lush and extravagant work accomplished by one of America's premier photographers from a raft as it noodles its way from the river's source to its mouth. Along the way, you meet Willie the river hobo and the nutria, the regulars and occasionals who ply the river for fun or profit.