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The Ohio River

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Having moved to Ohio just four years ago, I came across this book in a local library. The author and photographer actually rode the river from Pittsburg to Cairo where the Ohio meets the Mississippi.

The text and photos reflect their ambling journey -and the two are not necessarily related on each page.

"The Ohio River" shows the river and the people as they once were and as they are. Some photos are exhilarating while others are quit pensive and even sad.

If you are a river enthusiast or a lover of the Ohio, you will want this book for your coffee table.

This book is a look at the Ohio River and its lore by two men who loved the river and were close friends. I lived in the area these men are from during the time they were working on the book, and the photographer was a friend of mine. John Ed Pearce was a wonderful writer, a legend in Kentucky. Rich Nugent is a talented and insightful photographer. They were best friends for years, which gives the book an intimacy and connectedness between words and photos that many such books lack. The book is not meant to be a definitive overview of the river, the state or anything, really. It's a journey, two men sharing knowledge and discoveries about another friend - the Ohio River. Think of it as sitting with them as they troll down the flowing waters, listening to John Ed share his knowledge and thoughts while gazing at the views through Rich's eyes. It's a lovely tribute to an awe-inspiring river and the people and places along it. I think it's a wonderful book, and I still pick it up at times to share the journey again.

Having moved to Ohio just four years ago, I came across this book in a local library. The author and photographer actually rode the river from Pittsburg to Cairo where the Ohio meets the Mississippi. The text and photos reflect their ambling journey -and the two are not necessarily related on each page.

"The Ohio River" shows the river and the people as they once were and as they are. Some photos are exhilarating while others are quit pensive and even sad.

If you are a river enthusiast or a lover of the Ohio, you will want this book for your coffee table.

This is one of those books where some of the photos are captioned, others are not. This is one of those books where the pictures are on a page generally have nothing to do with the text on the page. You may be reading about the Ohio River in Pennsylvania and see a photo of a power plant in Kentucky. In fact, this book on the "Ohio River" seems to spend most of its time picturing and writing about steel mills and power plants, and railroads. It's very much like the authors assembled a few photos, and 3x5 cards of text, threw them up in the air, and where they landed formed a book.