Riverman

This riveting non-fiction book follows the true story of Dick Conant, an American folk hero who canoed solo for over twenty years, covering thousands of miles of American rivers - including the Mississippi, Yellowstone, Ohio, and Hudson. Author Ben McGrath, a staff writer at The New Yorker, tells the tale of Dick's epic feats of planning, perseverance, and physical courage, and the vast network of people he collected along the way. Riverman offers readers a portrait of an America we rarely see - a nation of unconventional characters, small river towns, and long-forgotten waterways.