{"product_id":"life-on-the-mississippi-9781501106385","title":"Life on the Mississippi","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER * “Audacious…\u003ci\u003eLife on the Mississippi\u003c\/i\u003e sparkles.” —\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003e* “A rich mix of history, reporting, and personal introspection.” —\u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e * “Both a travelogue and an engaging history lesson about America’s westward expansion.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe eagerly awaited return of master American storyteller Rinker Buck, \u003ci\u003eLife on the Mississippi\u003c\/i\u003e is an epic, enchanting blend of history and adventure in which Buck builds a wooden flatboat from the grand “flatboat era” of the 1800s and sails it down the Mississippi River, illuminating the forgotten past of America’s first western frontier.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeven years ago, readers around the country fell in love with a singular American voice: Rinker Buck, whose infectious curiosity about history launched him across the West in a covered w","brand":"Avid Reader Press \/ Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867335799127,"sku":"9781501106385","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/life-on-the-mississippi-9781501106385","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}