Mississippi Solo: A River Quest - Softcover

Harris, Eddy L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060972475 ISBN 13: 9780060972479

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1989

Synopsis

The true account of a young black man's journey in quest of a lifelong dream to canoe the length of the Mississippi River. "I hope Mississippi Solo goes forth to encourage young Americans to . . . have an encounter with something real, as Eddy Harris did with the Mississippi River."--William Least Heat Moon

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Review:

"A wonderful book--and a highly original contribution to the literature of travel." --Paul Theroux"
In his mastery of language, glinting irony, poetic prose, and uncanny powers of observation, Eddy L. Harris is the equal of Paul Theroux and Bruce Chatwin."--"Publishers Weekly"

A wonderful book--and a highly original contribution to the literature of travel. "Paul Theroux""

In his mastery of language, glinting irony, poetic prose, and uncanny powers of observation, Eddy L. Harris is the equal of Paul Theroux and Bruce Chatwin. "Publishers Weekly""

"A wonderful book--and a highly original contribution to the literature of travel." --Paul Theroux"

"In his mastery of language, glinting irony, poetic prose, and uncanny powers of observation, Eddy L. Harris is the equal of Paul Theroux and Bruce Chatwin." --Publishers Weekly

About the Author:

Eddy L. Harris is the author of three critically acclaimed books, Native Stranger, South of Haunted Dreams, and Still Life in Harlem, a New York Times Book Review notable book of 1997. A graduate of Stanford University, he teaches at Washington University in Missouri.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0060972475
• ISBN 13: 9780060972479
• Binding: Paperback