Author Description

"Navigating 2,340 miles from Lake Itasca to The Gulf of Mexico. Sharing space with river behemoths: barges, towboats, cruise ships and oil tankers. Meeting and making friends along the way. Over the course of 97 days, Stephen "Jean-Canot" Walker paddled 2,340 miles, the length of the Mississippi River, all in a 16ft canoe. The book is a collection of 97 essays?one for each day?highlighting the history, nature, people, weather, wildlife, towboats, industry, and more seen on this journey. Also included is the Paddler's Guide to the Upper Mississippi, for future paddlers curious about the trip."--amazon.com.