A stunning success...Raban takes us floating through the heart of America...more successful than 99% of the books about America since De Tocqueville's Democracy in America' New York Times 'Mr Raban has a keen ear, but, for the river itself, he has to evince not only a keen eye but a capacity to use a painter's palette. He gives us the strong brown god in all its rage, sullenness and beauty' Anthony Burgess, Observer 'This is a fascinating and enchanting book. It is never dull, and yet there are facts aplenty to be picked ...
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A stunning success...Raban takes us floating through the heart of America...more successful than 99% of the books about America since De Tocqueville's Democracy in America' New York Times 'Mr Raban has a keen ear, but, for the river itself, he has to evince not only a keen eye but a capacity to use a painter's palette. He gives us the strong brown god in all its rage, sullenness and beauty' Anthony Burgess, Observer 'This is a fascinating and enchanting book. It is never dull, and yet there are facts aplenty to be picked up on the way. I enjoyed every mile of the journey' Evening Standard
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This is my third JR book. They are all written that makes them easy tpo read, yet highly informative .
He, to say the least, does not mince his words/opinions and many of the places he describes on the great river are not places that sound to be worth a visit, indeed some quite the opposite.
Having said that, liberal use off Google Pictures expands on the images his writings create and Google searches reveal some regenarative work in cities such as St Louis that have occurred (thankfully) since he wrote the book back in the late 1970's. However, I suspect that many of the places may not have changed for the better.
