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Sam Benbaw must solve the murder of despised General Frederick Falls on the historic site of the Battle of the Wild River. By the author of The Fight for San Bernardo. ... Read more

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Tales of the Suwannee River Country, a collection of twenty-six stories and essays, traces the personal journey of Emily B. Curtis, who grew up in North Florida during the Great Depression.As a shy young writer and pianist, Emily led a life of poetry and music and later became a teacher.Her father, a local attorney, defended the victims of shootings in the region, which introduced Emily to the world’s evils, and ultimately taught her powerful lessons about life.

From stories about small town American life in the South, to regional history and fiction, Tales of the Suwannee River Country will take you back in time to when the world was simpler and more secure.

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This reproduction was printed from a digital file created at the Library of Congress as part of an extensive scanning effort started with a generous donation from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.The Library is pleased to offer much of its public domain holdings free of charge online and at a modest price in this printed format.Seeing these older volumes from our collections rediscovered by new generations of readers renews our own passion for books and scholarship. ... Read more

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In Wild River the cavalry troops of General Frederick Falls slaughtered hundreds of Kiowa men, women and children. General Falls has presidential ambitions in Wild River - but he never makes it to the dedication ceremony, for he's found murdered. ... Read more

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Bluffs to Bayous is a book about a solo kayak expedition down the Mississippi and Atchafalaya Rivers. During his 42-day journey, Byron turns age 39 on 9-11, the day of the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C. GPS coordinates are given for each campsite along the way. An equipment and supply list of the self-supported trip is added.

Included is an epilogue of the Eye to Eye Expedition. Byron helped to navigate ultra-marathon swimmer Martin Strel of Slovenia down the entire length of the Mississippi River for a world record swim.

This book is great for anyone who loves the river, enjoys adventure travel or may be planning a trip down the Mississippi and Atchafalaya Rivers. It's more than just another story. It's an informative chronicle of Byron's journey to the Gulf of Mexico.If you ever wanted to or dreamed about paddling the Mississippi River, Bluffs to Bayous will give you a feeling of what its like. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (9)

Good, not great, but good
If your looking for a book dealing with paddling down the Mississippi then I would reccomend this book. If your looking for an adventure book that is well written then this might not be the one. I always felt as though every thing he encountered he left unfinished. Nothing too funny happened, nothing really bad, maybe a little dry. But still good. I really did enjoy reading it. Its hard for me to criticize since he has a book published and don't. But a good guy he does seem to be.

A logbook
Byron Curtis is a well-prepared kayaker who paddles down much of the Mississippi.Other than the scale of the trip, he takes few risks.And since he rarely gets out of his boat, and never for any length of time, he relates few interesting experiences.The terrorist attacks which happened while he was on his trip could have provided something to write about, especially later in his trip when people seem increasingly suspicious of him.However, he never explores this or any topic in depth here.

Someone may find the campsite coordinates and packing list useful, however that content itself doesn't seem like enough to justify a full-length book.

Good Read
If your interested in a Mississippi River trip, Byron Curtis certainly
lends a hand with his book "Bluffs to Bayous". A very good armchair adventure or a motivator to plan your own river trip.

Handy guide, not great reading
This book provides an excellent guide to the Mississippi River, and I liked the list of supplies at the end as well as the daily lat/longs indicating his starting locations.The story itself is a quick read, not very deep, but more of a narrative of simple experiences that occurred on the trip.

I would suggest the book for anybody preparing to canoe or kayak the Mississippi, but not for anybody looking to get a deeper meaning of life on the river.

a thought-provoking read
This would be a great read for book clubs!The author does a nice job of providing a frank, honest perspective on not only life on the Mississipi, but the personal struggles he faces as well. The narrative style of the journal leaves you peeking around each bend and cautiously navigating through the thick fog right with Curtis. In our fast-paced, rush to get-ahead world, it was refreshing to read about someone who took the time to do something he always wanted to. ... Read more

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A blend of evocative memoir, lyrical travelogue, and passionate golf pilgrimage, Playing Through chronicles the year Curtis Gillespie spent with his family in quaint Gullane, Scotland. A seaside town crammed with championship golf courses, Gullane charmed Gillespie so much as a college student that he vowed to return one day with his father. That journey never came to pass, so thirteen years later Gillespie uprooted his wife and daughters and moved to the small Scottish village, hoping to learn something about himself and the delightfully gruff natives with their peculiarly addicting sport. Against the backdrop of a uniquely beautiful landscape, Playing Through deftly explores the bonds of fatherhood, friendship, and the irresistible lure of links golf, and in the process offers up a story rich in comedy, warmth, and insight. ... Read more

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Not Just about Golf
I picked this up at the library searching for books about golfing in Scotland for an upcoming trip. What I found was a book that was about much more than golf. The author did a great job going back and forth between his time in Scotland and memories of his father. While I would have loved to read more about the golf courses, I thoroughly enjoyed the tales of his father, friends in Scotland, and the innocence of his young children. A great read for anyone, not just lovers of golf...and I really want to play Gullane! ... Read more

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More than 20 of the Miramichi River's most experienced guides, including Renate Bullock, Eugene Harris, and Ernest Long, tell Wayne Curtis their best stories of strength, skill, sense of humor for "River Guides of the Miramichi". ... Read more