Borne by the River

Canoeing the Delaware from Headwaters to Home

Rick Van Noy (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

184 Seiten

2024
Three Hills (Verlag)
9781501775116 (ISBN)

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After a near-fatal stroke and a separation, amidst a global pandemic, Rick Van Noy decided to go for a paddle. In Borne by the River, he charts the story of discovery, and healing that came from this solo canoe journey. Paddling two hundred miles on the Delaware River to his boyhood home just upriver from Trenton, New Jersey, Van Noy contemplates his fate and life, as well as the simple joy of sitting in a small boat floating down a large river with his dog, Sully.

Deftly combining memoir, natural and local history, and engaging reportage of his encounters with other paddlers and river enthusiasts, including members of the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania, Van Noy reveals deep and shifting layers of environmental, historical, cultural, and personal significance of the Delaware.

Borne by the River reckons with the way that rivers braid into one's own life—thrilling rapids, eddying pauses, and life-changing rifts and falls. Van Noy rediscovers and shares how river journeys can scatter anxieties, wash away regrets, and recreate the spirit in its free-flowing currents.

Rick Van Noy is Professor of English at Radford University. His books include Sudden Spring, A Natural Sense of Wonder, and Surveying the Interior.

Headwaters
Confluence: Day 1—Hancock to Equinunk
Eddies: Day 2—Lordville to Narrowsburg
Rapids: Day 3—Narrowsburg to Shohola
Islands: Day 4—Shohola to Milford
Drift: Day 5—Milford (Minisink Island) to Tocks Island
Channel: Day 7—Martins Creek to Frenchtown
Flood: Day 8—Frenchtown to Titusville
Falls: Day 9—Washington Crossing to Trenton

Erscheinungsdatum	04.04.2024
Zusatzinfo	10 b&w halftones, 1 map - 10 Halftones, black and white - 1 Maps
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	454 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Hydrologie / Ozeanografie
ISBN-13	9781501775116 / 9781501775116
Zustand	Neuware