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Books Browse by Author  Paddling South: Winnipeg to New Orleans by Canoe
Paddling South: Winnipeg to New Orleans by Canoe |
by Rick Ranson
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$19.95
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ISBN 13: 978-1-897126-23-3 136 pages, paperback Fall 2007 Non-Fiction > audio > reviews > awards > links > related titles
about this book
In the Fall of 1969, Rick Ranson and John Van Landeghem, both barely out of high school, took on the might of the Red and Mississippi Rivers to paddle a canoe from Winnipeg, Manitoba, to New Orleans, Louisiana. Combining high drama with hilarity, Ranson tells how the duo ducked bullets in St. Louis, avoided a whirlpool, worked on a Mississippi tow boat, sailed a yacht through a barge-congested Cairo, IL, and spent a few days in the Fargo City Jail, all while meeting an eclectic array of unforgettable characters. Paddling South tells the incredible tale of how they survived the three month trip on the often treacherous rivers, beset by snow storms, hurricanes, monstrous waves, and unseen dams.
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"His story is incredibly intriguing and entertaining, filled with plenty of entertaining character. A solid and hilarious story about two friends right out of high school, "Paddling South" is one of the most entertaining memoirs one could find." —Midwest Book Review
awards Shortlisted for the Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction at the Manitoba Book Awards
links
> Rick Ranson's blog
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