Title Up on the river / by John Madson ; illustrations by Dycie Madson

Edition 1st University of Iowa Press ed Published Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (276 pages) : illustrations Series A Bur Oak book Bur oak book. Contents Prologue: Between the Saints; 1. The Old River; 2. Shell Game; 3. John L. Grindle and Associates; 4. River Year; 5. A Gathering of River Rats; 6. Deus ex Machina Summary Up on the River is John Madson's loving and often hilarious tribute to the people, animal life, and places of the Upper Mississippi. Madson's Upper Mississippi is the part "between the saints," from St. Louis to St. Paul, and where for thirty years he explored the bright waters of the upper reaches of the mighty river itself as well as the tangled multitude of sloughs, cuts, and side channels that wander through its wooded islands and floodplain forests. ℗¡ "Some of my best time on the River has been in the company of game wardens, biologists, commercial fishermen Notes Print version record Subject Madson, John -- Travel -- Mississippi River SUBJECT Madson, John fast Subject Natural history -- Mississippi River Stream ecology -- Mississippi River River life -- Mississippi River Canoes and canoeing -- Mississippi River Johnboats -- Mississippi River NATURE -- Essays. NATURE -- Reference. TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Ecotourism. Canoes and canoeing Ecology Johnboats Natural history River life Stream ecology Travel SUBJECT Mississippi River -- Environmental conditions Mississippi River -- Description and travel Mississippi River Region -- History, Local Subject Mississippi River Mississippi River Region Genre/Form Local history Form Electronic book ISBN 9781587299766 1587299763

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