The role of the flatboat in our country's evolution is far more significant than most Americans realize. Like the Nile or the Seine before them, the western rivers in America became a floating supply chain that fueled national growth.

LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI by Rinker Buck

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Jim Towey had been a high-flying Congressional staffer and lawyer in the 1980s until a brief meeting with Mother Teresa illuminated the emptiness of his life. Soon, he had given up his job and possessions and had become a full-time volunteer for Mother Teresa. He shares 5 lessons he learned during his time with her. Learn more about Mother Teresa in To Love and Be Loved: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Love-and-Be-Loved/Jim-Towey/9781982195625

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As a historian, Buck resurrects the flatboat era's adventurous spirit, but he also challenges familiar myths about American expansion, confronting the bloody truth behind settlers' push for land and wealth.

LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI and the Flatboat Era

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Master American storyteller Rinker Buck returns with Life on the Mississippi, an epic, enchanting blend of history and adventure in which Buck builds a wooden flatboat from the grand “flatboat era” of the 1800s and sails it down the Mississippi River, illuminating the forgotten past of America's first western frontier.

LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI by Rinker Buck

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