Old Glory An American Voyage
Old Glory An American Voyage by Jonathan Raban, published by HarperPerennial in 1992, is a first edition that spans 409 pages. This book chronicles the author’s journey along the Mississippi River in a sixteen-foot motorboat, capturing the diverse experiences and stories of the people living along its banks. Raban’s observations reflect the river’s unpredictable nature and the complex relationship between the heartland and the centers of power and culture in America.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of themes woven throughout the narrative, including travel, water sports, and the cultural dynamics of the Midwest. Raban engages with various aspects of life along the river, from fishing and hunting to discussions on theology and race relations. His insightful commentary offers a nuanced perspective on the region’s nostalgia and estrangement, making Old Glory a significant contribution to contemporary American travel writing.
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The author of Bad Land realizes a lifelong dream as he navigates the waters of the Mississippi River in a spartan sixteen-foot motorboat, producing yet another masterpiece of contemporary American travel writing. In the course of his voyage, Raban records the mercurial caprices of the river and the astonishingly varied lives of the people who live along its banks. Whether he is fishing for walleye or hunting coon, discussing theology in Prairie Du Chien or race relations in Memphis, he is an expert observer of the heartyland’s estrangement from America’s capitals ot power and culture, and its helpless nostalgia for its lost past. Witty, elegaic, and magnificently erudite, Old Glory is as filled with strong currents as the Mississippi itself.
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