Up on the River

by John Madson and Dycie Madson

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805239669
• ISBN13: 9780805239669
• Release Date: March 1985
• Publisher: Schocken Books Inc
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

An accurate description of life along the upper river.

Madson's book is a refreshingly accurate and honest disclosure of the lives of those who have made their lives along the banks of the upper Mississippi. He takes the time to get to know those people and then he welcomes the reader into their homes, stores, and living rooms. Reminiscent of a Steinbeck, "Travels With Charlie", the reader is charmed into the history and personality of the river towns and their people from Beaver Island to Harper's Ferry. Madson's understanding of the river and his ability to share it with all readers, regardless of their previous Mississippi River experience, is a tribute to "River Rats" everywhere. This book is a Terry Redlin in text form.