Mighty Miss: A Mississippi River Experience

By Gary Hoffman

After hanging in mid-air for a split-second, our canoe drops hard. Immediate primal fears, heightened by expedition tensions and summer's heat, grip us. We are descending out of control and into the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 143925267X
• ISBN13: 9781439252673
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Booksurge Publishing
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

An excellent paddling adventure

A friend referred me to "Mighty Miss", and I am eager to pass along the recommendation. This tale of a father-son canoeing adventure immediately captured my attention with an account of harrowing river currents. Danger is seemingly omnipresent and includes storms, malicious barge operators, infections, etc. There's a fascinating set of characters that inhabit the river ecosystem, each one more eccenctric than the last. After reading the book, I was motivated to attend a presentation by the author at my local REI store. A great adventure story!

A Great Adventure!

Preparing for my own Mississippi Expedition this coming summer, Gary's Mighty Miss has been a beacon of light through my fog of worries and concerns. From the beginning of their trip, through the storm of Big Winnie and all their interpersonal battles, it was amazing that these two made it. Yet looking at the stories, I believe so many people can relate the battles on the river to battles in everyday life. I am very grateful for Gary to write this book, and hope many more people can learn something from it, as I have.