On the Water: Discovering America in a Row Boat

By Nathaniel Stone

Book Overview

"I take a stroke and lean back, gazing up into the jet skies, bejeweled by the moon and the galaxies of stars. The hull glides in silence and with such perfect balance as to report no motion. I sit up... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0767908414
• ISBN13: 9780767908412
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Broadway Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.1" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

Let's Get Away From it All!

Have you ever been driving across a bridge and looked up the river and wondered what it would be like to be on the river instead of the road? Well this book will give you a look into what it is like to be on that river. The author does an excellent job painting the picture of isolation and contact with the rest of the world. While the reader does get some feel for what it is like to row for mile after mile, the author does not push the physical requirements too far. The writer treats us with his various encounters with different people along his way while covering a wide range of personalities. If you have wanted to take that long walk (or boat ride) down the road (or river) then this book is for you.

"On The Water"

This book is a great read, and it's one of those that you get lost in. The descriptions of Nathaniel Stone's travels and the people he meets come alive in your mind. And contrary to what another reviewer wrote, Zuni is not merely a place where Mr. Stone "went to teach Native Americans," Zuni is and has been his home for many years. He is a respected and well-liked member of the community and has a great many friends and "family" here. And I bet he's even helped butcher a sheep or two. If you ever get a chance to hear him speak about his rowing adventure, you are in for a treat. A wonderful book!!

Wonderful book, on par with "Walk across America"

Being a guy who loves messing around in boats and having traveled overland near many of these places I have been fascinated by his journey. It makes me want to get a canoe, load it with my tent, bag and go. It's a modern version of "The Walk across America" or "Caught on the inside". Part of the reason for only having sketches of the people he met is that on a journey like this one, you don't have time to fully know everyone you meet. Also the book would have been a tome that only the most dedicated would be able to plow through.

a unique view of people, places and things

Stone presents a unique prospective of American people, values and geography. While the book is about a physical feat, the real story lies with the characters and e challenges. If you've seen America fro a bar, train and plane, you're in for a treat!

On The Water - Nathaniel Stone

This is a wonderful book, providing great entertainment while also being thoughtful and reflective. It's a story of a true adventurer and a really authentic individual. I didn't want it to end. Can't imagine anyone who wouldn't enjoy it.