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Mighty Miss: A Mississippi River Experience
Mighty Miss A Mississippi River Experience Author: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 core of a forty-foot whirlpool. The bow bends as if to be ripped asunder. Did we cheat death on Winnie?s six-foot waves in near freezing waters ... more »and survive terrifying games of chicken played by towboat operators only to go down in a peril equal to Dante?s inner circle? Mighty Miss? edge-of-death experiences mingle with portraits of sandy beaches; a Robinson Crusoe island; magnificent sunrises; close-up encounters with loons making their evening call; slam dancing carp, lips pulsating to pass brethren mosh-pit style; and fishermen and faith filled river people sharing intimate and uplifting stories. The ecstasy of nature?s beauties and the excitement of survival make Mighty Miss a timeless and riveting Mississippi memoir.« less