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Sto caricando le informazioni... Two Coots in a Canoe: An Unusual Story of Friendshipdi David E. Morine
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. This was an interesting book about two men, 61 year old Ramsay Peard, and his old friend David Morine, 59. One day Dave gets a call from Ramsey asking him if he wanted to canoe down the Connecticut River with him. Dave tells him he doesn't want to haul all their camping equipment in the canoe, so they decide to do what Blanche Dubois does in Streetcar of Desire, “rely on the kindness of strangers”. This is a humorous story about what they learned and the people they met along the way. They stayed with different strangers every night. I got an education myself, about conservation and the groups that are trying to keep our waters clean. The bonding and relationship between the two men was insightful. The book is very well written, the real life characters are engaging, and I enjoyed it very much. Charming story of two old friends who reunite for a canoe trip down the Connecticut River. They are not terribly compatible but persevere and what makes their trip different is that they have to rely on the kindness of strangers for lodging. Morine blends friendship, history, nature and travel in this memoir. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
A journey of whim, humor, and self-discovery along the Connecticut River When retired CEO Ramsay Peard, 61, called his old friend David Morine, 59, and asked the longtime conservationist if he wanted to canoe the Connecticut River, Morine said he’d do it under one condition: no camping. “We’ll rely on the kindness of strangers.” And that’s what they did. Mooching their way down the river and staying with strangers every night, Morine and Peard got an inside look at such issues as the demise of farming, the loss of manufacturing, gay rights, and Wal-Mart versus Main Street, and they were able to delve deep into the lives of complete strangers. But Morine soon realized the one life he never dug into was Peard’s. After spending a month with him in a canoe, he had no idea that his friend’s innermost thoughts had taken a fateful course. Written in the tradition of Bill Bryson’s A Walk in the Woods, this book will be treasured by conservationists, canoeists, and old friends still seeking a thrill. Everyone else will be delightfully entertained. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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This is a humorous story about what they learned and the people they met along the way. They stayed with different strangers every night. I got an education myself, about conservation and the groups that are trying to keep our waters clean. The bonding and relationship between the two men was insightful. The book is very well written, the real life characters are engaging, and I enjoyed it very much.
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