Voyageur Press
Stillwater, Minnesota -- ©2001 -- 255pp
ISBN: 0-89658-457-7
Illustrations by Mary Kay Salwey
Autographed by Kenny Salwey (2002) and J. Scott Bestul (2005)
A one-year "diary" of living the life of a "river rat" in the backwaters of the Mississippi River.
Broken down first by month, and then each month having three parts, 1)River Rat Almanac, 2) Scott Bestul's report on what he learns from Kenny during that month, 3) Kenny's Tale. Each is interesting in its own way, but Scott's narration is direct and honest and brings the reader right to the Whitman Swamp with him.
An engaging read, interesting, and dare I say, unique in so many ways. Better, I think than the legendary A Sand County Almanac, and will have a comfortable spot on the bookshelf near my favorite outdoor memoirist, Sigurd F. Olson.
Highly recommended.
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