Book Recommender: ‘Life on the Mississippi,’ an Epic Travelogue of History, Adventure, and Introspection

‘‘Life on the Mississippi’’ by Rinker Buck (Avid Reader Press, 2022).

Rinker Buck is a newspaperman. His hobby is visiting the past. But since he lacks a time machine, he tries to relive past eras in the present.

“Life on the Mississippi” documents his latest adventure. This time, he travels by flatboat down the Monongahela, Ohio, and Mississippi rivers to New Orleans. Along the way, he learns about America in the late 18th, early 19th, and early 21st centuries.