About this title: The Nikawa, or "river horse," is the boat on which William Least Heat-Moon crossed the United States, from New York to Oregon in 1995. This is his third book on his American travels, following the enormously successful BLUE HIGHWAYS, and PRAIRYERTH.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Date Published: 1999
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 506 pages. An unsentimental but human account of America at the millenium as seen by the author as he traverses the nation from sea to sea by travelling its waterways, lakes, rivers, and canals. read more
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston
Date Published: 1999
Description: Fine. An Advance Reading Copy in pictorial wrappers. The acclaimed author of Blue Highways and PrairyErth chronicles his journey across America's waterways in his dory Nikawa (River Horse), encountering strange people, hostile cities, and hair-raising dangers. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston
Date Published: 1999
Description: Fine, prepublication excerpt from "River Horse" in which Heat-Moon and friends head up "the Great Missouri" during a great flood. Stapled wrappers. Deckled edge. Heavy cream-colored paper. Fine condition. 31 pp. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin
Date Published: 1999
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. SIGNED American first edition, first printing. Signed on the inside title page by author. Published by Houghton Mifflin in 1999. Contains numberline 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Jacket is in Near Fine condition. Jacket is NOT price clipped. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. The book itself is in Fine condition with no scratches. The binding is straight and tight. NO remainder mark.; Signed By Author.; Signed by Author. read more
Description: Fine. The 14 cassettes are in excellent condition in plastic box. Ex. Lib. Copy. Free deliver confirmation, ! Satisfaction guaranteed! read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atlantic / Little, Brown, Boston
Date Published: 1999
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Beautiful, tight, clean copy of the first edition of this sprawling travel book by the author of Blue Highways. read more
Edition: Advanced Reading Copy
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Houghton `Mifflin, NY
Date Published: 1999
Description: As New. Signed by Author The authors journey through America's waterways from the Atlantic to the Pacific. autographed copy. October 1999 publication. read more
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