Blytheville Courier News
. . .at first he was regarded as merely an "eastern Yankee," [Chris]was even made an honorary riverman outside Muscotine, Iowa.
Kathy Kehrli,
[There is] nothing like Chris Markham’s first-hand account. Mississippi Odyssey blends history . . . a touch of mystique . . . a must-read adventure.
Book Description
In Mississippi Odyssey we enter Chris Markham’s great adventure of “boat-hiking” the Mississippi River by houseboat, towboat, and freighter.
“A pleasant book…a good choice."—Library Journal
“Engaging…I recommend it to anyone with wanderlust in their blood.”—Alan Caruba’s Bookviews
“Best book about the real river.”—Captain Buddy Howell, river pilot
Publisher comments
Chris Markham set out an expedition of one to see the mighty Mississippi for himself. Alone and without introduction or recommendation, he entered the world of the river people to hitchhike by boat to the Gulf of Mexico. "Not all of us, however, enthusiastic as we might become, would have the courage, energy, perseverance . . . to undertake such an unusual venture. Nevertheless, Markham's Mississippi Odyssey is a veritable handbook for those who would try it." Cdr. E. J. Quinby, USN (Ret.).
About the author
Chris Markham is a freelance photographer and writer whose work has appeared in numerous newspapers and magazines, including Modern Short Stories, 2AM, Right Here, Fiction Writers Monthly, Northwoods Journal, Info: A World of $ense, Grit. . . . Since his teens, his hitchhiking thumb has carried him into adventures across America and into the heart of the nation and the people he loves.
