This memoir recounts the author's travels by kayak on the Hudson River between 2004 and 2007. Rogers discusses environmental issues, solitude and the interactions, historical and contemporary,
of humans with this massive waterway. An entertaining work for general readers, the volume includes several detailed regional maps of the river and surrounding areas. Rogers is a professor of
writing at Bard College. Annotation 穢2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)