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Alabama
Alabama
Canoe Rides and Float Trips : A Detailed Guide to the Cahaba and 25 Other Creeks and
Rivers of Alabama Plus Put-Ins, Take-Outs, and General Information
River
Song : A Journey Down the Chattahoochee and Apalachicola Rivers
Alaska
Collected Poems of
Robert Service -- The poetry of Robert Service captures the spirit of early day
Alaska -- "The Cremation of Sam McGee" is an absolute favorite of river runners!
The
Alaska River Guide
Yukon River
Yukon Wild: The
Adventures of Four Women Who Paddled 2,000 Miles Through America's Last Frontier -- This
book was written by our good friend, Beth Johnson, and is enjoyed by everyone who reads
it. What an adventure by these crazy river women! You may have trouble
obtaining this book from Amazon; to get a personalized autographed copy, email me your request, and we may be able to
obtain a copy direct from the author.
My Heart
on the Yukon River : Portraits from Alaska and the Yukon
Reading
the River : A Voyage Down the Yukon
Arizona
Colorado River (Grand Canyon)
The Exploration
of the Colorado River and Its Canyons -- by John Wesley Powell, Wallace Earle Stegner
(Introduction) -- Classic account of the first recorded trip down the
Green River and the Grand Canyon of the Colorado
Grand
Canyon River Guide
Colorado
River in Grand Canyon : A Comprehensive Guide to Its Natural and Human History
Arkansas
Ozark Whitewater :
A Paddler's Guide to the Mountain Streams of Arkansas and Missouri
Rivers
and Rapids : A Very Complete Canoeing, Rafting, and Fishing Guide to the Streams and
Rivers of Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma
Buffalo River
The
Buffalo National River Canoeing Guide
The
Battle for the Buffalo River : A Twentieth-Century Conservation Crisis in the Ozarks
Also See Mississippi River
California
California
Whitewater : A Guide to the Rivers
Colorado
Arkansas River
Arkansas
River Guide : Granite to Caņon City, Colorado : A Mile-by-Mile Guide to the River with
Regional Geology
Connecticut
AMC River
Guide : Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island
Delaware River
Canoeing the
Delaware River -- Excellent mile-by-mile account of this exceptional river.
Practical advice, history, and much more.
Voices on the River: Adventures on the Delaware
Damming
the Delaware
Along
the Delaware River (historical postcards)
Florida
Paddler's
Guide to the Sunshine State -- A new book on canoeing Florida rivers.
Canoeing and
Kayaking Guides to the Streams of Florida : Central and South Peninsula -- A very
detailed and informative account of virtually every canoeable stream in the region,
including maps and much good advice for river runners.
River Song : A
Journey Down the Chattahoochee and Apalachicola Rivers
Georgia
A Paddler's Guide
to Southern Georgia : A Canoeing and Kayaking Guide to the Streams of the Western
Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Georgia Coast and Okefenokee -- Very detailed
description of the rivers of this region by the author of several good regional paddling
guides.
River Song : A
Journey Down the Chattahoochee and Apalachicola Rivers
Idaho
Kath &
Ron's Guide to Idaho Paddling : Flatwater & Easy Whitewater Trips
River
Tales of Idaho
Illinois
Paddling
Illinois : 64 Great Trips by Canoe and Kayak
Also See Mississippi River
Indiana
Wabash River
Ouabache
Adventure
The
Wabash River Ecosystem
Iowa
Paddling Iowa -
Barnd New! (January 2004)
See Mississippi River, Missouri River
Kansas
Kaw
Valley Landscapes: A Traveler's Guide to Northeastern Kansas
Also see Missouri River
Kentucky
A Canoeing and
Kayaking Guide to the Streams of Kentucky -- Very nice description of Kentucky's
rivers, complete with maps and much more.
Green River (Mammoth Cave Area)
The Longest Cave
Of Caves and
Shell Mounds
Kentucky River
The
Kentucky River (The Ohio River Valley Series)
Louisiana
See Mississippi River
Maine
AMC River
Guide Maine
Allagash River
Allagash:
Maine's Wild and Scenic River
Allagash
by Gil Gilpatrick
Allagash/St.
Johns Map & Guide
Massachusetts
AMC River
Guide : Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island
Michigan
Canoeing
Michigan Rivers -- very nicely done book with good maps, pictures; nuts and bolts
for floaters!
Paddling
Michigan
Whitewater;
Quietwater : A Guide to the Wild Rivers of Wisconsin, Upper Michigan, and Northeast
Minnesota
Minnesota
Boundary Waters :
Canoe Camping
Paddling
Minnesota
Whitewater;
Quietwater : A Guide to the Wild Rivers of Wisconsin, Upper Michigan, and Northeast
Minnesota
Canoeing With the
Cree by Eric Sevareid -- The first book by a legend in American journalism, about
his younger days.
St. Croix River
Saving the River : The Story of the St. Croix River
Also See Mississippi River
Mississippi (River)
Life on the
Mississippi -- If you read no other book about American rivers, you must read
Samuel Clemens' (Mark Twain) true (?) account of his days as a Mississippi River steamboat
pilot.
The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn -- This book is the inspiration for many who long to float
America's great rivers -- it is also one of the great novels of American literature, by
Mark Twain.
Rising
Tide : The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America
Mississippi
Solo : A River Quest
Mississippi
Headwaters Guidebook.
The Big
Rivers : The Missouri, the Mississippi, and the Ohio - For elementary students,
this is about the flood of 1993.
Around the Bend : A Mississippi River Adventure
Old Man
River & Me : One Man's Journey Down the Mighty Mississippi
Discover!
: America's Great River Road : The Lower Mississippi : St. Louis, Missouri, to Memphis,
Tennessee
Old Glory
: A Voyage Down the Mississippi
Mississippi (State)
Pearl River
Lower
Pearl River's Piney Woods : Its Land and People
Also See Mississippi River
Missouri (River)
A Year
Without Time -- A group of canoeists throw away their watches and set out to
float the entire Missouri River
Undaunted Courage :
Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West -- A
history of the exploration of the American West, principally on the Missouri River.
The Journals of
Lewis and Clark -- There are many publications of these journals -- they are essential
reading for anyone contemplating a trip on the Missouri River. Read in their own
words what they found -- you will find some of the same things today!
Passage
of Discovery: The American Rivers Guide to the Missouri River of Lewis and Clark
Mississippi
Madness: Canoeing the Mississippi-Missouri -- Out of print, but used copies
available.
A Guide
to Canoeing the Missouri River
The River
and I (diary of a historic trip)
Fur
Traders, Trappers, and Mountain Men of the Upper Missouri
Montana's
Missouri River (Montana Geographic, No 8)
Unruly
River: Two Centuries of Change Along the Missouri (Development of Western Resources)
The Big
Rivers : The Missouri, the Mississippi, and the Ohio -- For elementary students,
this is about the flood of 1993.
Missouri (State)
Ozark
Whitewater : A Paddler's Guide to the Mountain Streams of Arkansas and Missouri
Floater's Guide to
Missouri -- Out of print, but a used copy is sometimes available.
The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn -- This book is the inspiration for many who long to float
America's great rivers -- it is also one of the great novels of American literature, by
Mark Twain.
Also See Mississippi River
Montana
Paddling
Montana
Also see Missouri River
Nebraska
See Missouri River
New Hampshire
AMC River
Guide : New Hampshire, Vermont
Canoe
Camping Vermont and New Hampshire Rivers : A Guide to 600 Miles of Rivers for a Day,
Weekend, or Week of Canoe Camping
Classic
Northeastern Whitewater Guide : The Best Whitewater Runs in New England and New
York-Novice to Expert
New Jersey
Canoeing the Jersey
Pine Barrens (5th Ed)
Garden State
Canoeing : A Paddler's Guide to New Jersey
Also See Delaware River
New York
Classic
Northeastern Whitewater Guide : The Best Whitewater Runs in New England and New
York-Novice to Expert
Also See Delaware River
North Carolina
Paddling Eastern
North Carolina (new in 2002!)
Carolina
Whitewater : A Canoeist's Guide to the Western Carolinas
Paddlers Guide to Eastern North Carolina
Cape Fear River
From
Mermaid's Point to Raccoon Falls : A Guide to the Upper Cape Fear
Ballots
and Fence Rails : Reconstruction on the Lower Cape Fear - post Civil War history
of the region.
Roanoke River
Vision
Quest: A Visual Journey Through North Carolina's Lower Roanoke River Basin
North Dakota
Mornings on
Horseback -- by David McCullough, an account of Theodore Roosevelt's days in
North Dakota's badlands.
Ranch Life and the
Hunting Trail -- President Theodore Roosevelt's account of his days in North
Dakota, along the Little Missouri River.
Voices
from the Flood: An Oral History of the 1997 Flood of the Red River of the North
Also See Missouri River
Ohio (River)
The Big
Rivers : The Missouri, the Mississippi, and the Ohio -- For elementary students,
this is about the flood of 1993.
Ohio (State)
Canoeing
and Kayaking Ohio's Streams : An Access Guide for Paddlers and Anglers
Muskingum River
Oklahoma
Rivers
and Rapids : A Very Complete Canoeing, Rafting, and Fishing Guide to the Streams and
Rivers of Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma
Oregon
Soggy
Sneakers : A Guide to Oregon Rivers
Canoe and
Kayak Routes of Northwest Oregon
Columbia River
A River
Lost : The Life and Death of the Columbia
Voyage of
a Summer Sun : Canoeing the Columbia River
John Day River
John Day
River: Drift and Historical Guide
Willamette River
Willamette
Landings: Ghost Towns of the River
Pennsylvania
Canoeing
Guide to Western Pennsylvania and Northern West Virginia
Keystone
Canoeing : A Guide to Canoeable Water of Eastern Pennsylvania
Allegheny River
The
Allegheny River : Watershed of the Nation (A Keystone Book)
Also see Delaware River
Rhode Island
AMC River
Guide : Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island
South Carolina
The
Rivers of South Carolina
Paddling South
Carolina
Plantations
of the Carolina Low Country
Carolina
Whitewater : A Canoeist's Guide to the Western Carolinas
South Dakota
Cheyenne & Belle Fourche Rivers
Spirit
Beings and Sun Dancers: Black Hawk's Vision of the Lakota World -- Native
Americans of this region.
Les's
life : a prairie boyhood, 1914-1929 -- A story of growing up on a ranch, Belle
Fourche area.
Also See Missouri River
Tennessee
Canoeing
in Tennessee: Scenic Canoe Trips for Paddlers of All Ages and Abilities
Paddling
the Tennessee River : A Voyage on Easy Water (Outdoor Tennessee Series)
Coldhearted
River : A Canoe Odyssey Down the Cumberland (Outdoor Tennessee Series)
Also See Mississippi River
Texas
Rivers
and Rapids : A Very Complete Canoeing, Rafting, and Fishing Guide to the Streams and
Rivers of Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma
Texas
Whitewater
Brazos River:
Goodbye to a River
-- John Graves poignent account of his solo journey down the Brazos River
before a dam was built to flood many miles of it.
Colorado River
Damming
the Colorado : The Rise of the Lower Colorado River Authority, 1933-1939 (Centennial
Series of the Association of Former Students, Vol 35)
Neches River
Backwoodsmen:
Stockmen and Hunters Along a Big Thicket River Valley (history of the area)
Fort
Teran on the Neches River (history of the old Mexican military fort)
Sabine River
Tales of
the Sabine Borderlands : Early Louisiana and Texas Fiction by Theodore Pavie (Centennial
Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas)
Utah
Green River
River Guide to
Canyonlands National Park (Kelsey) This book has detailed information about
locations of campsites, points of interest, and history.
Belknap's
Revised Waterproof Canyonlands River Guide
Run, River, Run
: A Naturalist's Journey Down One of the Great Rivers of the American West
The Exploration of
the Colorado River and Its Canyons -- by John Wesley Powell, Wallace Earle
Stegner (Introduction) -- Classic account of the first recorded trip down the Green River
and the Grand Canyon of the Colorado
Two essays by Edward Abbey are:
"Down the River with Henry Thoreau" in Down the River
and "Down the River with Major Powell" in The Journey Home.
Vermont
AMC River
Guide : New Hampshire, Vermont
Classic
Northeastern Whitewater Guide : The Best Whitewater Runs in New England and New
York-Novice to Expert
Canoe Camping
Vermont and New Hampshire Rivers : A Guide to 600 Miles of Rivers for a Day, Weekend, or
Week of Canoe Camping
Virginia
Classic Virginia
rivers : a paddler's guide to premier whitewater and scenic float trips in the Old
Dominion
James River
The James
River Guide : Floating and Fishing on Virginia's Finest
Washington
Paddle
Routes of Western Washington : 50 Flatwater Trips for Kayak and Canoe
Paddle
Routes of the Inland Northwest : 50 Flatwater and Whitewater Trips for Canoe & Kayak
Columbia River
A River
Lost : The Life and Death of the Columbia
Voyage of
a Summer Sun : Canoeing the Columbia River
West Virginia
Wildwater
West Virginia
Canoeing
Guide to Western Pennsylvania and Northern West Virginia
Wisconsin
Paddling
Northern Wisconsin : 82 Great Trips by Canoe and Kayak
Best
Canoe Trails of Southern Wisconsin
Whitewater;
Quietwater : A Guide to the Wild Rivers of Wisconsin, Upper Michigan, and Northeast
Minnesota
St. Croix River
Saving the
River : The Story of the St. Croix River
Wisconsin River
Our Wisconsin River
-- Border to Border - ". . . a beautifully executed visual tour-de-force for
the armchair traveler and the nature lover alike."
The
Wisconsin River : An Odyssey Through Time and Space
The
Wisconsin : River of a Thousand Isles
Along the
Wisconsin Riverway
Also See Mississippi River
Wyoming
The
Floater's Guide to Wyoming Rivers : Paddle and Portage
North Platte River
Fly
Fishing the North Platte River : An Angler's Guide
GENERAL BOOKS ON CANOE CAMPING AND RELATED SUBJECTS
The
American Canoe Association's Knots for Paddlers (Nuts 'N' Bolts Guide)
Backcountry
Medical Guide, Second Edition
Basic Essentials:
Wilderness First Aid, 2nd Edition - Written by William Forgey, MD, a popular
teacher of wilderness first aid, who is also an avid outdoorsman. This book should
be in your first aid kit!
The Basic
Essentials of Minimizing Impact on the Wilderness
The Canoe
Handbook : Techniques for Mastering the Sport of Canoeing
Canoeing
and Camping : Beyond the Basics
Canoeing
: A Trailside Guide (Trailside Series Guide)
Canoeist's
Little Book of Wisdom
Complete Sea Kayak
Touring -- Essential reading for those who choose to do their touring in sea
kayaks!
The Gift
of Rivers : True Stories of Life on the Water (Travelers' Tales Guides)
Introduction
to Paddling : Canoeing Basics for Lakes and Rivers by American Canoe Association
Roughing It Elegantly
: A Practical Guide to Canoe Camping
Wild
Waters : Canoeing North America's Wilderness Rivers
