In 1970 when I was 32, I sailed and drifted from Memphis to Helena, AR, 75 river miles in a 16ft. fiberglass sailboat I built from a kit in my basement. Took 2 1/2 days. Great adventure but scary with all the towboats and revetments. Had only Corps of Engineers navigation charts, sails and canoe paddle. Trip resulted in a 3300-word photo article in a national boating magazine published in 1972. My first professional bit of writing. Tim Champlin July 9, 2019 at 1:22 PM Mac Donnell Rare Books <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > I've been in and out of the office and meant to reply to the thread on > canoe trips down the Mississippi. I have a question: > > Has anyone compiled a list of published accounts by people who have > boated down the Mississippi? I'm not talking about people on steamboats, > but solo excursions, or trips by very small groups of people (say six or > less), in small riverboats (skiffs, canoes, etc.), who traveled down the > entire river. > > I only know of seven, the earliest in 1887, two in the 1920s, one in > 1938, and the rest more recent. > > Kevin > @ > Mac Donnell Rare Books > 9307 Glenlake Drive > Austin TX 78730 > 512-345-4139 > Member: ABAA, ILAB, BSA > > You can browse our books at: > www.macdonnellrarebooks.com