Borne by the River

Canoeing the Delaware from Headwaters to Home

De: Rick Van Noy

Narrado por: Mark Sando

After a near-fatal stroke and a separation, amidst a global pandemic, Rick Van Noy decided to go for a paddle. In Borne by the River, he charts the story of discovery, and healing that came from this solo canoe journey. Paddling two hundred miles on the Delaware River to his boyhood home just upriver from Trenton, New Jersey, Van Noy contemplates his fate and life, as well as the simple joy of sitting in a small boat floating down a large river with his dog, Sully.

Deftly combining memoir, natural and local history, and engaging reportage of his encounters with other paddlers and river enthusiasts, including members of the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania, Van Noy reveals deep and shifting layers of environmental, historical, cultural, and personal significance of the Delaware.

Borne by the River reckons with the way that rivers braid into one's own lifethrilling rapids, eddying pauses, and life-changing rifts and falls. Van Noy rediscovers and shares how river journeys can scatter anxieties, wash away regrets, and recreate the spirit in its free-flowing currents.

The book is published by Three Hills, an imprint of Cornell University Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.

©2024 Rick Van Noy (P)2024 Redwood Audiobooks

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Like Thoreau and John Graves before him, Van Noy has transformed his river into our river." (John Lane, author of My Paddle to the Sea)

"This book will take you on a pleasant journey you won't want to end." (Paul Bogard, author of The End of Night)

"A vivid account of a river journey, delivered with grace...It is a pleasure to read." (Susan Fox Rogers, author of Learning the Birds)

The story of the Delaware told via a canoe trip

If you like Paul Theroux and Jonathan Rabat’s travel books, pick up this book. The author tells the story of the Delaware as he paddles down it in a canoe, which, in my very biased view is the only way to really see it. I have canoed the Delaware and every page rings true.