Paddling Sugar Creek From The Source To The Wabash
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.40 (609 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1467956279 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Lots of interesting local lore! Crawfordsville, Indiana resident Dick Munro combines a narrative of his many canoe trips on scenic Sugar Creek with historical notes from west-central Indiana. The book is self published and unpolished, but worth buying and reading for local history and endearing curmudgeonliness.Don't buy this book for tips on canoeing. Munro is a mere novice who seems to think that falling into the water is inevitable. Don't buy it for natural history. Munro barely notices wildlife.But if you have an interest in the history of the Old Northwest, or of rural Indiana fr. "Great book!" according to Justin. I just finished a book local author, and all around interesting fellowDick Munro: Paddling Sugar Creek from the Source to the Wabash. It wasexcellent and I highly recommend it. It highly commendable on twofronts. It was extremely enjoyable to read. His writing style isabsolutely readable, very funny and fully expressive. I would call itconversational. I felt like I was reading something from one of my ownpeople, as I certainly was. It was an adventure story. At firstglance, you might just see an old guy doing something mildly crazy.No, this was a real a
Four years later he completed the journey and lived to tell about it. Within you will find a unique hybred of humor and historical fact and conjecture. Once completed, the reader will realize the truth in the sub-title "The most comprehensive book ever written about Sugar Creek".. This is that story, along with scores of historical tid-bits relating to the history, lore and current Sugar Creek state of affairs as well as tips for those persons planning a silmilar or more sensible paddling adventure. Upon discovering there had been no one in the history of mankind who had navigated the entire 100 or so miles of Sugar Creek in Central Indiana, from it's source to the Wabash River, the author took it upon himslef to correct that injustice
About the Author Dick Munro had spent 40+ years in Radio and upon retirement began writing a Newspaper Column wherein he continued his one-on-one, conversational delivery on subjects of a random nature. . Never realizing a project such as this should not be undertaken by anyone over 70 years of age, he none the less conned younger members of his family into joining in the adventure. knowing full well they too would one day relish the memory
Dick Munro had spent 40+ years in Radio and upon retirement began writing a Newspaper Column wherein he continued his one-on-one, conversational delivery on subjects of a random nature. knowing full well they too would one day relish the memory. Never realizing a project such as this should not be under