Drifting

This personal reflection, at once a memoir and political commentary on the state of America, chronicles two weeks the author spent canoeing down the Hudson River in New York State. Discussing the history of the region, natural features and current events, the work progresses geographically as Freeman, a freelance writer and editor, drifts through the past present and future of American culture and re-learns his appreciation for the country despite its current distress. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Mike Freeman is a freelance writer and editor. From 1998 to 2008 he was a fisheries assistant at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and has canoed thousands of miles in southeast Alaska. His essays have appeared in the Massachusetts Review; South Dakota Review; the LBJ: Avian Life, Literary Arts; Connecticut Review; and Gray’s Sporting Journal. He lives in Newport, Rhode Island.