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The River Why

Dick Hill

198313 pagesabout 10–20 minutes
1983
first published
  • 1984Bantam Books · 293 pages · ENGISBN 9780553344868
  • 1984Penguin · 294 pages · ENGISBN 9780140070033
  • 2002Sierra Club Books · 310 pages · ENGISBN 9780871563217
  • 2006Blackstone Audio Inc. · ENGISBN 9780786146116
  • 2006Blackstone Audio Inc. · 13 pages · ENGISBN 9780786168835
  • 2006Blackstone Audiobooks · ENGISBN 9780786168804
  • 2017Little Brown and CompanyISBN 9781478949565
  • 2016Back Bay Books · 432 pagesISBN 9780316261227

Leaving behind a madcap, fishing-obsessed family, Gus embarks on an extraordinary voyage of self-discovery along his beloved Oregon rivers. What he unexpectedly finds is man's wanton destruction of nature and a burning desire to commit himself to its preservation. The River Why is a tale that gives a contemporary voice to the concerns and hopes of all living things on this beautiful, watery planet. It is the story of one man's search for meaning, for love, and for a sane way to live.

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