Project Gutenberg 2005-10-03 Public domain in the USA. 128 Neihardt, John G. 1881 1973 Neihardt, John Gneisenau The River and I Reading ease score: 80.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Julia Miller and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The River and I" by John G. Neihardt is a semi-autobiographical account written in the early 20th century. This memoir captures the author's deep connection with the Missouri River, reflecting on its grandeur and the adventures that unfold along its banks. The narrative intertwines personal recollections with historical anecdotes, revealing how the author perceives the river as not just a body of water, but a living entity that represents the broader struggle of man and nature. The opening of the book introduces the Missouri River, as Neihardt reminisces about his first encounter with it as a child. He vividly describes the river's chaotic beauty and its overpowering presence, contrasting the fear it instilled in him with the eventual fascination and love he grew to have for it. He shifts between moments of childhood terror and awe, recalling his father's soothing words about the river's dangers, while also illustrating its symbolic role in American history and the epic tales of exploration and adventure it has borne witness to. Through poetic language, Neihardt establishes the river as both a personal and cultural metaphor, setting the stage for further exploration of its significance in his life and the lives of those who traversed its waters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Missouri River -- Description and travel Neihardt, John Gneisenau, 1881-1973 -- Travel -- Missouri River Neihardt, John Gneisenau, 1881-1973 -- Travel -- Yellowstone River Yellowstone River -- Description and travel F590.3 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 299059 299135 2024-10-07T12:24:39.425982 2023-09-07T12:29:16.125504 text/html text/html 297345 2020-12-12T14:57:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4022011 2020-12-12T14:57:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 4290064 2024-10-07T12:24:50.737913 application/epub+zip 4276724 2024-10-07T12:24:42.650998 application/epub+zip 185840 2024-10-07T12:24:40.571995 application/epub+zip 4406947 2024-10-07T12:24:56.482865 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4369309 2024-10-07T12:24:48.262918 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293764 2022-09-08T07:35:54.397887 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255690 255587 2024-10-07T12:24:38.060991 2023-09-07T12:29:15.214514 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 255555 2020-12-12T14:57:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 103194 2020-12-12T14:57:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 255555 2020-12-12T14:57:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 103140 2020-12-12T14:57:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22189 2024-10-07T12:24:56.874881 application/rdf+xml 13187 2024-10-07T12:24:41.406953 image/jpeg 3351 2024-10-07T12:24:40.956988 image/jpeg 4099175 2024-10-07T12:24:39.631966 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia