Waterwalk

Presents an account of the author and his son's epic journey retracing the historic exploration of French explorers Marquette and Joliet in 1673 along from Lake Michigan, up the mighty Mississippi to St Louis. This title offers an antidote to the modern obsession with speed, and also presents American heartland in a story.

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This title covers the dedicated mailing and e-mail campaign to targeted travel and literature related media. Tired, hungry, lost, lonely, fogbound, shipwrecked, and unable to make their way in the darkness, Stephen Faulkner and his teenage son Justin are having the greatest time. "Waterwalk" is a witty, entertaining, and engaging account of the author and his son's epic journey retracing the historic exploration of French explorers Marquette and Joliet in 1673 along from Lake Michigan, up the mighty Mississippi to St. Louis. A poet with a sense of humour, Faulkner offers an antidote to the modern obsession with speed, and brings to life the majestic American heartland in a story that is sure to appeal to anyone with a sense of adventure.