It was the summer of Princess Diana’s wedding, “Bette Davis Eyes” and “Jessie’s Girl.” In June of 1981, I met some college friends in a public park just outside Kansas City, where we built a 16’x24′ raft from assorted lumber, cottonwood, a telephone pole, and thirty-two 55-gallon oil drums. Ten days later, the crew of eight launched the “Eulenspiegel” and floated 1,420 miles down the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, propelled only by the river current and four 10-foot-long deck-mounted oars. Two months later, we arrived in New Orleans.
Daylight Books has published my photographic documentary about the journey of the Eulenspiegel and its crew. The 6″x 9″ hardcover book, “The River Will Be a Part of Us,” is available through online distributors and bookstores around the world.
Last September, I traveled to New York City to attend the “soft launch” of my book at the International Center of Photography’s 2024 Photobook Fest. For more details about the ICP 2024 Photobook Fest, including photographs of the event, visit my Blog via the link at the top of your screen.
My book was also featured at the 2024 SlowExposures Book Fair in Zebulon, Georgia, and in articles in The Nashville Scene and The Commercial Appeal (Memphis).
Get a copy of “The River Will Be a Part of Us” by clicking on the “Order Book Now” button below.
