Nine Ways to Cross a River: Midstream Reflections on Swimming and Getting There from Here
By Akiko Busch
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After a transformative swim across the Hudson just before September 11, Busch undertook to explore eight of America's great waterways: the Hudson (twice), the Delaware, the Connecticut, the Susquehanna, the Monongahela, the Mississippi, the Ohio, and the Current. She observes each river's goings-on and reflects on its history (human and natural) and possible futures. Some of the rivers have rebounded from past industrial misuse; others still struggle with pollution and waste. The swims are also opportunities to muse on the ordinary passages faced by most of us-the death of a parent, raising children, becoming older-and the ways in which the rhythms and patterns of the natural world can offer reassurance, ballast and inspiration. A deeply moving exploration of the themes of renewal and reclamation at midlife, Nine Ways to Cross a River is a book to be treasured and given to friends.
Akiko Busch
Akiko Busch writes about design, culture, and the natural world. She is the author of several essay collections, including Geography of Home, Nine Ways to Cross a River, and most recently, How to Disappear. She was a contributing editor at Metropolis magazine for 20 years, and her essays have appeared in numerous national magazines, newspapers, and exhibition catalogs. She lives in the Hudson Valley.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5One of those pleasant, introspective-leaning books that you hope to pluck off the shelves on occasion. She doesn't write of great sports accomplishment here, but rather insight, metaphorically and otherwise, into rivers, being submerged in them, and their connection to us. Along the way the reader also learns a good deal about the rivers she crosses, their history, source, man's custodial efforts toward them. A nice read, makes me want to get close to my local river.