“A well-recounted father-and-son journey in the Missouri River country . . . A fine travelogue worthy of shelving next to Jonathan Raban and William Least Heat-Moon.”

— Kirkus Review * (starred review)

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“Faulkner marched—and drove, biked, hiked, and portaged—into history when he and his 18-year-old son Alex bonded on the Lewis and Clark Trail in the Great Northwest. In this fulsome popular history of their “risky travels,” Faulkner juxtaposes the past with the present. . . .[He and his son] share demanding land, threatening weather, and colorful interactions with people along their trail.

Faulkner’s verbs vivify, his quotes enlarge his experience, and his poetic descriptions exploit all five senses colorfully.”

— Publishers Weekly

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“To read and hear—this resonant memoir is to know what it means to be American and alive.”

— Craig Challender, author, As Details Become Available and Capable Ways

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“Faulkner is a fine writer and a charmingly frank explorer; readers will enjoy his comic misadventures, moments of almost mystical insight, and encounters with eccentric fellow travelers.”

— Chene Heady, author, Numbering Our Days