A Secret History of American River People

the lost narratives of river people, river communities, and the river itself

A summer rainstorm blows in while we are in the tin-roofed shantyboat in the St Paul Yacht Club in St Paul MN.

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Shantyboat Dotty Fleeing Fires
During the California fires we had to flee our home […]
Remembering Betty Goins
Remembering Betty Goins who passed away yesterday. We had the immense pleasure to interview Betty in Knoxville, Tennessee in 2016. […]
Running the Negros Out of Town
A look at American ethnic cleansing […]
You Asked Me To Write A Book
Many of you have told me over the last six years since […]
The Seven Wonders of Portsmouth
Post by honorary shipmate Andrew Feight Shanty Dotty […]

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