Ben Affleck's new book, "Dick," is about a young man who gets off the golden boy path and ends up on the river. The author learned that some of his friends dosed their beer or milk shakes with acid to make him paranoid. He says he can't imagine how jarring it would be to have your brain all of a sudden betraying you.
The Ohio, Hudson, Mississippi, and Yellowstone — Dick Conant canoed them all. And then he disappeared.
In his riveting new book, “Riverman,” journalist Ben McGrath tries to track down the man who may be the greatest American folk hero you’ve never heard of.
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