Caleb bisenger's next big idea, chapter one, santa claus came out of a canoe. Ben and his two year old son were kayaking in the Hudson River when their neighbor invited them inside to meet someone he had met on the water that morning. The stranger was sitting at the dining room table drinking vodka and snacking on caviar and doughnuts.
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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