ben paddled for half a mile or so, nothing, no sign. The next day he grabbed notebook and tape recorder to record his search. He ended up walking maybe about a mile, fast and kind of sweaty, and then there he was. Ben: "I'm not even sure is all that sane on the river"
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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