KENNY SALWEY'S TALES OF A RIVER RAT: ADVENTURES ALONG THE WILD MISSISSIPPI

KENNY SALWEY'S TALES OF A RIVER RAT: ADVENTURES ALONG THE WILD MISSISSIPPI The river rat is back! Following the success of "The Last River Rat," Kenny Salweys Tales of a River Rat presents even more of this legendary storytellers "rat tales" that are sure to delight, inform, and entertain. Using six thousand acres of Upper Mississippi River valley swamps and floodplain forests as his stomping grounds, Kenny Salwey grew up learning the ways of the old-time river rats. Today, he holds the honored title of Last River Rat. A born storyteller, Kenny inherited the ability to spin a tale from his maternal grandmother. In this latest collection of approximately 20 "rat tales," Kenny pursues runaway steers through the river bottoms, battles a wary old trout, and shares his sleeping quarters with a black bear. Kenny also partakes of the quieter things in life, like sauntering through the swamp, befriending a pair of squirrels, and kickin skunk cabbage. Through all his backwater adventures and misadventures, Kenny never stops learning from his natural world. Balancing insight with laughter, and populated with a colorful array of swampland travelers and animals, Kennys tall tales bring alive the rich simplicity of a life lived along the mighty Mississippi.ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Kenny Salwey is the focus of an award-winning 2005 Discovery Channel documentary, "Mississippi: Tales of the Last River Rat." Known as "the Woodsman of the Mississippi Backwaters--he's a hunter, trapper, outdoor guide, & self-sufficient woodsman. Kenny cut his milk teeth on a canoe paddle and seasoned it with Mississippi Mud. Kenny is a Mississippi river guide for hunting, fishing & nature watching; a storyteller; an instructor on environmental education; and a keynote speaker. ISBN: 0-89658-649-9 publish date: 11/15/2005