Rinker Buck

Auteur de The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey

7+ oeuvres 1,630 utilisateurs 80 critiques

A propos de l'auteur

Rinker Buck (b. 1950) is an award-winning American journalist and author. He was born and raised in Morristown, NJ. He graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick Maine, and began his journalism career as a reporter for the Berkshire Eagle, in 1973. He has since written for several national afficher plus publications, including: New York, Life, Adweek and the Hartford Courant. Buck has written numerous non-fiction books, including: The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey, Shane Comes Home, First Job: A Memoir of Growing up at Work, If We Had Wings: The Enduring Dream of Flight, and Flights of Passage. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins

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Œuvres de Rinker Buck

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The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey (2015) 1,065 exemplaires

Flight of Passage: A Memoir (1997) 288 exemplaires

Life on the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure (2022) 167 exemplaires

If We Had Wings: The Enduring Dream of Flight (2001) 58 exemplaires

First Job: A Memoir of Growing Up at Work (2002) 27 exemplaires

Shane Comes Home (2005) 23 exemplaires

The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey 2 exemplaires

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Reader's Digest Today's Best Nonfiction 44 1997 (1997) 9 exemplaires

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Date de naissance: 1950-12-29
Sexe: male
Nationalité: USA
Agent: Sloan Harris (ICM Partners)
Notice de désambigüisation: http://lccn.loc.gov/n96077487

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The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey par Rinker Buck

Gave it 100 pages and just couldn't force myself to go further. Any comparison to Bill Bryson is vastly overstating the entertainment-factor of this book.

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wsampson13 | 58 autres critiques | Mar 2, 2024 |

Life on the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure par Rinker Buck

2.5 stars ... the history was interesting, but I am not the target audience for all the technical details about piloting a boat on the Mississippi. Also, it takes a certain personality (and money) to undertake the adventure he took. While his writing was informative on the history and geography of the area, I wasn't as keen on the rest of the book.

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ellink | 6 autres critiques | Jan 22, 2024 |

Flight of Passage: A Memoir par Rinker Buck

I love books like this. Not only do you get a peek inside one person, you get to explore another time, place,and culture in a way that history textbooks will never match.
If you liked this book, I would recommend [b:A Walk Across America|122781|A Walk Across America|Peter Jenkins|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171843109s/122781.jpg|806366], [b:The Walk West: A Walk Across America 2|122782|The Walk West A Walk Across America 2 (Walk West)|Peter Jenkins|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216767057s/122782.jpg|1797421], and [b:Diary of Two Motorcycle Hobos|51759|Diary of Two Motorcycle Hobos|Lois Wilson|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170382424s/51759.jpg|50505].… (plus d'informations)

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amandabeaty | 12 autres critiques | Jan 4, 2024 |

The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey par Rinker Buck

I gave up on this book about a third of the way in. Went back to it and finished. The second half of the book is much more compelling reading - perhaps because of the trials Buck and his brother experience in crossing the Rockies. Buck is a beautiful craftsman but has a real problem with women. For example, the two women who were allowed to join the trip for a week or so are reduced to stereotypes - "typical long legged blond" or 'skinny blond". Buck values their contribution to the trail as how they cleaned the cooking equipment.… (plus d'informations)

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GigiB50 | 58 autres critiques | Dec 18, 2023 |

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