books by W. Hodding Carter

books by W. Hodding Carter

books:

W. Hodding Carter

Westward Whoa: In the Wake of Lewis and Clark

W. Hodding Carter

Simon & Schuster, 1994

Great Book
I found this book while researching Lewis and Clark's journey for a miniseries. Not your boring armchair travel book -- this was the funniest thing I've read in a long time. Stephen Ambrose can't compete.

An Illustrated Viking Voyage: Retracing Leif Erikssons Journey In An Authentic Viking Knarr

W. Hodding Carter

Atria, 2000

Retracing an historic odyssey
Leif Eriksson was a great explorer, traveling from Greenland to North America long before the time of Christopher Columbus. Eriksson and his Viking crew were the first known Europeans to set foot upon the North American Continent. More than a thousand years after ...

Flushed: How the Plumber Saved Civilization

W. Hodding Carter

Atria, 2007

Some remarkable and important points
Carter's book is a wonderful read. It's light hearted, slightly "off the wall" and very informative. Some of the information regarding ancient public and private sanitation systems was already known to me, but I was particularly impressed with the author's ...

A Viking Voyage: In Which an Unlikely Crew of Adventurers Attempts an Epic Journey to the New World

W. Hodding Carter

Ballantine Books, 2001

He'll inspire you to dream up your own adventure.
Hodding Carter's tale of his adventures in building and sailing an "authentic" replica of a viking knarr is a wonderful story of how all one needs for adventure is passion and friends. The very best part of this book is that it truly makes you believe that you could ...

Stolen Water: Saving the Everglades from Its Friends, Foes, and Florida

W. Hodding Carter

Atria, 2005

Provides some facts about the friends & foes of the area
Hodding Carter loves the Everglades and Stolen Water: Saving the Everglades from Its Friends, Foes, and Florida reflects this affection as much as it reflects arguments on both sides covering the management and utilization of the wilderness. From restoration plans for ...

Off the Deep End

W. Hodding Carter

Algonquin Books, 2008

excellent and inspiring
When I ordered this book, I was expecting sort of a literary reflection on swimming, discussing the experience of endless laps in ponderous prose. Of course, I forgot my experience of champion swimmers (driven, sometimes eccentric, sometimes manic, but not usually ...

Stolen Water Saving the Everglades From

W Hodding Carter

POCKET BOOKS @, 2004

This catalogue page is actually a duplicate.
The correct catalogue listing for this book is: Stolen Water: Saving the Everglades from Its Friends, Foes, and Florida The author's newest book: Off the Deep End

Flushed
W. Hodding Carter

Pocket Books, 2006

Flushed
W. Hodding Carter

Pocket Books, 2007

A VIKING VOYAGE: RETRACING LEIF ERIKKSON\'S JOURNEY IN AN AUTHENTIC VIKING KNARR
W.HODDING CARTER

EBURY PRESS, 2001

COMMANDOS OF WWII-PA (Landmark Books)

W. Hodding Carter

Random House Books for Young Readers, 1981

Very informative book
During WWII, there was an elite group of soldiers fighting for the allied cause. These men were fearless, relentless, and wouldn't let up until their job was done successfully. These elite fighters went by the name of commando. How much do you really know about what ...