Download or read book Kid on the River, Revised Edition written by Dean Nichols and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2013-09-18 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Narrow escapes, hilarious predicaments, and grim disasters are all part of the rich and varied experiences of a young tugboat captain on the Columbia River during the era between the grand old sternwheelers and the multi-thousand horsepower tugboats of today. The author had captured the excitement of this episode in his life and presented it in an informal manner that will appeal to a wide audience.