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The Starship and the Canoe

By: Kenneth Brower, Neal Stephenson - foreword
Narrated by: David de Vries
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Originally published in 1978, The Starship and the Canoe is the remarkable story of a father and son: Freeman Dyson is a world-renowned astrophysicist who dreams of exploring the heavens and has designed a spaceship to take him there. His son, George, a brilliant high-school dropout, lives in a tree house and is designing a giant kayak to explore the icy coastal wilderness of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. Author Kenneth Brower describes with stunning impact their lives and their visions of the world. It is a timeless tale framed by modern science, adventure, family, and the natural world.

©1978 Kenneth Brower; Foreword copyright 2020 by Neal Stephenson (P)2020 Tantor Adventurers, Explorers & Survival Earth Sciences Professionals & Academics Science Science & Technology Interstellar

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“In the tradition of Carl Sagan and John McPhee, a bracing cerebral voyage past intergalactic hoopla and backwoods retreats.” (Kirkus Reviews)
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