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Descending the Dragon: My Journey Down the Coast of Vietnam
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Descending the Dragon: My Journey Down the Coast of Vietnam

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Out of the ordinary and along the coast of Vietnam, Descending the Dragon follows Jon Bowermaster's eye-opening experience on the paddling adventure of a lifetime.

  • Author: Jon Bowermaster with photographs by Rob Howard
  • Softcover; 176 pages; black-and-white and color photographs
  • Random House Inc.; copyright 2008

Sometimes the longest journey begins with great patience. When Jon Bowermaster proposed an 800 mi. kayak expedition along Vietnam's northern coastline, the country's government initially responded, ''That will be quite impossible.'' Negotiation saved the day, and Jon Bowermaster and his team of 5—including a Vietnamese-American woman who had fled Saigon as a child on the final day of war in 1975—completed an unprecedented voyage, seeing Vietnam and its people in a brand new light.

One-third of Vietnam's 80 million citizens live on or near the coastline, and Bowermaster met thousands of them—rich and poor, fishermen and entrepreneurs, almost all beach dwellers who live and depend on the sea. For many, he was the first American they had ever encountered. In chapters flowing from north to south, Bowermaster's highly personal story and Rob Howard's compelling images bring to life Vietnam's vibrant edge. This fascinating volume, offering a fresh perspective on the land and its people, will captivate real-life explorers and armchair travelers alike with its intriguing take on Vietnam from the sea.

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