{"product_id":"source-to-sea-a-john-c-pugh-9780615267333","title":"Source to Sea - A 2,000 Mile Canoe Journey Down the Mississippi River: From Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat does it \u003cem\u003ereally\u003c\/em\u003e take to paddle the Mississippi River from its headwaters in remote Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eSource to Sea\u003c\/em\u003e, Appalachian Trail thru-hiker John Pugh and Jessica Robinson turn a weekend promise into a 73-day odyssey-more than 2,000 miles of currents, critters, comedy, and choices that test body, mind, and partnership. 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