The Adventures of Riverboat John: Glimpses of Huntsville in the 1950's (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781596298521)

For years, "Riverboat John" Ferguson has captivated audiences the world over as a guitar pickin', song singin', storytellin' original. Now, for the first time ever, you can take home Riverboat's strolling song and story act in this collection of boyhood hijinks, long lost traditions and unmistakable southern charm. Born on the blue-collar banks of the Tennessee River in Huntsville, Alabama, Ferguson's homespun memories are sure to resonate with anyone who remembers life in the 1950s. Read about the time he took a wrong turn and drove his first pickup truck into the Elk River, his first--disastrous--attempt at eating barbeque chicken with silverware, the day television came to town, the time he "left home on a train" and so many more. So settle in, kick up your feet and enjoy this one-of-a-kind glimpse into Huntsville in the 1950s from the man heralded by The New York Times as "a true American minstrel." Just don't say nothin' bad about Gene Autry!

Author: Ferguson
ISBN-10: 1596298529
ISBN-13: 9781596298521
Publisher: History Press
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2009
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.16w x 0.33d