High Water Author:Richard Bissell At about 2 mph, and mostly less, the Royal Prince pulled out of St. Louis and started shoving a tow of eight coal barges upriver. And with all the water out of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa coming down the valley, the crew was in no happy mood....With the river working up to flood crest, and with Duke right away feeling sorry for Marie - "When ... more »old Duke gets in the mood it sometimes is a shame the things that can happen" - the Royal Prince was ready for calamity. Up past Cap au Gris, Clarksville, Hannibal, Saverton Lock, Canton Lock.... In High Water, RB has written a drama of river life which hass the conviction, power and gusto of A Stretch on the River - his widely acclaimed first novel....High Water is in the best tradition of the American river yarn - rugged and eloquent, fresh and exciting.« less