Whitewater: The World's Wildest Rivers

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Summary: Rivers and rafting
Review: This fascinating book tells the story of the rivers and the pioneers who opened them up for rafting. The rivers are discussed by continent, as follows: North America deals with rivers in Canada, Alaska, Idaho, California, Tennessee and Virginia. Central and South America includes Costa Rica, Brazil, Venezuela, Peru and Chile. The chapter Europe, Asia Minor and the Middle East looks at Iceland, Norway, Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia, Croatia, Jordan, Israel and Iran. Then follows Asia, Siberia, China and Kyrgyzstan. Himalaya deals with rivers in Nepal, Pakistan, India and Tibet, whilst The East, Australia and New Zealand includes the rivers of Sumatra, Borneo and Papua New Guinea. Finally, the chapter Africa discusses the rivers of Burundi, Congo, Zimbabwe and South Africa. The book includes sections on the safety of rivers, the grading of rapids and the development of whitewater boats and boating from 1842 to 2000. There is a large map of the world indicating all the rivers discussed, small maps for every section plus impressive full colour photographs. The book concludes with a glossary, bibliography and index.