Running the River: Secrets of the Sabine (River Books, Sponsored by The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texas State University) Paperback – February 27, 2014

This book is a wonderful collection of folk lore mixed with history. It pulls you in like a swift current.

Referred to me by a close friend. I grew up hunting and fishing on the lower Sabine. Made the run many times from Bluebirds to the jetties to go fishing when I was 14 years old in a 14 Jon boat with a 9.5 HP Johnson. Best fishing in Blacks Bayou. Bait at Rob Bailey's. Nothing to it.

I felt like I was in the boat with them . I live about an hour or so away from the Sabine , but fish Sabine Lake fairly regularly and have wondered for years what the source was like . This little tome gave me a hands on the paddle answer , and wound up tempting me to take a run at replicating the adventure the author so brilliantly narrates.

This book is a quick read but WOW is it wonderful. Wes Ferguson knows how to spin a yarn. You will be entertained and learn Texas history! Win-win.

I've spent the last 37 years driving across the Sabine River every day. I have canoe'd and motor boated short sections of it South of Longview. It's beautiful and you do think you could be in the middle of nowhere hundreds of miles from civilization. I thoroughly enjoyed enjoyed this book and learned a great deal of river history that I would have never known. Thank you.

Truly awesome, great writing and easy. If you are a Texan or just like a ‘Mark Twin’ type of adventure, you’ll like this book.

The book was for my husband. He said it was a great book and would recommend this good read.

For those of us east texas residents(I live in Nacogdoches) I have gained an appreciation for this feature of God,s world. The book is well written and an easy read. I thank the author for seeing the need for this trip.