My River Home: A Journey from the Gulf War to the Gulf of Mexico [Idioma Inglés] - Hardcover

Eriksen provides an account of his five-month voyage down the Mississippi River on a homemade raft, from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, ten years after the end of the Gulf War, in which he fought as a marine. He had planned on the journey when returning home with a fellow marine. He also relates his experiences in the war and how he became an antiwar protestor. There is no index. Eriksen works in research and education at the Algalita Marine Research Foundation. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Marcus Eriksen is the education adviser for the Algalita Marine Research Foundation, as well as an active member of Veterans for Peace. He lives in Los Angeles, California.