Chad Pregracke was a high school student when he first glimpsed the trash that littered the bottom of the Mississippi, a shocking sight that launched him on a quest to clean up the river. After four discouraging years seeking government help without success, he decided to take his fund-raising private—and a corporate sponsor decided to take a chance on this naïve but unshakably determined young man.

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• Hardcover: 320 pages; 15 black & white photos; 6'' x 9''
• Softcover: 320 pages; 20 black & white photographs; 6" x 9"
• © 2007-2008

CR Number: 6200100