Eddie Dense barely graduated from high school; then he hit the road in his van to write his first novel. He had to get away from his dysfunctional parents in order to search for and write about the elusive Blue River. His best friends had found it... and now they're gone.
All Neal wants to do is get home in time for Thanksgiving. But his trip becomes an obstacle course of fleabag hotels, flaming rental cars, and other disasters, most generated by his traveling companion.
The author uncovers the hidden history of Niagara Falls, describing how, over the years, water has been diverted, landscape altered, and the riverbed reshaped.