Secret History Book Reader Survey
Many of you have told me over the last six years since the project began that you can't wait to read the book that will result from our research on rivers all over the country. This summer I am going to be focusing on writing that book. This is your chance to help that process. I ask you to fill out a mere five to ten minutes of questions about the book you are hoping for, and about you the potential reader. (Okay, some respondents have said the survey is longer than a few minutes, so be warned!)
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About the Book
Please tell me more about the Secret History book you are wanting to read. This will help me focus my efforts and writing.
What do you want to read about in a Secret History book? *
These 21 questions ask you to tell how interested you are to read about various topics
Not that interested
Somewhat interested
Very interested
My previous boatbuilding/rafting experience
What lead me to create the Secret History project
Building the shantyboat
The crew of the Shantyboat Dotty
The journeys to and from the river and our various mishaps
Life aboard the shantyboat during our journeys
The character of the rivers we've traveled
The places we've visited and our impressions
The people we've met on our travels
The stories told by those I've interviewed
The history of river places I've visited
How river towns have dealt with flooding and other river disasters
Gentrification and displacement of river people
Issues of race and gender in river places
Our experiences in river cities
Our experiences in rural areas along the river
Other artists working on or with rivers, lakes, and shorelines
About bottom-up or people's history told through ordinary people
Effects of global climate change on rivers systems, places, and people
Industrial and transportation history of rivers
Examination of river culture in the U.S.
What do you hope the focus of the book will be? *
This is a question about the narrative throughline for the book. In other words, what holds the narrative together?
About You
Here I am asking some questions about you. Knowing the potential audience will help me pitch the book to a publisher. All of this information is private and I won't share it with anyone.
What is your name?
What is your email?
This will allow me ask follow-up questions if I have any as well as send you a thank you.
Do you live near a major river?
Clear selection
What is your level of river expertise?
Clear selection
What is your age? *
How do you identify? *
How do you identify your ethnicity? *
Yes, I know many of us are mixed, but go with how you primarily identify.
What is your highest level of education? *
What best describes your work situation?
Clear selection
What is your annual household income level?
Clear selection
What field do you work in? *
Please be as general as possible. If you are not working for money, please put retired, stay-at-home parent, incarcerated, etc.
What is your living situation? *
Do you have children? *
What part of the world do you live in? *
If in the US, what part of the country do you live in? *
In what type of community do you live? *
What are your favorite books/authors? *
How many books do you read per month? *
What genres do you read most often? *
Do you read mainly for work or for pleasure? *
How do you spend your free time, aside from reading? What are your hobbies? *
How do you choose what book to buy next? *
What media do you rely on? *
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What excites or interests you about the project?
Anything else you'd like to add?
Feel free to pass this on to a friend you think would enjoy the book when it happens.
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