Downriver
Memoir of a Warrior Poet
- 2025 INDIES Finalist
- Finalist, War & Military (Adult Nonfiction)
Follows Ryan McDermott on a gripping and deeply personal journey through war, ambition, loss, and redemption. From losing his childhood home to foreclosure, to leading troops into Baghdad during the 2003 Iraq invasion, and navigating the collapse of Wall Street at Lehman Brothers in 2008, McDermott’s story reflects the highs and lows of the American experience.
