قراءة كتاب Voyage of the Paper Canoe A Geographical Journey of 2500 miles, from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico, during the years 1874-5.
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Voyage of the Paper Canoe A Geographical Journey of 2500 miles, from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico, during the years 1874-5.
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A Portage to Lake Waccamaw.—Submerged Swamps.—Night at a Turpentine Distillery.—A Dismal Wilderness.—Owls and Mistletoe.—Crackers and Negroes.—Across the South Carolina Line.—A Cracker's Idea of Hospitality.—Pot Bluff.—Peedee River.—Georgetown.—Winyah Bay.—The Rice Plantations of the Santee Rivers.—A Night with the Santee Negroes.—Arrival at Charleston.216
CHAPTER XII.
FROM CHARLESTON TO SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.
The Interior Water Route to Jehossee Island.—Governor Aiken's Model Rice Plantation.—Lost in the Horns.—St. Helena Sound.—Lost in the Night.—The Phantom Ship.—The Finlander's Welcome.—A Night on the Emperor's Old Yacht.—The Phosphate Mines.—Coosaw and Broad Rivers—Port Royal Sound and Calibogue Sound.—Cuffy's Home.—Arrival in Georgia.—Receptions at Greenwich Shooting-Park.261
CHAPTER XIII.
FROM THE SAVANNAH RIVER TO FLORIDA.
Route to the Sea Islands of Georgia.—Storm-bound on Green Island.—Ossabaw Island.—St. Catherine's Sound.—Sapelo Island.—The Mud of Mud River.—Night in a Negro Cabin.—"De Shoutings" on Doboy Island.—Broughton Island.—St. Simon's and Jekyl Islands.—Interview with an Alligator.—A Night in Jointer Hammock.—Cumberland Island and St. Mary's River.—Farewell to the Sea. 291
CHAPTER XIV.
ST. MARY'S RIVER AND THE SUWANEE WILDERNESS.
A Portage to Dutton.—Descent of the St. Mary's River.—Fête given by the Citizens to the Paper Canoe.—The proposed Canal Route across Florida.—A Portage to the Suwanee River.—A Negro speaks on Electricity and the Telegraph.—A Freedman's Sermon.313
CHAPTER XV.
DOWN UPON THE SUWANEE RIVER.
The Rich Foliage of the River.—Columbus.—Rolins' Bluff.—Old Town Hammock.—A Hunter killed by a Panther.—Dangerous Serpents.—Clay Landing.—The Marshes of the Coast.—Bradford's Island.—My Last Camp.—The Voyage ended.334
LIST OF MAPS
DRAWN AND ENGRAVED AT THE
UNITED STATES COAST SURVEY BUREAU,
FOR THE "VOYAGE OF THE PAPER CANOE."
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| 1 | General Map of Routes followed by the Author during two Voyages made to the Gulf of Mexico, |
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| 2 | From Quebec, Canada, to Plattsburgh, New York State, | 12 |
| 3 | From Plattsburgh to Albany, | 42 |
| 4 | From Albany to New York City, | 71 |
| 5 | From New York City to Cape Henlopen, Delaware, | 98 |
| 6 | From Cape Henlopen, Delaware, to Norfolk, Virginia, | 114 |
| 7 | From Norfolk, Virginia, to Bogue Inlet, North Carolina, | 148 |
| 8 | From Bogue Inlet, North Carolina, to Bull's Bay, South Carolina, | 180 |
| 9 | From Bull's Bay, South Carolina, to St. Simon's Sound, Georgia, | 261 |
| 10 | From St. Simon's Sound, Georgia, to Cedar Keys, Florida, | 317 |
ILLUSTRATIONS.
Engraved by John Andrew & Son.
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| Home of the Alligator. | Frontispiece | |
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