Voyage of the paper canoe

a geographical journey of 2500 miles, from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico, during the years 1874-5 by Nathaniel H. Bishop

Publisher: Lee and Shepard in Boston

Written in English

Published: 1878 Pages: 213 Downloads: 719

Subjects:

Canoes and canoeing,
Canots et canotage,
Atlantic coast (North America) -- Description and travel,
Atlantique, Côte de l"(Amérique du Nord) -- Descriptions et voyages

Edition Notes

The Physical Object
Statement	by Nathaniel H. Bishop.
Series	CIHM/ICMH Microfiche series = CIHM/ICMH collection de microfiches -- no. 00142, CIHM/ICMH microfiche series -- no. 00142
Format	Microform
Pagination	5 microfiches (213 fr.)
Number of Pages	213
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL14000286M
ISBN 10	0665001428

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-- MY LAST CAMP. -- THE VOYAGE ENDED. Some friends, among whom were Colonel George W. Nason, Jr., of Massachusetts, and Major John Purviance, Commissioner of Suwanee County, offered to escort the paper canoe down "the river of song" to the Gulf of Mexico, a distance, according to local authority, of two hundred and thirty-five miles. Voyage of the Paper Canoe A couple of days ago Capt. Rob of the Schooner Windfall loaned me a book from his extensive nautical collection the classic by Nathaniel H. Bishop, "Voyage of the Paper Canoe." Bishop traveled miles, from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico, in in a 58 pound canoe (actually more of a kayak) made from the. The Voyage of the Paper Canoe is full of geographical and historical information which provides a background to the adventure, including lore of the native peoples of the east coast. Bishop also gives detailed information about the exact process of paper boat-making, and there are many touching portraits of the human kindness he encountered. the american paper boat and english canoes. the peculiar character of the paper boat. -- the history of the adoption of paper for boats. -- a boy's ingenuity. -- the process of building paper boats described. -- college clubs adopting them. -- the great victories won by paper .

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