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Indlæser... An Adirondack Passage: The Cruise of the Canoe Sairy Gampaf Christine Jerome
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"A fine piece of work and a great delight."--John McPhee Christine Jerome decides to repeat the 266-mile Adirondack canoe journey of George Washington Sears (pen name "Nessmuk"), a famous adventure and nature writer for the popular magazineForest and Stream in the late nineteenth century. Part of what made his 1883 journey remarkable was the length of his canoe--a mere nine feet. The "Sairy Gamp" was the lightest of cockleshells, but could navigate rough lakes and stony rapids. Sears could heave it over his head and portage it between lakes for miles. So Jerome has a similar canoe built for herself, and sets off to see what has changed and what has remained on the water trail through the mountains. The result is a classic of canoe literature: a beautiful paean to journeying silently in light craft. Her nature writing and knowledge of local history lends a depth and substance to every mile. She conjures up Teddy Roosevelt, the Whitneys and Vanderbilts, as well as old hermits and eccentrics. She tells of legendary crimes committed along the lakeshores, while keeping her expert ear tuned for birdsong in the trees. An unforgettable account of traveling by canoe, and traveling back in time. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Indlæser... GenrerMelvil Decimal System (DDC)917.4750443History and Geography Geography and Travel Geography of and travel in North America Northeastern U.S. New York State Northern counties of New York; Adirondack MountainsLC-klassificeringVurderingGennemsnit:
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