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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.
by Nathaniel H. (Nathaniel Holmes) Bishop
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38 totalFrederick D. Macy
Home of the Alligator.
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, - AUTHOR OF "ONE THOUSAND MILES' WALK ACROSS SOUTH AMERICA," AND CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE BOSTON SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY, AND OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. - BOSTON: - LEE AND SHEPARD, PUBLISHERS. - NEW YORK: CHARLES T. DILLINGHAM. EDINBURGH: DAVID DOUGLAS. 1882. - COPYRIGHT - 1878, - By N. H. Bishop. - University Press: John Wilson & Son Cambridge.
TO THE - SUPERINTENDENT, ASSISTANTS, AIDS, AND ALL EMPLOYÉS OF THE - UNITED STATES COAST SURVEY BUREAU, - THE - "Voyage of the Paper Canoe" - IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED, - AS A SLIGHT EVIDENCE OF THE APPRECIATION BY ITS AUTHOR FOR THEIR INTELLIGENT EFFORTS AND SELF-DENYING LABORS IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY, SO PATIENTLY AND SKILFULLY PERFORMED, UNDER MANY DIFFICULTIES AND DANGERS.
INTRODUCTION.
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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VOYAGE OF THE PAPER CANOE.
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The narrative follows a solitary traveler who sets out from Quebec in an eighteen‑foot wooden canoe, later replaced by a remarkably light paper vessel weighing just fifty‑eight pounds. His goal is simple yet ambitious: to follow the continent’s natural and man‑made waterways in a straight line to the Gulf of Mexico, showing how few obstacles truly separate the cold northern rivers from the warm southern seas.
As the journey unfolds, he paddles through a maze of creeks, marshes, and bustling ports, guided by the precise charts of the United States Coast Survey. Encounters with oystermen, lighthouse keepers, and generous Southern hosts add a warm human texture to the ever‑changing landscape, while detailed illustrations and maps bring each stretch of waterway to vivid life.
The account blends practical observation with quiet wonder, offering listeners a window onto 19th‑century North America’s geography, technology, and hospitality—all captured in a clear, engaging voice that makes the distance between Quebec and Florida feel surprisingly intimate.
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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. A Geographical Journey of 2500 miles, from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico, during the years 1874-5.
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Produced by Sigal Alon and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
Release date
2010-05-11
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Public domain in the USA.
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Nathaniel H. (Nathaniel Holmes) Bishop
1837–1902
Best known for turning bold journeys into vivid travel books, this 19th-century American explorer wrote from experience—crossing South America on foot and later paddling long distances by canoe through North American waterways.
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