Afloat on the Ohio: An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo - Couverture souple

Southern Illinois University Press

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0809322684 ISBN 13 : 9780809322688

Editeur : Southern Illinois University Press, 1999

Synopsis

Providing glimpses into the lives of ordinary people in 19th-century America and into the history of the nation's settlement, this work tells the story of the author's six-week journey by skiff along the Ohio river. He covered 1000 miles from Redstone, Pennsylvania, to Cairo, Ilinois, where the Ohio river meets the Mississippi. Thwaite's voyage echoes those taken by early explorers, pioneers, and settlers who opened up the West through river travel from the East. This edition is a reprinting of the original 1897 edition.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Afloat on the Ohio - an historical pilgrimage of a thousand miles in a skiff, from Redstone to Cairo is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1897. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Southern Illinois University Press
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0809322684
• ISBN 13: 9780809322688
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 348
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible