Afloat on the Ohio
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Reuben Gold Thwaites
(4,625 Sterne; 12 Bewertungen)
Afloat on the Ohio, An Historical Pilgrimage, of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, From Redstone to Cairo.
There were four of us pilgrims—my Wife, our Boy of ten and a half years, the Doctor, and I. My object in going—the others went for the outing—was to gather "local color" for work in Western history. The Ohio River was an important factor in the development of the West. I wished to know the great waterway intimately in its various phases,—to see with my own eyes what the borderers saw; in imagination, to redress the pioneer stage, and repeople it. ( From the Preface )
(7 hr 21 min)
Chapters
Bewertungen
History and geography in a wonderfully descriptive story
Avid listener
(4,5 Sterne)
A wonderfully written travelogue of a family that takes to the water. History, geography, facts, figures, people and places all combined to make a delightful story. predominantly well read by various narrators with exception of one or two chapters. Ch 10 in particular is read awkwardly ( minus half a star)
Adventure in a summer's excursion
hear&Now
(5 Sterne)
A family takes a summer's trip down the Ohio River in a skiff; they find history, fascinating local color, and adventure.