Historic Waterways

About this film

LibriVox recording of Historic Waterways, Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing down the Rock, Fox and Wisconsin Rivers by Reuben Gold Thwaites. This volume is the record of six hundred miles of canoeing experiences on historic waterways in Wisconsin and Illinois during the summer of 1887. There has been no attempt at exaggeration, to color its homely incidents, or to picture charms where none exist. It is intended to be a simple, truthful narrative of what was seen and done upon a series of novel outings through the heart of the Northwest. If it may induce others to undertake similar excursions, and thus increase the little navy of healthy and self-satisfied canoeists, the object of the publication will have been attained. (Summary from Frontspiece) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B (169MB)

Directors & creators

Reuben Gold Thwaites

Subjects

librivox; literature; audiobook; adventure; history; memoirs; nature

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