Four Months in a Sneak-Box (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. A Boat Voyage of 2600 Miles Down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, and Along the Gulf of MexicoBy Nathaniel H. Bishop

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Four Months in a Sneak-Box recounts a 2,600-mile voyage in a diminutive Barnegat Bay ducking boat, from the inland rivers of America down the Ohio and Mississippi and along the Gulf coast. Bishop blends nautical exactitude with picturesque travel writing, recording currents, weather, settlements, and human encounters with the calm authority of a practiced waterman. The book belongs to the nineteenth-century literature of exploration and local observation, yet its scale is intimate: national geography is discovered from inches above the waterline. Nathaniel H. Bishop was an American small-boat voyager, travel writer, and keen observer of the changing postbellum landscape. His earlier adventures in light craft helped establish him as a pioneer of recreational cruising. Practical, curious, and independent, he was drawn to vessels that made travel economical and immediate, allowing close contact with river communities, marshlands, and coastal margins often overlooked by grander expeditions. This book is recommended to readers interested in American travel literature, maritime history, river culture, and the romance of self-reliant journeying. It offers not merely adventure, but a carefully observed portrait of nineteenth-century America in motion. This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience. - Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance. - Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.

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Length8 hrs 24 mins

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Publish dateNov 24, 2023

LanguageEnglish

1Four Months in a Sneak-Box (Annotated)

2CHAPTER XII. FROM ST. MARKS TO THE SUWANEE RIVER. ALONG THE COAST.— SADDLES BREAKS DOWN.— A REFUGE WITH THE FISHERMEN.— CAMP IN THE PALM FOREST.— PARTING WITH SADDLES.— OUR NEIGHBOR THE ALLIGATOR.— DISCOVERY OF THE TRUE CROCODILE IN AMERICA.- - THE DEVIL'S WOOD-PILE.— DEADMAN'S BAY.— BOWLEGS POINT.— THE COAST SURVEY CAMP.— A DAY ABOARD THE "READY."— THE SUWANEE RIVER.— THE END.

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65. ROUTE FOLLOWED BY THE AUTHOR IN PAPER CANOE "MARIA THERESA," IN 1875. . . . OPPOSITE 319 (pt. 4)

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