Four Months in a Sneak-Box

The kind reception by the American press of the author's first journey to the great southern sea, and its republication in Great Britain and in France ... have encouraged him to give the public a companion volume, "FOUR MONTHS IN A SNEAK-BOX" ... a relation of ... a second cruise to the Gulf of Mexico ... by a different route from that followed in the "VOYAGE OF THE PAPER CANOE." This time the author procured one of the smallest and most comfortable of boats... the BARNEGAT SNEAK-BOX. This curious and stanch little craft, though only twelve feet in length, proved a most comfortable and serviceable home while the author rowed in it more than 2600 miles down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, and along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, until he reached the goal of his voyage — the mouth of the wild Suwanee River — which was the terminus of his "VOYAGE OF THE PAPER CANOE." - Summary by Nathaniel H. Bishop

NOTE: There are issues of race in the telling of "Four Months in a Sneak-box", particularly anti-Black stereotypes and derogatory terms. It is LibriVox's policy to record texts as written. (8 hr 32 min)

Chapters

Chapter I, THE BOAT FOR THE VOYAGE	29:14	Read by tjfria
Chapter II, SOURCES OF THE OHIO RIVER	16:43	Read by tjfria
Chapter III, FROM PITTSBURGH TO BLENNERHASSET'S ISLAND	41:48	Read by tjfria
Chapter IV, FROM BLENNERHASSET'S ISLAND TO CINCINNATI	39:27	Read by tjfria
Chapter V, FROM CINCINNATI TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER	59:31	Read by tjfria
Chapter VI, DESCENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER	54:06	Read by Brian Fullen
Chapter VII, DESCENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI TO NEW ORLEANS (Part 1)	27:12	Read by Brian Fullen
Chapter VII, DESCENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI TO NEW ORLEANS (Part 2)	36:54	Read by Brian Fullen
Chapter VIII, NEW ORLEANS	24:43	Read by tjfria
Chapter IX, ON THE GULF OF MEXICO	50:15	Read by tjfria
Chapter X, FROM BILOXI TO CAPE SAN BLAS	53:05	Read by tjfria
Chapter XI, FROM CAPE SAN BLAS TO ST. MARKS	24:38	Read by tjfria
Chapter XII, FROM ST. MARKS TO THE SUWANEE RIVER	55:15	Read by tjfria

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(1 stars)

Wampus Cat

It's over 100 years ago .l do not care much for his disparaging words said about towns not worth mentioning names or the saying river people are trash. I know where he comes from and that far east is plenty of walking trash I don't want to see.Appears he ate well from these floating free loaders As for me today what I know of these kind of Yankees they can stay as they are and out of the mountains,you are not welcome..

I Want a Sneak Box!

(4 stars)

Phxjennifer

I love adventure stories, wilderness survival stories, and travel stories. This is all three, with just a pinch of Huck Finn. So much fun!