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Afloat on the Ohio

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(4,5 Sterne; 13 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

00 - Preface

5:24

Read by David Lawrence

01 - Chapter I

33:11

Read by Bill Mosley

02 - Chapter II

7:55

Read by Becky Cook

03 - Chapter III

12:40

Read by Robert Hoffman

04 - Chapter IV

14:11

Read by Robert Hoffman

05 - Chapter V

17:59

Read by Robert Hoffman

06 - Chapter VI

15:51

Read by Robert Hoffman

07 - Chapter VII

14:44

Read by Sue Anderson

08 - Chapter VIII

15:05

Read by Robert Hoffman

09 - Chapter IX

13:31

Read by Robert Hoffman

10 - Chapter X

23:49

Read by Theresa Sheridan

11 - Chapter XI

24:22

Read by Bill Mosley

12 - Chapter XII

17:53

Read by Bill Mosley

13 - Chapter XIII

24:46

Read by Robert Hoffman

14 - Chapter XIV

23:54

Read by Bill Mosley

15 - Chapter XV

27:23

Read by Jon Smith

16 - Chapter XVI

23:55

Read by rebcult

17 - Chapter XVII

17:45

Read by AS - andreastrano

18 - Chapter XVIII

19:02

Read by rdmagpie

19 - Chapter XIX

22:36

Read by rebcult

20 - Chapter XX

13:59

Read by Becky Cook

21 - Chapter XXI

20:38

Read by rebcult

22 - Appendix A

30:41

Read by rebcult

Bewertungen

History and geography in a wonderfully descriptive story

(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

(5 Sterne)

A family takes a summer's trip down the Ohio River in a skiff; they find history, fascinating local color, and adventure.