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100 1 _aSteele, Thomas Sedgwick,
_d1845-1903
245 1 0 _aPaddle and portage, from Moosehead Lake to Aroostook River, Maine
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2024-01-14
508 _aFiona Holmes and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Paddle and Portage, from Moosehead Lake to the Aroostook River, Maine" by Thomas Sedgwick Steele is a travel narrative written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles Steele's adventurous journey through the wilderness of Maine as he navigates with a party by canoe, facing various challenges along the way. The narrative focuses on the beauty of nature, the trials of exploration, and the camaraderie developed among the travelers. The opening of the book introduces the voyage, detailing the preparations made before embarking on the 400-mile canoe trip from Moosehead Lake to the Aroostook River. Steele describes the camaraderie with fellow traveler Colonel G. and their trio of guides, which includes an Indian, Thomas Nichols. The author's humorous observations and light-hearted banter as they set off give insight into the character dynamics within the group. The narrative establishes the themes of adventure, the connection to nature, and the logistical challenges faced by wilderness explorers, paving the way for tales of fishing, tracking wildlife, and overcoming the perils of the rugged terrain. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cBoston: Estes and Lauriat, 1882
653 _aCamping
653 _aCanoes and canoeing
653 _aMaine -- Description and travel
653 _aPiscataquis County (Me.) -- Description and travel
653 _aAroostook County (Me.) -- Description and travel
653 _aMoosehead Lake (Me.)
653 _aAroostook River (Me. and N.B.)
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/paddleportagefro00steeiala
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72708
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