John Halley's journals provide the earliest first-hand accounts of
the voyage down the Kentucky, Ohio and Mississippi rivers to New
Orleans. Halley supplies insightful accounts of what became one of
Kentucky's major early industries-shipping goods and produce by
flatboat to the port of New Orleans-and he does so almost at the
birth of that industry, just two years after Gen. James Wilkinson's
inaugural trip in 1787. Although rivermen often suffered at the
hands of Native Americans and Spanish officials, Halley seems to
have gotten along well with everyone he met. He describes every
encounter and tells of shooting the rapids at the Falls of Ohio
(Louisville), getting stuck on a sandbar, breaking his steering
oar, almost losing one of the men in a pile of driftwood, and many
other adventures. He was a keen observer and comments on hunting
and fishing along the way, local flora and fauna, weather and river
conditions, settlements, and notable landmarks. 52 pp, illustrated
General
| Imprint: |
Lulu.Com
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| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
December 2015 |
| Authors: |
Harry G Enoch
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 3mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
52 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-329-79434-4 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
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| LSN: |
1-329-79434-6 |
| Barcode: |
9781329794344 |
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