Voyage of the paper canoe : a geographical journey of 2,500 miles from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico, during the years 1874-5 / Nathaniel H. Bishop.

Author/creator Bishop, Nathaniel H.
Format Book
Publication InfoPhiladelphia, Pa. : D.N. Goodchild, 1999.
Descriptionxii, 279 pages : illustrations, maps (some folded) ; 19 cm
Subjects
Bishop, Nathaniel H. (Nathaniel Holmes), 1837-1902--Travel. --United States.
Bishop, Nathaniel H. (Nathaniel Holmes), 1837-1902--Travel. --Canada, Eastern.
Waterways--United States. --History. --19th century.
Waterways--Canada, Eastern. --History. --19th century.
Canoes and canoeing--United States. --History. --19th century.
Canoes and canoeing--Canada, Eastern. --History. --19th century.
Atlantic Coast (U.S.)--Description and travel.
Atlantic Coast (Canada)--Description and travel.
United States--Description and travel.
Canada, Eastern--Description and travel.

Local noteJoyner-Pages 126-181 tell of the author's passage through North Carolina, arriving in the Currituck Sound and passing through Cape Hatteras, the Ocracoke Inlet, Morehead City, New Bern, Swansboro, and Cape Fear before crossing into South Carolina at Lake Waccamaw.
General note"This is copy no. 12 of the Shellback's Library 500-copy limited reprint edition of the Voyage of the Paper Canoe by Nathaniel H. Bishop published by D.N. Goodchild at the Press at Toad Hall."

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner NC Stacks F106 .B62 1999 ✔ Available Place Hold