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Above the Gravelbar (travel/nautical/memoir/native).


Above the Gravelbar (travel/nautical/memoir/native)

David S. Cook

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9781882190690, $12.95

Army veteran David S. Cook presents Above the Gravelbar: The Native Canoe Routes of Maine, a reminiscence rem·i·nis·cence  
n.
1. The act or process of recollecting past experiences or events.

2. An experience or event recollected: "Her mind seemed wholly taken up with reminiscences of past gaiety" 
 of great canoe travels along Maine's many interconnected waterways The list of waterways is a link page for any river, canal, estuary or firth.
International waterways
  • Danish straits
  • Great Belt
  • Oresund
  • Bosporus
  • Dardanelles
, combined with a deep respect for now Maine's Native peoples once used their watercraft to traverse the state. A handful of black-and-white maps illustrate this thoughtful chronicle, which delves deep into the history of individual routes. Above the Gravelbar is not a travel guide per se, but rather gives itself over to the rich, scenery-capturing detail sure to intrigue armchair travelers and canoe connoisseurs.

Michael J. Carson

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Title Annotation:Above the Gravelbar: The Native Canoe Routes of Maine
Author:Carson, Michael J.
Publication:Reviewer's Bookwatch
Article Type:Book review
Date:Sep 1, 2007
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