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Four Months in a Sneak-Box

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The kind reception by the American press of the author's first journey to the great southern sea, and its republication in Great Britain and in France ... have encouraged him to give the public a companion volume, "FOUR MONTHS IN A SNEAK-BOX" ... a relation of ... a second cruise to the Gulf of Mexico ... by a different route from that followed in the "VOYAGE OF THE PAPER CANOE." This time the author procured one of the smallest and most comfortable of boats... the BARNEGAT SNEAK-BOX. This curious and stanch little craft, though only twelve feet in length, proved a most comfortable and serviceable home while the author rowed in it more than 2600 miles down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, and along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, until he reached the goal of his voyage — the mouth of the wild Suwanee River — which was the terminus of his "VOYAGE OF THE PAPER CANOE." - Summary by Nathaniel H. Bishop

NOTE: There are issues of race in the telling of "Four Months in a Sneak-box", particularly anti-Black stereotypes and derogatory terms. It is LibriVox's policy to record texts as written. (8 hr 32 min)

Chapters

Chapter I, THE BOAT FOR THE VOYAGE

29:14

Read by tjfria

Chapter II, SOURCES OF THE OHIO RIVER

16:43

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Chapter III, FROM PITTSBURGH TO BLENNERHASSET'S ISLAND

41:48

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Chapter IV, FROM BLENNERHASSET'S ISLAND TO CINCINNATI

39:27

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Chapter V, FROM CINCINNATI TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER

59:31

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Chapter VI, DESCENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER

54:06

Read by Brian Fullen

Chapter VII, DESCENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI TO NEW ORLEANS (Part 1)

27:12

Read by Brian Fullen

Chapter VII, DESCENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI TO NEW ORLEANS (Part 2)

36:54

Read by Brian Fullen

Chapter VIII, NEW ORLEANS

24:43

Read by tjfria

Chapter IX, ON THE GULF OF MEXICO

50:15

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Chapter X, FROM BILOXI TO CAPE SAN BLAS

53:05

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Chapter XI, FROM CAPE SAN BLAS TO ST. MARKS

24:38

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Chapter XII, FROM ST. MARKS TO THE SUWANEE RIVER

55:08

Read by tjfria

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(1 Sterne)

It's over 100 years ago .l do not care much for his disparaging words said about towns not worth mentioning names or the saying river people are trash. I know where he comes from and that far east is plenty of walking trash I don't want to see.Appears he ate well from these floating free loaders As for me today what I know of these kind of Yankees they can stay as they are and out of the mountains,you are not welcome..

I Want a Sneak Box!

(4 Sterne)

I love adventure stories, wilderness survival stories, and travel stories. This is all three, with just a pinch of Huck Finn. So much fun!