Project Gutenberg 2009-03-08 Public domain in the USA. 96 Miller, Hugh 1802 1856 Symonds, W. S. (William Samuel) 1818 1887 Symonds, William Samuel The Cruise of the Betsey or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland Reading ease score: 49.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. E-text prepared by Eric Hutton, Greg Bergquist, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "The Cruise of the Betsey" by Hugh Miller is a geological travelogue written in the mid-19th century. The narrative follows Hugh Miller himself, a passionate geologist and naturalist, as he embarks on an exploration of the fossiliferous deposits of the Hebrides during a summer cruise on a yacht named Betsey. The book offers insights into both the geological phenomena of the region and the social aspects of life in the Hebrides. At the start of the narrative, Miller describes his preparations for the voyage, detailing his excitement as he sets off from the Clyde toward Tobermory in Mull. Through vivid imagery, he recounts the beautiful Scottish landscape, including the islands of Islay and Jura, and introduces themes of geological exploration as he reflects on various rock formations and their histories. He notes his arrival at Tobermory and the peaceful harbor before diving into the exploration of the geological characteristics of the area. The chapter closes with Miller lounging aboard the Betsey, ready to embark on a fascinating journey filled with both geological marvels and the camaraderie of fellow travelers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Geology -- Scotland QE Text Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Browsing: Science - General 1089895 1089727 2024-10-12T08:29:46.844183 2023-09-12T11:19:46.251976 text/html text/html 1106914 2019-12-24T11:17:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 509085 2019-12-24T11:18:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 605816 2024-10-12T08:30:01.331073 application/epub+zip 617015 2024-10-12T08:29:51.106167 application/epub+zip 502358 2024-10-12T08:29:49.258181 application/epub+zip 940829 2024-10-12T08:30:09.245043 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 871468 2024-10-12T08:29:59.803085 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 682287 2022-09-13T08:02:37.364733 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1028079 1027964 2024-10-12T08:29:45.465171 2023-09-12T11:19:45.090963 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1027694 2019-12-24T11:17:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 395840 2019-12-24T11:18:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1027825 2019-12-24T11:17:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 395721 2019-12-24T11:18:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21781 2024-10-12T08:30:09.397041 application/rdf+xml 13377 2024-10-12T08:29:49.864134 image/jpeg 3597 2024-10-12T08:29:49.573133 image/jpeg 586608 2024-10-12T08:29:46.941156 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia