Project Gutenberg 2012-10-26 Public domain in the USA. 144 Hulbert, Archer Butler 1873 1933 03020874 Portage Paths: The Keys of the Continent Historic Highways of America, Vol. 7 Produced by Greg Bergquist and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Portage Paths: The Keys of the Continent" by Archer Butler Hulbert is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The text focuses on the significance of portage paths as vital routes in American history that facilitated exploration and communication across the continent. It explores these pathways from the perspectives of explorers, missionaries, and traders, highlighting their strategic importance in geographical and historical contexts. The opening of the work introduces the concept of portage paths as the "Backbone of America," inviting readers to imagine a journey across the continent from the Atlantic to the Mississippi Basin. It describes the challenges faced by early travelers, specifically the "voyageurs," as they navigated these routes while carrying canoes and supplies. The text emphasizes how these paths, often found in rugged terrains, were crucial for connecting waterways and enabling human movement during the early days of exploration, while also hinting at the profound historical implications of these routes in shaping America's development. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Portages -- North America E151 HE Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 263336 263241 2024-09-17T10:12:02.003642 2023-09-18T05:19:37.386729 text/html text/html 265852 2012-10-26T11:03:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 6811469 2012-10-26T11:03:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2448898 2024-09-17T10:12:09.096612 application/epub+zip 2450930 2024-09-17T10:12:04.026688 application/epub+zip 143396 2024-09-17T10:12:02.698567 application/epub+zip 1787103 2024-09-17T10:12:12.715593 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1760749 2024-09-17T10:12:07.974538 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235829 2022-09-18T19:14:53.703165 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 210469 210259 2024-09-17T10:12:01.291605 2023-09-18T05:19:36.460732 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 210336 2012-10-26T11:03:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 78637 2012-10-26T11:03:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 210343 2012-10-26T11:03:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 78533 2012-10-26T11:03:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20354 2024-09-17T10:12:12.866513 application/rdf+xml 14399 2024-09-17T10:12:03.072561 image/jpeg 3501 2024-09-17T10:12:02.883566 image/jpeg 6869004 2024-09-17T10:12:02.080602 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