Project Gutenberg 2013-10-08 Public domain in the USA. 82 Cowan, John Pryor 1875 17000672 Sometub's Cruise on the C. & O. Canal The narrative of a motorboat vacation in the heart of Maryland Produced by Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Sometub's Cruise on the C. & O. Canal" by John Pryor Cowan is a travel narrative set in the early 20th century, specifically during the summer of 1916. The book documents Cowan's motorboat vacation along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, reflecting on both the natural beauty of the region and the historical significance of the waterway. It encapsulates themes of adventure, nostalgia, and the exploration of the American landscape, juxtaposed with personal anecdotes of the author’s journey. In this engaging account, Cowan embarks on the inaugural cruise of his uniquely constructed motorboat, "Sometub," traveling from Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C. The narrative unfolds through a series of incidents that highlight the challenges and joys of canal navigation. Cowan details technical difficulties with his boat, encounters with local residents, and vivid descriptions of the picturesque Maryland countryside. Throughout the journey, he reflects on the canal's history, tracing its roots back to George Washington and his vision for transportation in America. The narrative not only serves as a travelogue but also as a homage to the enduring spirit of exploration and the connection between past and present. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43909/43909-h/images/cover.jpg en Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (Md. and Washington, D.C.) Potomac River Valley -- Description and travel F106 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 119975 119986 2024-09-18T11:41:06.769210 2023-09-19T07:31:54.375507 text/html text/html 116030 2013-10-07T20:13:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 697051 2013-10-07T20:13:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 711025 2024-09-18T11:41:09.728186 application/epub+zip 711525 2024-09-18T11:41:07.412216 application/epub+zip 96691 2024-09-18T11:41:07.066205 application/epub+zip 751544 2024-09-18T11:41:11.779190 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 717475 2024-09-18T11:41:09.367214 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128932 2022-09-20T04:55:56.366886 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104433 104261 2024-09-18T11:41:06.384232 2023-09-19T07:31:54.160516 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 104356 2013-10-07T20:13:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 41327 2013-10-07T20:13:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 104347 2013-10-07T20:13:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 41310 2013-10-07T20:13:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20121 2024-09-18T11:41:11.923174 application/rdf+xml 13482 2024-09-18T11:41:07.146203 image/jpeg 2343 2024-09-18T11:41:07.106208 image/jpeg 697764 2024-09-18T11:41:06.818212 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