Project Gutenberg 2014-07-15 Public domain in the USA. 89 Grinnell, George Bird 1849 1938 Deming, Edwin Willard 1860 1942 Eight Bears Jack the Young Canoeman: An Eastern Boy's Voyage in a Chinook Canoe E-text prepared by David Edwards, Haragos Pál, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Jack the Young Canoeman: An Eastern Boy's Voyage in a Chinook Canoe" by George Bird Grinnell is a fictional adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a boy named Jack and his friend Hugh as they embark on a journey to British Columbia. The narrative explores the beauty of the coastal landscape, the local wildlife, and the interactions with Native American cultures, while also detailing their experiences as they navigate new environments and challenges. At the start of the book, Jack and Hugh arrive in Victoria, British Columbia, with Jack captivated by the unfamiliar coastal scenery and the historical richness of the region. They witness an Indian fishing in a canoe and discuss the unique methods employed by local fishermen. The boys are quickly engrossed in the wonders of their surroundings, from the breathtaking views to the vivid descriptions of fishing, wildlife, and the fishing traditions of the Indigenous peoples. They meet various characters that deepen their understanding of the land, and conversations highlight cultural differences, setting the stage for their upcoming adventures in search of wildlife and exploration of the land's natural beauty. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46289/46289-h/images/cover.jpg en Canoes and canoeing -- Juvenile fiction British Columbia -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 561512 561289 2024-09-19T10:38:04.248805 2023-09-20T06:52:20.250713 text/html text/html 564256 2014-07-15T16:01:39 text/html 1816257 2014-07-15T16:02:22 text/html application/zip 1848762 2024-09-19T10:38:12.039764 application/epub+zip 1849777 2024-09-19T10:38:05.351809 application/epub+zip 286003 2024-09-19T10:38:04.780821 application/epub+zip 2002205 2024-09-19T10:38:17.304735 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1948582 2024-09-19T10:38:11.100764 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393304 2022-09-21T05:16:55.349016 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 523129 522940 2024-09-19T10:38:03.230825 2023-09-20T06:52:19.327698 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 522572 2014-07-15T15:04:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 190926 2014-07-15T15:04:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 522591 2014-07-15T15:04:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 190921 2014-07-15T15:04:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21400 2024-09-19T10:38:17.454730 application/rdf+xml 22380 2024-09-19T10:38:04.877813 image/jpeg 3593 2024-09-19T10:38:04.827806 image/jpeg 1819840 2024-09-19T10:38:04.350825 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 en.wikipedia