Rafts and Other Rivercraft

Rafts and Other Rivercraft
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Publisher : University of Missouri Press
Total Pages : 192
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ISBN-10 : 9780826273987
ISBN-13 : 082627398X
Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Synopsis Rafts and Other Rivercraft by : Peter G. Beidler

The raft that carries Huck and Jim down the Mississippi River is often seen as a symbol of adventure and freedom, but the physical specifics of the raft itself are rarely considered. Peter Beidler shows that understanding the material world of Huckleberry Finn, its limitations and possibilities, is vital to truly understanding Mark Twain’s novel. He illustrates how experts on Twain’s works have misinterpreted important aspects of the story due to their unfamiliarity with the various rivercraft that figure in the book. Huck and Jim’s little raft is not made of logs, as it is often depicted in illustrations, but of sawn planks, and it was originally part of a much larger raft. Beidler explains why this matters and describes the other rivercraft that appear in the book. He gives what will almost certainly be the last word on the vexed question of whether the lengthy “raft episode,” removed at the publisher’s suggestion from the novel, should be restored to its original place.

Damming the Delaware

Damming the Delaware
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Publisher : Penn State Press
Total Pages : 240
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780271046631
ISBN-13 : 0271046635
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis Damming the Delaware by : Richard C. Albert

The Canada Gazette

The Canada Gazette
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 1558
Release :
ISBN-10 : UCAL:C2605243
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Synopsis The Canada Gazette by : Canada

The Congressional Globe

The Congressional Globe
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 1040
Release :
ISBN-10 : UOM:39015082469910
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis The Congressional Globe by : United States. Congress

Orders in Council Proclamations Departmental Regulations

Orders in Council Proclamations Departmental Regulations
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Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages : 522
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9783368819262
ISBN-13 : 3368819267
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Synopsis Orders in Council Proclamations Departmental Regulations by : Anonymous

Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

Orders in Council

Orders in Council
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 524
Release :
ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105044639289
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis Orders in Council by : Canada

Orders in Council

Orders in Council
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 526
Release :
ISBN-10 : HARVARD:HXG9U9
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (U9 Downloads)

Synopsis Orders in Council by : Canada. Privy Council

Sessional Papers

Sessional Papers
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 700
Release :
ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105027998363
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Synopsis Sessional Papers by : Canada. Parliament

"Report of the Dominion fishery commission on the fisheries of the province of Ontario, 1893", issued as vol. 26, no. 7, supplement.

Annual Report

Annual Report
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 676
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ISBN-10 : HARVARD:32044106515026
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Synopsis Annual Report by : Canada. Department of Public Works