Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

IT is a very easy thing for four boys to make up their minds to get four canoes and to go on a canoe cruise, but it is not always so easy to carry out such a project—as Charley Smith, Tom Schuyler, Harry Wilson, and Joe Sharpe discovered. Canoes cost money; and though some canoes cost more than others, it is impossible to buy a new wooden canoe of an approved model for less than seventy-five dollars. Four canoes, at seventy-five dollars each, would cost altogether three hundred dollars. As the entire amount of pocket-money in the possession of the boys was only seven dollars and thirteen cents, it was clear that they were not precisely in a position to buy canoes......

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The Cruise of the Canoe Club is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1883. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres.As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature.Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

The author follows a trip through the Adirondack Park taken a century earlier by George Washington Sears.

This book is a collection of articles and stories written by Liverpool Canoe Club members about their exploits and ventures during 2011. This includes many journeys and paddles in and around Merseyside together with regular trips to Wales, Lake District and Scotland. Over 40 club members spent two weeks paddling in the Durance region of the French Alps in 2011.The Club is based in the centre of Liverpool and enjoys use of the facilities at Liverpool Marina with access to Albert Dock. We are one of the most active clubs in the country with over a 150 trips and paddles a year.Liverpool Canoe Club prides itself on catering for all of its Members` canoeing interests and requirements. We aim to provide the maximum canoeing and kayaking opportunities for all our members.www.liverpoolcanoeclub.co.uk