Anglický jazyk

Bartholomew's Song

Vydavateľstvo: Heritage Books Inc.
Rok vydania: 2009
Formát: Paperback
Rozmer: 216 x 140 mm
Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
ISBN: 9780788419379

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44.37 €

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O knihe

Come visit an enchanting place too long overlooked in American
History, where steamboats battled difficult waters to bring life to the
banks of the Arkansas and Louisiana waterway known as Bayou
Bartholomew. Artfully written, this narrative flows like the landscape it
describes, brimming with facts, details and family names so valuable to
historians and genealogists. Beginning with the first inhabitants and a
brief description of the archeological remains they left behind, the
author explores the bayou through chapters like The Colonial
Wilderness, Early Bayou Settlements in Southeast Arkansas, Early Bayou
Settlements in Northeast Louisiana, A Steamboat Thoroughfare, A
Watery Land, Hunters and their Prey, Good Times on the Bayou, and
more. Part II is devoted to family histories; and lists births, deaths and
marriages for hundreds of surnames including: Abraugh, Boone,
Bunch, Chambliss, Crawley, Currie, Day, deYampert, Doles, Foster,
Harp, Kinnaird, Robertson, Naff, Norris, Pugh, Robertson,
Shackelford, Thomas and White. Twenty-three pages of notes and a
twelve-page bibliography reveal and enhance the archival effort behind
this book which also includes a list of the oral respondents interviewed
by the author, their date of birth and the date of their meeting. An
appendix lists the names of all signers of the Canal Petition to Congress
by Citizens of Chicot County in 1833 and six tables contain
information about commerce, population, and the names of all the
steamboats documented on the Bayou Bartholomew. For Arkansas and
Louisiana natives, this is a must have addition to your library, and for
the curious reader, it guarantees an enjoyable and enlightening experience.