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The Rudder Volume 15

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 Excerpt: ...by the torture. During the Civil War, the writer was stationed with his company at the Northern edge of the swamp, and a family of nine negroes came into our lines, the seven children of which had never looked upon the face of a white man before. Now all is changed. The canal has drained thousands of acres of the richest land in the state of Virginia. Lumber companies, by lateral ditches to float out the logs, have penetrated far into the interior of the swamp, and hamlets are springing up along the canal bank. The water in the canal, colored by the roots of the juniper, is of a dark, rich, wine hue. In former years this was thought to be the best water for seagoing purposes in the world, and navy vessels bound on long cruises, always filled with water from the Elizabeth River, which drains the swamp. We passed through the lock at Deep Creek and reached Wallaceton six miles beyond before sunset, having made a run of fifty-five miles that day. Here we tied up for the night, as it was dangerous to run at night in the canal on account of the number of cypress roots, which half concealed are floating in it. and are apt to break the propeller blades. These roots, left in the sides of the banks when the canal was cut through the forest, are continually caving into the water. The next morning we were off at sunrise. The morning was a beautifully clear one, not chilly, but with that delicious tinge of crispiness in the air which makes it seem laden with ozone--every breath an exhilarating one. As far as the eye could reach, the canal stretched away in a straight line, narrowing down into a mere thread in the distance, presenting the appearance of a long, amber-colored needle piercing the green for est in the distance. As the sun arose beyond the tips of the trees, ...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781235987618
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 394
  • Spine Width: 21 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1235987612
  • Publisher Date: 01 May 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 703 gr


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