The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton

The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton

The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton I HAVE all the more pleasure in calling...
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The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton

The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton

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The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton

$19.99 $9.99
Author: Burroughs, John,1837-1921
Format: eBook
Language: English

The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton

I HAVE all the more pleasure in calling my book after the title of the first chapter, "Pepacton," because this is the Indian name of my native stream. In its watershed I was born and passed my youth, and here on its banks my kindred sleep. Here, also, I have gathered much of the harvest, poor though it be, that I have put in this and in previous volumes of my writings. The term "Pepacton" is said to mean "marriage of the waters;" and with this significance it suits my purpose well, as this book is also a union of many currents. The Pepacton rises in a deep cleft or gorge in the mountains, the scenery of which is of the wildest and ruggedest character. For a mile or more there is barely room for the road and the creek at the bottom of the chasm. On either hand the mountains, interrupted by shelving, overhanging precipices, rise abruptly to a great height. About half a century ago a pious Scotch family, just arrived in this country, came through this gorge. One of the little boys, gazing upon the terrible desolation of the scene, so unlike in its savage and inhuman aspects anything he had ever seen at home, nestled close to his mother, and asked with bated breath, "Mither, is there a God here?" ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 7441
Author: Burroughs, John
Release Date: Feb 1, 2005
Format: eBook
Language: English

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