{"product_id":"an-adirondack-passage-the-cruise-of-the-canoe-sairy-gamp-9781621240006","title":"An Adirondack Passage: The Cruise of the Canoe Sairy Gamp","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A fine piece of work and a great delight.\"--John McPhee\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout This Adirondack Canoe Adventure Book\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChristine Jerome decides to repeat the 266-mile Adirondack canoe journey of George Washington Sears (pen name \"Nessmuk\"), a famous adventure and nature writer for the popular magazine \u003ci\u003eForest and Stream\u003c\/i\u003e in the late nineteenth century. Part of what made his 1883 journey remarkable was the length of his canoe--a mere nine feet. The \"Sairy Gamp\" was the lightest of cockleshells, but could navigate rough lakes and stony rapids. Sears could heave it over his head and portage it between lakes for miles. So Jerome has a similar canoe built for herself, and sets off to see what has changed and what has remained on the water trail through the mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA Classic of Canoe Literature\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a classic of canoe literature: a beautiful paean to journeying silently in light craft. Her nature writing and knowledge of local history lends a depth and substance to every mile. She conjures up Teddy Roosevelt, the Whitneys and Vanderbilts, as well as old hermits and eccentrics. She tells of legendary crimes committed along the lakeshores, while keeping her expert ear tuned for birdsong in the trees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eJourney Through Time and Nature\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn unforgettable account of traveling by canoe, and traveling back in time. This paperback combines historical recreation with contemporary outdoor adventure, offering readers insight into both 19th-century wilderness exploration and modern paddling through the Adirondack waterways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChristine Jerome is a former managing editor of \u003ci\u003eCar and Driver\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew England Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e magazines. Her work has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe Magazine, Outside, Adirondack Life, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCountryside\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in western Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Breakaway Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50681394462994,"sku":"9781621240006","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b9b03fb8-b7be-499b-9a4d-c4fdd6893753.jpg?v=1733952872","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/an-adirondack-passage-the-cruise-of-the-canoe-sairy-gamp-9781621240006","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}