Rusticating through Pennsylvania: The Robert Bowne Haines Jr. Canoe Journal of 1877-8
Open Access
Author:
Mizin, Sarita Olga
Area of Honors:
Comparative Literature
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type:
Thesis
Thesis Supervisors:
Jonathan Paul Eburne, Thesis Supervisor Jonathan Paul Eburne, Thesis Supervisor Sydney Sue Aboul Hosn, Thesis Honors Advisor
Keywords:
travel writing 19th century journal canoe Robert Bowne Haines Jr.
Abstract:
Abstract: In the summers of 1877 and 1878, Robert Bowne Haines and John Stewardson travelled down the Susquehanna, Delaware, and Lackawaxen Rivers. Haines chronicled their adventures in his personal canoe journal. This volume includes the original writings of Haines as he documented his experiences and reflections on nature, 19th century civilization, and canoeing in general. In addition to the text of the journal, many maps and drawings depicting the rivers, settlements, and camps are included as drawn by. Haines, as well as notes on the life of Haines and Stewardson, canoeing practices of the time, the language of the journal, and the historical and literary contexts into which the journal may be situated.
