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MARCO PAUL'S VOYAGES & TRAVELS: VERMONT

by

JACOB ABBOTT

1852

Preface

The design of the series of volumes, entitled MARCO PAUL'S ADVENTURES IN THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE, is not merely to entertain the reader with a narrative of juvenile adventures, but also to communicate, in connection with them, as extensive and varied information as possible, in respect to the geography, the scenery, the customs and the institutions of this country, as they present themselves to the observation of the little traveler, who makes his excursions under the guidance of an intelligent and well-informed companion, qualified to assist him in the acquisition of knowledge and in the formation of character. The author has endeavored to enliven his narrative, and to infuse into it elements of a salutary moral influence, by means of personal incidents befalling the actors in the story. These incidents are, of course, imaginary--but the reader may rely upon the strict and exact truth and fidelity of all the descriptions of places, institutions and scenes, which are brought before his mind in the progress of the narrative. Thus, though the author hopes that the readers who may honor these volumes with their perusal, will be amused and interested by them, his design throughout will be to instruct rather than to entertain.

Contents.

I. Journeying

II. Accidents

III. The Grass Country

IV. The Village

V. Studying

VI. The Log Canoe

VII. A Dilemma
VIII. A Confession

IX. Boating

X. An Expedition

XI. Lost In The Woods

Engravings.

The Great Elm
The Hill
The Accident
Who Are You?
The Lumber Box
The Tire
The Risk
The Study
Marco's Desk
Boat Adrift
Cap Gone
The Millman's House
Paddling
Marco's Room
Toss
Bad Rowing
Good Rowing
The Portage
The Expedition
The Drag
The School House
The Ride

Order Of The Volumes.

Marco Paul,

I.--In New York.

II.--On the Erie Canal.
III.--In Maine.

IV.--In Vermont.

V.--In Boston.

VI.--At the Springfield Armory.

		There is nothing the matter with Americans except their ideals. The real American is all right; it is the ideal American who is all wrong. Gilbert Keith Chesterton

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