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An Adirondack Passage: The Cruise of the Canoe Sairy Gamp
Average Rating: 4.5 Total Reviews: 5
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If you love to kayak, camp and canoe and a little history

On: 2008-10-17

What a great book! We spent a week kayaking the Adarondacks and a wonderful day at the Adarondack Museum. In it was the tiny little boat the Sairy Gamp. It sparked my interest to learn of George W Sears travels. Reading Christine Jeromes version of his and her travels was a joy to read. If you love camping, paddling and history you will love how she intertwines modern water travel with the 1800s and G.W. Sears writings.
cathy

Unbearably Boring

On: 2006-11-08

I respect Christine Jerome for taking the time to write about her journey and comparing it to Nessmuks, but her style of writing is the most boring in the whole world. It takes tremendous effort to concentrate for more than half a page. Books such as these should be written in an engaging manner that makes it interesting to read, and should not be so boring that it makes canoeing seem bad. I am a serious canoeist in Canton, NY (Rushtons home) and I am insulted by how boring this book is.

Unbearably Boring

On: 2006-11-07

I respect Christine Jerome for taking the time to write about her journey and comparing it to Nessmuks, but her style of writing is the most boring in the whole world. It takes tremendous effort to concentrate for more than half a page. Books such as these should be written in an engaging manner that makes it interesting to read, and should not be so boring that it makes canoeing seem bad. I am a serious canoeist in Canton, NY (Rushtons home) and I am insulted by how boring this book is.

A Passage...

On: 2006-11-05

I came to know the work of Christine Jerome as a gift from her late husband John. For years John Jerome has been one of my favorite authors. While not, unfortunately, widely read; he remained true to his own voice. In many of his books he mentions his wife Chris, and with John gone I felt compelled to get to know Chris better, through her work. I am so glad I did. This is a fine, wonderful book. I hope to see more from Christine Jerome. Perhaps a biography of John.

A Passage...

On: 2006-11-04

I came to know the work of Christine Jerome as a gift from her late husband John. For years John Jerome has been one of my favorite authors. While not, unfortunately, widely read; he remained true to his own voice. In many of his books he mentions his wife Chris, and with John gone I felt compelled to get to know Chris better, through her work. I am so glad I did. This is a fine, wonderful book. I hope to see more from Christine Jerome. Perhaps a biography of John.

unique, facinating canoe trip

On: 2000-05-20

I loved this book on several levels. For one, it was short and simple and every word was right. For another, I have read many paddle trip narratives such as Running the Amazon by Joe Kane and Water and Sky by Alan Kesselheim. They also talk about the adventure and the surrounding history. But this is in a class by itself, a gentle canoe trip, if you will, taking on the amenities and lack of them in the nations biggest park east of the Mississippi. I have only been to the Adirondacks a few times and been impressed by their beauty. But when I go back, and I hope I do, I will know so much more.

An enticing piece of American history.

by: Anonymous On: 1999-02-11

Christine Jerome not only covers the trips of G. W. Sears through the Adirandack but she covers the rich history of the region in detail. An excellent book for more than the canoe enthusiast.