. A history of travel in America, being an outline of the development in modes of travel from archaic vehicles of colonial times to the completion of the first transcontinental railroad: the influence of the Indians on the free movement and territorial unity of the white race: the part played by travel methods in the economic conquest of the continent: and those related human experiences, changing social conditions and governmental attitudes which accompanied the growth of a national travel system . ecame a blur ofarms, legs and profanity. Guided and helped by men like these the emigrantfamili
. A history of travel in America, being an outline of the development in modes of travel from archaic vehicles of colonial times to the completion of the first transcontinental railroad: the influence of the Indians on the free movement and territorial unity of the white race: the part played by travel methods in the economic conquest of the continent: and those related human experiences, changing social conditions and governmental attitudes which accompanied the growth of a national travel system . ecame a blur ofarms, legs and profanity. Guided and helped by men like these the emigrantfamilies travelled down the rivers and absorbed usefulknowledge on the way. The routine of daily life on aflatboat did not differ much, except in the actual workof navigation, from that of the cabins on land. At oneend of the boat was a large space often called the parlor,or sitting-room, where the travellers ate their meals andthe children romped between times. It was furnishedwith chairs, a table, a looking-glass, and such other arti-cles as the women needed for their work. The kitchenwas adjoining. A stove was set up there, and its pipe pro-jected through the roof. A narrow passageway extendeddown the center of the boat for a considerable part of itslength. In front the hall opened into the parlor, and oneach side of it were several small bedrooms. At therear of the boat was another large compartment forthe storage of provisions, furniture and agricultural im- 294 A HISTORY OF TRAVEL IN AMERICA. :^ 8+-—The ark was a big, cumbersome, wide flatboat, and as built in the Eastsometimes had V-shaped ends. It was extensively used on the Connecticut,Delaware and Susquehanna Rivers, and later introduced on the Ohio andother interior streams. It could not prevail against a current. Arks werenot roofed over, but had little hou-^es amidship. Showing Susquehannaarks that survived until the canal period. pkments, and still farther astern was the abode of the livestock. The rooms in those part
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