. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. 1874 and 1875, Bishop made an extraordinary voyage along the Atlantic coast. He traveled nine months and 2,500 miles from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico in a 56-pound canoe built of varnished paper. Bishop chronicled his remarkable journey in a long-forgotten book called "Voyage of the Paper ; This important travel log features the most intimate, down-to-earth portrait of post-war coastal North Carolina. During his passage, Bishop discovered a remote world of fish camps and seafaring villages
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. 1874 and 1875, Bishop made an extraordinary voyage along the Atlantic coast. He traveled nine months and 2,500 miles from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico in a 56-pound canoe built of varnished paper. Bishop chronicled his remarkable journey in a long-forgotten book called "Voyage of the Paper ; This important travel log features the most intimate, down-to-earth portrait of post-war coastal North Carolina. During his passage, Bishop discovered a remote world of fish camps and seafaring villages never seen by wayfarers confined to roads and shipping channels. Passing along the Outer Banks, Onslow Bay and the Waccamaw River, Bishop experienced the best Southern hospitality 19th-century North Carolinians had to offer. He hauled fish nets with local families, shared the lodgings of secluded mariners and took part in three weddings and other community "; A HISTORIAN'S COAST Voyage of the Paper Canoe. By David Cecelski My brother and I set off along a part of our coast described in "Voyage of the Paper Canoe," hoping to rediscover this lost classic and to see how much the coast had changed since Bishop's day. By the sweltering morning when Richard and I began our voyage, I had learned a few things about Bishop's life. Born in Dedham, Mass., in 1838, he had always been a restless spirit. By the age of 15, the young explorer had already hiked solo from Boston to New Hampshire's White Mountains, a 21-day trek. Two years later, in 1855, Bishop ship- ped out of Boston as a sailor, eager to make a name for himself at sea. But he deserted ship in Buenos Aires to hike 1,000 miles across South America, a journey he later described in a book called "The Pampas and ; Bishop began his voyage to our coast in Quebec, Canada, on July 4, 1874. By the time he reached North Carolina on Dec. 8, he had already overcome several calamities, inc
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