No Hope! the Story of the Great Red River Raft
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No Hope! the Story of the Great Red River Raft by Mitchel Whitington
It was formidable and impenetrable. a behemoth of logs blocking the Red River as far as the eye could see, stretching for over one hundred miles. The logjam - dubbed the Red River Raft - choked the river and denied passage there. It was so immense that when explorer Thomas Freeman first saw it, he penned in his journal, No hope can be entertained of the great raft ever being removed.
While other North American rivers opened the continent up to exploration, settlement, and trade, this logjam made the Red impassible. This is the story of those who sought to clear the Great Raft over the years - their failures, struggles, and final conquest of the Raft.
Whitington, Mitchel: - Mitchel Whitington is an author and historian living in an 1861 home known as the Grove in Jefferson, Texas. He is a member of the Historic Jefferson Foundation and the Marion County Historical Commission, and he is the author of numerous books on history and folklore. Many organizations and individuals provided Mitchel with the photographs of Jefferson s past that helped to weave this story.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780980185072 |
| ISBN 10 | 0980185076 |
| Title | No Hope! the Story of the Great Red River Raft |
| Author | Mitchel Whitington |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | 23 House |
| Year published | 2009-03-23 |
| Number of pages | 122 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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