Project Gutenberg 2005-07-06 Public domain in the USA. 246 Bullitt, Alexander Clark 1807 1868 Rambles in the Mammoth Cave, during the Year 1844 By a Visiter Produced by Aaron Reed and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Rambles in the Mammoth Cave, during the Year 1844" by Alexander Clark Bullitt is a descriptive travel narrative written in the mid-19th century. The work serves as an account of the author's explorations of the Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, highlighting not only the natural beauty of the cavern but also the various routes and accommodations available for visitors. It encapsulates the spirit of adventure prevalent in the era, giving readers a vivid glimpse into one of nature's wonders and its potential therapeutic benefits. The opening of this volume introduces the Mammoth Cave and its surroundings, detailing the routes travelers would take to reach this natural wonder from nearby cities. It describes the cave's gargantuan dimensions, with insights into the various rooms and formations within, such as the Grand Vestibule and Audubon Avenue. The author paints a scenic picture of the journey leading to the cave's entrance, the delightful accommodations nearby, and the initial explorations inside, accentuating the awe-inspiring figures of stalagmites and stalactites along the way. There is an emphasis on the cave's unique atmosphere, said to have restorative properties, hinting at the therapeutic retreats it offered to visitors of the time suffering from ailments. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Bullitt, Alexander Clark, 1807-1868 Mammoth Cave (Ky.) F396 Text Geology Category: Adventure Category: Travel Writing Category: History - American 152348 2025-08-07T06:06:05.947216 text/html 148786 2020-12-11T21:10:05 text/html 149310 2025-08-07T06:06:12.325206 application/epub+zip 151559 2025-08-07T06:06:09.280194 application/epub+zip 113473 2025-08-07T06:06:08.069218 application/epub+zip 363514 2025-08-07T06:06:14.527205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348498 2025-08-07T06:06:11.570210 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162614 2022-08-08T03:59:02.432238 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 138945 2025-08-07T06:06:05.487226 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 138881 2020-12-11T21:10:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 138880 2020-12-11T21:10:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20613 2025-08-07T06:06:14.667159 application/rdf+xml 23018 2025-08-07T06:06:08.553228 image/jpeg 4791 2025-08-07T06:06:08.310225 image/jpeg 53423 2020-12-11T21:10:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 55279 2020-12-11T21:10:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 53409 2020-12-11T21:10:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 148489 2025-08-07T06:06:05.960192 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog