Project Gutenberg 2014-07-15 Public domain in the USA. 236 Grinnell, George Bird 1849 1938 Deming, Edwin Willard 1860 1942 Eight Bears Jack the Young Canoeman: An Eastern Boy's Voyage in a Chinook Canoe E-text prepared by David Edwards, Haragos Pál, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Jack the Young Canoeman: An Eastern Boy's Voyage in a Chinook Canoe" by George Bird Grinnell is a fictional adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a boy named Jack and his friend Hugh as they embark on a journey to British Columbia. The narrative explores the beauty of the coastal landscape, the local wildlife, and the interactions with Native American cultures, while also detailing their experiences as they navigate new environments and challenges. At the start of the book, Jack and Hugh arrive in Victoria, British Columbia, with Jack captivated by the unfamiliar coastal scenery and the historical richness of the region. They witness an Indian fishing in a canoe and discuss the unique methods employed by local fishermen. The boys are quickly engrossed in the wonders of their surroundings, from the breathtaking views to the vivid descriptions of fishing, wildlife, and the fishing traditions of the Indigenous peoples. They meet various characters that deepen their understanding of the land, and conversations highlight cultural differences, setting the stage for their upcoming adventures in search of wildlife and exploration of the land's natural beauty. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46289/46289-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 81.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Canoes and canoeing -- Juvenile fiction British Columbia -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 561433 2025-08-18T15:39:42.709261 text/html 543689 2024-10-24T08:43:14 text/html 1848385 2025-08-18T15:39:49.476210 application/epub+zip 1849337 2025-08-18T15:39:43.736286 application/epub+zip 285654 2025-08-18T15:39:43.172258 application/epub+zip 2002013 2025-08-18T15:39:54.197788 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1947900 2025-08-18T15:39:48.653244 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393304 2022-09-21T05:16:55.349016 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 522971 2025-08-18T15:39:41.998247 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 502833 2024-10-24T08:43:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17342 2025-08-18T15:39:54.382699 application/rdf+xml 22380 2025-08-18T15:39:43.262213 image/jpeg 3593 2025-08-18T15:39:43.216240 image/jpeg 1819662 2025-08-18T15:39:42.806319 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia