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| #5901882 in Books | University of Virginia Press | 2008-02-05 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.79 x.61 x5.95l,.66 | File type: PDF | 176 pages | ||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| An easy, delightful read--and not a hint of leather or tweed|By A Customer|Dr. Ausband's elegant, easy, affable writing style (threaded with humor and just a hint of the bawdy) mirrors that of his subject, and reading this book is very much like listening in on a conversation between two men sharing their thoughts, observations, and tall tales about their adventures in a land t|||"Byrd’s published journals and Ausband’s own observations form the dual basis of Byrd’s Line, which reads like a journal, travelogue, and field book all rolled in one. Ausband likens the book to a conversation in which he matches Byrd
In 1728, William Byrd, the wealthy, English-educated master of Westover plantation, undertook a journey with a troop of commissioners, surveyors, and woodsmen to determine the exact boundary between North Carolina and Virginia. Byrd was not only an indefatigable explorer but also an amateur naturalist and diarist of considerable skill. He recorded the journey in two classics of colonial literature― The History of the Dividing Line and The Secret History o...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Byrd's Line: A Natural History | Stephen C. Ausband.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
