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| Identifier | ORU_WTXT_025 |
| Title | Columbia Unveiled : being the story of a trip, alone, in a rowboat from the source to the mouth of the Columbia River, together with a full description of the country traversed, and the rapids battled, by an old voyager and whitewater man |
| Description | 446 p. At the age of 68 M. J. Lorraine explored the Columbia River from its source to its mouth alone in a rowboat. He was the second person, after David Thompson in 1811, to make this unbroken voyage in one boat, which he had built himself. The book describes his preparations for the journey and experiences along the way as well as the country through which he travelled, and is illustrated with a number of black-and-white photographs he took en route. |
| Number of Pages | 446 p. |
| Citation | Lorraine, Madison Johnson, 1853- Columbia Unveiled : being the story of a trip, alone, in a rowboat from the source to the mouth of the Columbia River, together with a full description of the country traversed, and the rapids battled, by an old voyager and whitewater man. Times-Mirror Press. 1924 |
| TGM Subject | Discovery & exploration
Explorers
Rivers
Rowboats
Rapids
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| LC Subject | Discoveries in geography
Explorers
Rivers
Boats and boating
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| People Depicted | Lorraine, Madison Johnson, 1853-
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| Place Names | Columbia River
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| Genre | Non-fiction
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| Author | Lorraine, Madison Johnson, 1853-
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| Photographer | Lorraine, Madison Johnson, 1853-
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| Original Publisher | Times-Mirror Press |
| Date of Original | 1924 |
| Publisher | University of Oregon Libraries |
| Rights | This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the University of Oregon Libraries as a source is requested.
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| Repository | University of Oregon Libraries |
| Additional Physical Formats Held by UO | Print Version Available |
| Language | English |
| Type | Text
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| Digital Collection | University of Oregon. Libraries. Western Waters Digital Library.
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