10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERIAGUA»
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Dagda Tanner Mattheus, 2012
2
Collections of the Georgia Historical Society
The same afternoon arrived the king of the Uchee Indians, in a large periagua,
with a great many of his men, and one Chevers, a white man who traded
amongst them. Arrived also Lieutenant Delegal, with the remainder of the
independent ...
The same afternoon arrived the king of the Uchee Indians, in a large periagua,
with a great many of his men, and one Chevers, a white man who traded
amongst them. Arrived also Lieutenant Delegal, with the remainder of the
independent ...
4
The Novelist: a collection of the standard novels
Duty has taken me into the Italian seas more than once," answered Ludlow, half
disposed to resent this familiarity, though too anxious to keep the periagua near,
to quarrel with him who so evidently had produced the expected pleasure.
5
A Voyage Round the World, Performed by Order of His Most ...
tom of the periagua; from the head, to two-thirds of the intended length, another
tree forms the back part, which is bent, and greatly elevated; in so much, that the
extremity of the stern rises five or fix feet above the water. These two pieces are ...
Louis de Bougainville, 2011
6
The Water-witch: Or, The Skimmer of the Seas
"Heave-to, the periagua!" shouted the young officer, in the cutter. " In Her
Majesty's name, I command you, obey." "God bless the royal lady!" returned he of
the foul anchors and gay shawl, while the swift ferryboat continued to dash ahead
.
James Fenimore Cooper, 1852
7
The Old Plantation: And what I Gathered There in an Autumn Month
The men in the periagua hesitated a moment, and then continued pulling toward
the punga with all their might. " There, Mister Watty," said the oyster-guard,
indignantly, "ef you hadder kept yur tongue, we'd er had 'em right smack off the
reel.
When it came to teams and freight the local craft was the periagua. This term was
derived from the indian Pirogue, a canoe cut from the solid log; it was sometimes
spelled “pittyaguer” and many years ago I knew an old boatbuilder who spoke ...
lie periagua,'by four or five loungers, who studied his manner and movements
with the admiration that men of their class seldom fail to bestow on those who
hear about them the evidence of having passed lives of adventure, and perhaps
of ...
James Fenimore Cooper, William Cullen Bryant, 1854
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The Water-witch; Or, The Skimmer of the Seas: A Tale
On the other hand, a second cutter, which had already reached the line of the
periagua's course, lay on its oars, and awaited its approach. The unknown
mariner manifested no intention to avoid the interview. He still held the tiller, and
as ...
James Fenimore Cooper, 1856
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERIAGUA»
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periagua is used in the context of the following news items.
Chesapeake Bay voyage traverses ages as well as miles
At the close of our visit, I slipped in and reported that periagua (See “Past is Prologue,” February, 2006.) to the curator in hopes they might ... «The Chesapeake Bay Journal, Mar 06»
Logbook provides a vehicle for cruise down memory lane
Bill Roome inspects the supposed “periagua” built at Solomons Island in 1864. The rail skiff poled up from Tangier Sound by our informants is ... «The Chesapeake Bay Journal, Feb 06»
