Shantyboat A River Way of Life

摘要

In the fall of 1944, Harlan and Anna Hubbard built a shantyboat (see page 58) on the shore of the Ohio River. This became their home for the next seven years as they drifted down the Ohio, then down the Mississippi into the bayous of Louisiana. The winter months of those years were spent drifting, while summers were spent making gardens and growing the food to sustain them over the next year's voyage. Their boat was built well, but of salvaged materials.