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Canoes : a natural history in North America / Mark Neuzil and Norman Sims ; foreword by John McPhee.

Neuzil, Mark, (author.). Sims, Norman, (author.). McPhee, John, (author of foreword.).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780816681174
  • ISBN: 0816681171
  • ISBN: 9780816681181
  • ISBN: 081668118X
  • Physical Description: xxxiv, 370 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 21 x 26 cm
  • Publisher: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2016]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-361) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Foreword : Scenes from a life in canoes / John McPhee -- Introduction -- Dugout canoes. Napolean Sanford -- Birch-bark canoes. Elm-bark canoes ; The oldest birch-bark canoe -- The fur trade. The Algonquin fur trade ; Frances Anne Hopkins -- All-wood canoes. Jule Fox Marshall -- Wood-and-canvas canoes. Tom Seavey ; Canoe sails -- Synthetic canoes. Canoe patents ; Canoes in wartime ; Square-stern canoes -- The human-powered movement. Paddles ; Canoe packs -- Canoe tripping.
Language Note:
Text in English.
Subject:
Canoes and canoeing > North America > History.
Canoes and canoeing > Design and construction.
Indians of North America > Boats.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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