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

Author/creator Neuzil, Mark author.
Other author/creatorSims, Norman, author.
Other author/creatorMcPhee, John, author of introduction, etc.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2016]
Copyright Notice ©2016
Descriptionxxxiv, 370 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 21 x 26 cm
Subject(s)
Canoes and canoeing--North America --History.
Canoes and canoeing--Design and construction.
Indians of North America--Boats.
Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 337-361) and index.
LanguageText in English.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2016042456
ISBN9780816681174 (Hc : acid-free paper)
ISBN0816681171 (Hc : acid-free paper)
ISBN9780816681181 (Pb : acid-free paper)
ISBN081668118X (Pb : acid-free paper)

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