Canoe, The: An Illustrated History
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (779 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1552633101 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 143 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
History, craft, wonderful illustrations - and much more Eileen G. This is a beautifully illustrated book supported by a text that is informative, well-organized - and wholly satisfying. The many photographs, engravings, historic and relevant photographs, beautiful paintings, and good nature photography - are first-rate.Jim Poling, Sr. begins at the beginning with "The First Canoeists." Christopher Columbus writes of his as
Centuries before the invention of the train and the motorboat, canoes were used for exploration, trade, war, and the hunt. Hundreds of years later, it continues to hold practical, ceremonial, and totemic significance for many North Americans. A beautifully illustrated history of one of North America's most enduring cultural symbols and recreational pastimes. There is hardly a river or lake in North America that was not first seen from the gunwale of a canoe. Indians crafted canoes out of dugout logs, birch bark, and animal hides; French colonists employed courier canoes; and the Spanish explorers bro
He captures the canoe's central role in the lives of Stone Age people, Native Americans, European explorers, and Canadian and American fur traders, and he describes the way contemporary North Americans have made the canoe not only a source of recreation but also a link to the continent's history. John RowenCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved. Enlivening his story with dry humor, Poling moves through the long, sometimes obscure history of the canoe as easily as if he were paddling a calm lake at dawn. From Booklist What do Nelson Eddy, Jeanette MacDonald, Pierre Trudeau, Marilyn Monroe, and Eric Sevareid have in common? According to this entertaining history, all of them experienced defining moments in a canoe. Combining careful r