Canoe: A Living Tradition »

John Jennings is co-editor of The Canoe in Canadian Cultures and a professor at Trent University. With support from the Canadian Canoe Museum, he brought together 12 experts in canoe and kayak scholarship and culture including Eugene Arima, Hallie E. Bond, Steven C. Brown, David Finch, Don Gardner, Gwenyth Hoyle, Fred Johnston, John Jennings, Kenneth R. Lister, Ted Moores, Rick Nash, and James Raffan to create this book.

Now in paperback: A comprehensive history of North American canoe traditions. Includes contributions from eleven experts, photographs, maps and step-by-step photographs showing the building process.

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This magnificent, large format hardcover book is richly illustrated with fascinating archival and modern photographs, maps, and artwork.

Introduction

Bark Canoes
• The Realm of the Birchbark Canoe - John Jennings
• The Canoe Frontier - John Jennings
• Building Birchbark Canoes - Rick Nash
• Light Craft from the Great Northwest - David Finch and Don Gardner

Dugouts
• Vessels of Life: Northwest Coast Dugouts - Steven C. Brown
• Building Dugouts - Eugene Arima

Kayaks
• The Kayak and the Walrus - Kenneth R. Lister

Umiaks
• Building Umiaks - Eugene Arima
  

• From Forest to Factory: Innovations and Mass Production - Ted Moores
• Paddling for Pleasure in the Northeastern States - Hallie E. Bond
• Fast Paddles and Fast Boats: The Origins of Canoe Racing - C. Fred Johnston
  

• The Scholar: Tappan Adney - John Jennings
• The Collector: Kirk Wipper - Gwyneth Hoyle
  

The Canoe: A Living Tradition - James Raffan

• Glossary
• Sources and Further Reading
• Contributors
• Picture Sources
• Index
  


Maps:

• Native Peoples
• Growing Area of the Birch Tree in North America
• Territory of the Hunter-Gatherer Peoples
• The Fur Trade Frontier
• Peterborough, Ontario and Surrounding Area
• Northeastern United States and Canada