The canoe : a living tradition / conceived by John Jennings ; with contributions from Eugene Arima [and others].

Author/creator Jennings, John, 1941-
Other author Arima, E. Y. (Eugene Yuji), 1938-
Other author Canadian Canoe Museum.
Format Book
Publication InfoBuffalo, N.Y. : Firefly Books, 2002.
Description271 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 x 28 cm
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents 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 -- Vessels of life: Northwest Coast dugouts / Steven C. Brown -- Building dugouts / Eugene Arima -- The kayak and the walrus / Kenneth R. Lister -- 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.
General note"Produced in collaboration with the Canadian Canoe Museum."--T.p. verso.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 254-257) and index.
LCCN 2002437631
ISBN1552095096
ISBN9781552095096