Ancient records of canoes are found from the Pacific Northwest to
the coast of Maine, in Minnesota and Mexico, in the Southeast and
across the Caribbean. And if a native of those distant times might
encounter a canoe of our day-whether birch bark or dugout or a
modern marvel made of carbon fiber-its silhouette would be
instantly recognizable. This is the story of that singular American
artifact, so little changed over time: of canoes, old and new, the
people who made them, and the labors and adventures they shared.
With features of technology, industry, art, and survival, the canoe
carries us deep into the natural and cultural history of North
America. In the foreword by Pulitzer Prize-winner John McPhee, we
dip into the experience of canoeing, from the thrilling challenges
of childhood camp expeditions to the moving reflections of
long-time paddlers. The pages that follow are filled with
historical photographs and artwork, authors Neuzil and Sims
describe the dugout and birch bark craft from their first known
appearance through the exploration of Canada by fur traders, to the
recreational movements that promoted all-wood and wood-and-canvas
canoes. Modern materials such as aluminum, fiberglass, and plastic
expanded participation and connected canoeists with emerging
environmental movements. Finally, Canoes lets us hear the voices of
past paddlers like Alexander Mackenzie, the first European to cross
North America, using birch bark and dugout canoes a decade before
Lewis and Clark went overland, Henry Thoreau, Eric Sevareid, Edwin
Tappan Adney, and others. Their stories are a tribute to the First
Peoples who, 500 or 1,000 or even 5,000 years ago, built a craft
designed to such perfection that it has plied the waters
fundamentally unchanged ever since.
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