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The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America

The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America

by Tappan Adney

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About this eBook

Author
Chapelle, Howard Irving, 1901-1975
Credits
E-text prepared by Richard Tonsing, Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper,
Language
English
LoC Class
E011: History: America: America
Subject
Skin boats -- North America
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 50828
Release Date
January 2, 2016
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America
  3. 3.Special acknowledgment
  4. 4.Contents
  5. 5.Illustrations
  6. 6.INTRODUCTION
  7. 7.Chapter One EARLY HISTORY — Summary
  8. 8.Chapter Two MATERIALS and TOOLS — Summary
  9. 9.Chapter Three FORM AND CONSTRUCTION — Form — Construction
  10. 10.Chapter Four EASTERN MARITIME REGION — Micmac — Malecite — St. Francis — Beothuk
  11. 11.Chapter Five CENTRAL CANADA — Eastern Cree — Têtes de Boule — Algonkin — Ojibway — Western Cree — Fur-Trade Canoes
  12. 12.Chapter Six NORTHWESTERN CANADA — Narrow-Bottom Canoe — Kayak-Form Canoe — Sturgeon-Nose Canoe
  13. 13.Chapter Seven ARCTIC SKIN BOATS Howard I. Chapelle — The Umiak — The Kayak
  14. 14.Chapter Eight TEMPORARY CRAFT — Bark Canoes — Skin Boats
  15. 15.Retrospect
  16. 16.Appendix The Kayak Roll John D. Heath
  17. 17.Bibliography
  18. 18.Index
  19. 19.TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE

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