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Canoes: A Natural History in North America

Mark Neuzil and Norman Sims
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This is the story of the canoe, that singular American artifact so little changed over time. Featured here are canoes old and new, from birch bark to dugout to carbon fiber; the people who made them; and the 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.

Follow author Mark Neuzil on Twitter: @mrneuzil

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Published: 2016
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
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  • Cultural Studies
  • History
  • Native American Studies
  • Literature
  • Regional Studies

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This map of Maine’s Moosehead Lake and the headwaters of the Aroostook and Penobscot Rivers was drawn in 1880 by W. R. Curtis to accompany Canoe and Camera, a book by Thomas Sedgwick Steele. It was one of the first maps prepared expressly for canoeists.

Map of Maine’s Moosehead Lake

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Map of Maine’s Moosehead Lake and the headwaters of the Aroostook and Penobscot Rivers, drawn in 1880 by W. R. Curtis.

Map of Caribbean.

Map of Caribbean

From Chapter 1: Dugout Canoes

Map of Caribbean.

A map of the range of the paper birch (Betula papyrifera) in North America.

Range of the Paper Birch

From Chapter 2: Birch-Bark Canoes

The range of the paper birch (Betula papyrifera) in North America. The tree is sometimes called canoe birch.

A map of the British possessions in North America.

A New and Exact Map of the Dominions of the King

From Chapter 3: The Fur Trade

John Bowles, Thomas Bowles and Herman Moll, A New and Exact Map of the Dominions of the King, 1731.

A map depicting much of America.

Le Cours du Missisipi

From Chapter 3: The Fur Trade

Nicholas de Fer, Le Cours du Missisipi, 1718.

A map depicting the routes of the voyageurs.

Voyageur Routes

From Chapter 3: The Fur Trade

The voyageurs plied the North American frontier for generations, often leaving from Montreal or York Factory or Lake Winnipeg on their long-distance trading journeys and not returning for many months, or sometimes years.

An illustrated color map of the Great Lakes region.

Partie occidentale du Canada ou de la Nouvelle France

From Chapter 3: The Fur Trade

Jean Baptiste Nolin and Vincenzo Coronelli, Partie occidentale du Canada ou de la Nouvelle France, (Paris: J. B. Nolin, 1688).

A colorfully illustrated map of Canada depicting various landmarks, locations of historical events, people and settlements surrounding the Hudson's Bay Company.

Trading Posts and Territories of the Governor & Company of Adventurers of England Trading into Hudson’s Bay

From Chapter 3: The Fur Trade

Hudson’s Bay Company: Historic Trading Posts and Territories of the Governor & Company of Adventurers of England Trading into Hudson’s Bay. Stanley Turner, Made in Canada. 1969

A map of rivers protected by the 1968 act.

National Wild and Scenic River System

From Chapter 7: The Human-Powered Movement

The National Wild and Scenic River system, signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson in 1968, is an attempt to protect U.S. rivers in their natural state from development as much as possible. More than 12,500 miles of rivers have such protection.

A map of the Missouri National Recreation River.

The Missouri National Recreation River

From Chapter 7: The Human-Powered Movement

The Missouri National Recreation River, established in 1964, is administered by the U.S. National Park Service.

A map depicting the Northern Forest Canoe Trail.

Northern Forest Canoe Trail

From Chapter 7: The Human-Powered Movement

The Northern Forest Canoe Trail covers parts of the northeastern United States and eastern Canada, running 740 miles.

A map of Alexander Mackenzie’s routes from Montreal to Fort Chipewyan and then onward to the Arctic Ocean in 1789 and to the Pacific Ocean in 1793. Published by Mackenzie in 1801.

Alexander Mackenzie's Routes

From Chapter 8: Canoe Tripping

A map of Alexander Mackenzie’s routes from Montreal to Fort Chipewyan and then onward to the Arctic Ocean in 1789 and to the Pacific Ocean in 1793. Published by Mackenzie in 1801.

Tappan Adney’s map of the eastern woodlands shows western migrations of Native peoples and the diffusion of their canoe types.

Edwin Tappan Adney's Map

From Chapter 8: Canoe Tripping

Edwin Tappan Adney’s map of the eastern woodlands shows western migrations of Native peoples and the diffusion of their canoe types.

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