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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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  • History
  • Cultural Studies
  • Literature
  • Native American Studies
  • Regional Studies

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A black-and-white photograph of two men working to make dugout canoes. Each man is working on a separate canoe and two other canoes are in the background to the side.

Four Canoes Cut from One Cedar Log

From Chapter 1: Dugout Canoes

Old-growth cedar trees are immense and can provide the materials for several boats. In this photograph, four different canoes are being hewn from one red cedar log at Olympic Loop, Queets River, Washington. Photograph by Dale O. Northrup, c. 1930.

A black-and-white photograph of two women making birch-bark containers on the ground outside.

Mary Bigwind & Maggie Skinaway

From Chapter 2: Birch-Bark Canoes

Birch had a number of uses for native tribes. Two Ojibwe women, Mary Bigwind and Maggie Skinaway, make birch vessels for maple sap, which could be made into syrup, supplying the tribe with its sugar.

A photograph of a canoe being transported by car. The canoe is strapped horizontally on the side of the automobile, covering the doors.

Side-Saddle Transport

From Chapter 6: Synthetic Canoes

Prior to the development of hard-topped automobiles, it was a bit of a problem to travel with a canoe on a soft-top car. One solution, which limited the use of all of the car doors, was to strap the boat on side-saddle, such as this wood-and-canvas model.

A black-and-white photo of Sevareid and Port getting into a canoe from a wooden pier.

Eric Sevareid and Walter Port

From Chapter 8: Canoe Tripping

In June 1930, Eric Sevareid (left) and Walter Port started their canoe journey from Fort Snelling, Minnesota, and paddled 2,250 miles to Hudson Bay.

Eric Sevareid’s nickel-plated, cased magnetic compass that guided the 1930 canoe trip to Hudson Bay.

Eric Sevareid's Compass

From Chapter 8: Canoe Tripping

Eric Sevareid’s nickel-plated, cased magnetic compass that guided the 1930 canoe trip to Hudson Bay.

A black and white photograph from a newspaper article shows two teenage boys posing with oars and packs of gear in front of a canoe. Text above the photograph reads "End Long Canoe Journey" and the caption below says, "Arnold Sevareid (left) and Walter Port, Minneapolis high school boys, as they appeared at the start of their long canoe journey to Hudson's Bay. Photo was taken in Minneapolis just before they 'pushed off.'"

Two Central High School Canoeists Conquer Rapids Indians Failed to Shoot

From Chapter 8: Canoe Tripping

Arnold Sevaried and Walter Port, from an article in the Minneapolis Star published October 11, 1930.

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