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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.
Nelson Brown, master craftsman, foreman, and the longest tenured employee at the Rushton canoe factory, shapes a paddle in the wood-and-canvas building room in 1908.
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