Fire Canoes

Download or read book Fire Canoe written by Ted Barris and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2015-09-26 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Years before railroads arrived, the Canadian West was opened up by an unlikely breed of ship: steamboats plying Prairie waterways. Their aboriginal pilots, experts at reading the tricky waterways, called the ships “fire canoes.” By day they chased freight contracts, but at night they introduced the Edwardian Prairies to pleasure cruises.

Download or read book Bulletin written by United States National Museum and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 826 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Featherweight Boatbuilding written by Mac McCarthy and published by WoodenBoat Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using the Wee Lassie as an example, the author opens your eyes to the natural beauty around you. A practical and beautiful craft, this lightweight and strong double-paddle canoe will carry you to waterways that are inaccessible in most boats.

Download or read book Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America written by Edwin Tappan Adney and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2007-10-17 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bark canoes of the North American Indians, particularly those of birchbark, were among the most highly developed manually propelled primitive watercraft. Built with Stone Age tools from available materials, their design, size, and appearance were varied to suit the many requirements of their users. Even today, canoes are based on these ancient designs, and this fascinating guide combines historical background with instructions for constructing one. Author Edwin Tappan Adney, born in 1868, devoted his life to studying canoes and was practically the sole scholar in his field. His papers and research have been assembled by a curator at the Smithsonian Institution.

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Download or read book Canoes and Old Money written by Harold Lerch and published by Word to the World Ministries. This book was released on 2021-05-01 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teen adventurers on a river trek solve a mystery and discover treasure, and that fortune comes in greater forms than just money.

Download or read book The Columbia River written by William Denison Lyman and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: