North American Canoe Country: The Classic Guide to Canoe Technique
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Book Overview
The essential resource on how to canoe, now back in print.
Calvin Rutstrum's fans have long known about his nuts-and-bolts approach to wilderness living. With this reissue of North American Canoe Country, a new generation of readers has the opportunity to learn time-tested secrets of a safe canoe adventure from a master outdoorsman.
First published in 1964, North American Canoe Country is a complete treatise on the art of canoeing. Written as a guide for travelers who want to embark on self-sufficient trips deep into the wilderness, this book offers readers all the information they need to plan and undertake a canoe trip. Rutstrum gives the essentials on canoes, comparing birch-bark, wood, wood-and-canvas, and aluminum crafts. His paddling techniques are timeless-he describes strategies for rough waters and rapids, for boating alone or in tandem, including stroke diagrams. Portaging, safety procedures, direction finding, towing, and much more are systematically explained.Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0816636605
ISBN13:9780816636600
Release Date:April 2000
Publisher:University of Minnesota Press
Length:224 Pages
Weight:0.72 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.5" x 9.4"
Customer Reviews
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Just knows how to keep you reading onward...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Calvin has a writing style that is just simply inviting and keeps me reading onward...feeling the atmosphere. He has tons of facts throughout describing everything a person could want to know about canoeing and enjoying the waterways.
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