Nastawgan : the Canadian north by canoe & snowshoe : a collection of historical essays /

14 essays, each focussing on a different aspect of wilderness travel in the Canadian North. The authors review the early explorations of the north, the origins and development of recreational canoeing, the wilderness traveller's motives, the meaning of 'The North' and its impact on Ca...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hodgins, Bruce W., 1931-, Hobbs, Margaret (Margaret Helen)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto, Canada : Betelgeuse Books, 1985.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Canoes and canoeing > Canada, Northern > History.
Wilderness areas > Canada, Northern.
Snowshoes and snowshoeing > Canada, Northern > History.
Canotage > Canada (Nord) > Histoire.
Réserves de la vie sauvage > Canada (Nord)
TRAVEL > General.
Canoes and canoeing
Snowshoes and snowshoeing
Travel
Wilderness areas
Canots et canotages > Canada (Nord) > Histoire .
Réserves naturelles > Canada (Nord)
Raquettes à neige.
Canada, Northern > Description and travel.
Canada (Nord) > Descriptions et voyages.
Northern Canada
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The quest pattern and the canoe trip / James, William C.
  • David Thompson's explorations of the Muskoka and Madawaska Rivers / Franks, C.E.S.
  • History, travel and canoeing in the Barrens / Luste, George J.
  • Purposeful wanderers: late nineteenth century travellers to the Barrens / Hobbs, Margaret
  • The mounted police in the Barren Land's: the Pelletier Expedition of 1908 / Jennings, John
  • George M. Douglas and the lure of the Coppermine / Grant, Shelagh D.
  • Women of determination: northern journeys by women before 1940 / Hoyle, Gwyneth
  • The written word on canoeing and canoe tripping before 1960 / Hodgins, Bruce W.
  • "Idleness, water and a canoe": Canadian recreational paddling between the wars / Benidickson, Jamie
  • The Nastawgan: traditional routes of travel in the Temagami district / Macdonald, Craig
  • The lure of the Temagami-based canoe trip / Hodgins, Bruce W.
  • Kawartha Lakes regattas / Cole, Jean Murray
  • The heritage of Peterborough canoes / Marsh, John
  • Wilderness and culture / Wadland, John.

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