Canoe crossings : understanding the craft that helped shape British Columbia /

Often called one of the Seven Wonders of Canada, the canoe has played a particularly important role in British Columbia. This seemingly simple watercraft allowed coastal First Nations to hunt on the open ocean and early explorers to travel the province’s many waterways. Always at the crossroads of c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Osler, Sanford (Autor)
Otros Autores: Rogers, Shelagh (writer of foreword.), Kordic, Lara (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Victoria ; Vancouver ; Calgary : Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd., [2014]
Temas:
Canoes and canoeing > British Columbia > History.
Canoes and canoeing > Social aspects > British Columbia > History.
Canotage > Colombie-Britannique > Histoire.
Canotage > Aspect social > Colombie-Britannique > Histoire.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Water Sports.
Canoes and canoeing.
Canoes and canoeing > Social aspects.
British Columbia > History.
Colombie-Britannique > Histoire.
British Columbia.
HISTORY / Canada / General
HISTORY / Social History
Electronic books.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword
  • Map
  • Introduction
  • One: The Birchbark Canoe
  • Two: The Dugout Canoe
  • Three: The Skin Canoe
  • Four: The First Canoes
  • Five: Racing Canoes
  • Six: Symbolic Canoes
  • Seven: Concluding Strokes
  • Appendix: Skookum Kalitan
  • Acknowledgements
  • Endnotes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author
  • Photo Section.

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