Eastern Arctic Kayaks

Author : John D. Heath
Publisher : University of Alaska Press
ISBN 13 : 1889963259
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eastern Arctic Kayaks written by John D. Heath and published by University of Alaska Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eastern Arctic Kayaks is the product of years of kayak study by two of the world's experts. Combining analyses of form and function with historical background and illustrations of kayaking techniques, this volume will appeal to recreational kayakers and scholarly readers alike. An excerpt from John Brand's Little Kayak Book series makes this British publication available to American readers for the first time.

Author : Eugene Yuji Arima
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
ISBN 13 : 1772822744
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inuit kayaks in Canada written by Eugene Yuji Arima and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across the vast expanse of northern lands from eastern Siberia to Greenland, Aboriginal peoples created fifty to sixty different models of kayaks. This book treats Canada’s share of this spectrum, which is broken down into three kayak groups: Mackenzie, Central Canadian and East Canadian. This is an initial survey of the history and construction of kayaks in the Canadian Arctic.

Author : Christopher Cunningham
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 9780071392372
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Building the Greenland Kayak written by Christopher Cunningham and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2002-12-17 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " ... [This book] leads you step-by-step through the process of creating your own lashed-frame, fabric-covered, custom-fitted Greenland kayak, using inexpensive, easy-to-find materials and common woodworking tools. ..."--Back cover.

Author : David W. Zimmerly
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
ISBN 13 : 1772822159
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hooper Bay kayak construction written by David W. Zimmerly and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1979-01-01 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This amply illustrated book documents the construction of a Bering Sea-style kayak made in the community of Hooper Bay, Alaska, under the direction of Dick Bunyan. Written as journal entries, the text details construction from the initial splitting of the wood to the final fitting of the cockpit lashings. (Reprinted without blueprints)

Author : Harvey Golden
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kayaks of Greenland written by Harvey Golden and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Harvey Daniel Golden
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780978722128
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kayaks of Alaska written by Harvey Daniel Golden and published by . This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Adam Shoalts
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0735236844
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beyond the Trees written by Adam Shoalts and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National bestseller A thrilling odyssey through an unforgiving landscape, from "Canada's greatest living explorer." In the spring of 2017, Adam Shoalts, bestselling author and adventurer, set off on an unprecedented solo journey across North America's greatest wilderness. A place where, in our increasingly interconnected, digital world, it's still possible to wander for months without crossing a single road, or even see another human being. Between his starting point in Eagle Plains, Yukon Territory, to his destination in Baker Lake, Nunavut, lies a maze of obstacles: shifting ice floes, swollen rivers, fog-bound lakes, and gale-force storms. And Shoalts must time his departure by the breakup of the spring ice, then sprint across nearly 4,000 kilometers of rugged, wild terrain to arrive before winter closes in. He travels alone up raging rivers that only the most expert white-water canoeists dare travel even downstream. He must portage across fields of jagged rocks that stretch to the horizon, and navigate labyrinths of swamps, tormented by clouds of mosquitoes every step of the way. And the race against the calendar means that he cannot afford the luxuries of rest, or of making mistakes. Shoalts must trek tirelessly, well into the endless Arctic summer nights, at times not even pausing to eat. But his reward is the adventure of a lifetime. Heart-stopping, wonder-filled, and attentive to the majesty of the natural world, Beyond the Trees captures the ache for adventure that afflicts us all.

Author : Colin Angus
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0767912810
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lost in Mongolia written by Colin Angus and published by Crown. This book was released on 2003-09-09 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Yenisey’s headwaters in the wild heart of central Asia to its mouth on the Arctic Ocean, Colin Angus and his fellow adventurers travel 5,500 kilometres of one of the world’s most dangerous rivers through remotest Mongolia and Siberia, and live to tell about it. Exploration is Colin Angus’ calling. It is not only the tug of excitement and challenge that keeps sending him on death-defying journeys down some of the world’s most powerful waterways, it is a desire to know a place more intimately than you could from the window of a train, to feel the soul of a place. Angus emphasizes that rivers have always been key to the development of complex societies and the rise of civilizations, offering as they do irrigation, transportation, hydroelectric power, and food. But, as Lost in Mongolia captures with breathtaking detail, while they giveth plenty, the great rivers also taketh away in an instant. In Lost in Mongolia, Colin Angus takes readers through never-before-seen territory and his wonderful sense of adventure and humour come through on every page.

Author : David W. Zimmerly
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book QAYAQ written by David W. Zimmerly and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He shows how vessels' design varied in response to the demands of climate and the availability of resources as well as the needs of the hunters using them; he considers associated equipment, from paddles to paddlers' clothing. The result is a succinct but authoritative introduction to the kayaks of Alaska and Siberia."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Edwin Tappan Adney
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1602390711
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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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.