Idleness, water, and a canoe : reflections on paddling for pleasure
1997
Book
This book describes the cultural significance of two centuries of recreational paddling in Canada, illustrating through contemporary interviews and published sources what the experience of canoeing has meant to the sport's participants.
Item Details
ISBN:
- 9780802079107
- 9780802009456
- 0802079105
- 080200945X
Description: xii, 299 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages [257]-291) and index.
Contents:
- 1. Idleness, Water, and a Canoe: Popular Images and Personal Experiences
- 2. A Useful Vessel: A Trout, a Moose, and a Canoe
- 3. The Healing Pines
- 4. God's Country
- 5. The Canadian Summer Boy
- 6. Women and Wilderness
- 7. Rock Dodging and Other Perils
- 8. Getting Organized: Clubs and Competitions
- 9. What Kinda Boat Ya Got?
- 10. The Craft and the Craftsman in Transition
- 11. Native Impressions
- 12. Destinations
- 13. Comfort: Bringing It with You and Finding It There
- 14. The Price of Adventure
- 15. Consuming Wilderness
- 16. The Future of the Voyageur
LCCN: 97160859
Control Number: 65721
Publisher: Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [1997]Subjects: