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Price: $142.33 as of 11/22/2009 13:16 EST
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 623.829
EAN: 9780882403151
ISBN: 088240315X
Label: Alaska Northwest Books
Manufacturer: Alaska Northwest Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 000
Publication Date: June 01, 1986
Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books
Studio: Alaska Northwest Books
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This classic book tells of George Dyson's rediscovery of the Aleut baidarka (sea kayak) and his far-ranging travels with his boats.
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It is a marvellous book. Full of great pictures, full of history and with tons of infos... If your interest is to understand the baidarka, and to try to build one, this is your book. New materials for old ideas, that's what this book offers. Moreover, Dyson's personal history is quite nice. It is worth the effort of reading...
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This is a somewhat hard to categorize work. Some history of the Aleutian kayak and the people who developed it. Then a modern interpretation of it. But it also is much more than that. You get a look into the soul of the writer as well.
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George Dyson has written such diverse books as Baidarka, Darwin among the Machines and Project Orion. "Baidarka" with its wonderful photographs lets us look over George Dyson's shoulder.
Into history: Old sketches and lithographs show the "white man's" perception of the aleut kayak and kayaking life. Well chosen excerpts take you back in time.
At the "Dyson Baidarka": Information on materials and tantalizing scattered bits on how to build an ancient style kayak with space age ... Read More
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This book looks like a coffee table book, but it is a lot more. It covers history of the Aleut kayak builders, documents the experiences of a free spirit, and demonstrates an innovative method for building a beautiful kayak. The pictures are interesting, beautiful and inspiring. I don't know how this book got published, it does not fit well into any one catagory.
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Well, this book is the one I set aside when my brother gave me a pack of books to read. I didn't get the idea of aluminum baidarkas; so I read all that other stuff until there was nothing left but this book. Until then, Sea Kayaking still was no option for me. George Dyson got it started, as for so many others. I'm glad I got across his book, for all the good time I spent with his ideas. If you like living your dream, this book is for You.
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