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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 623.829
EAN: 9781889963259
Edition: 1
ISBN: 1889963259
Label: University of Alaska Press
Manufacturer: University of Alaska Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 176
Publication Date: March 01, 2004
Publisher: University of Alaska Press
Studio: University of Alaska Press
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Combining analyses of form and function with historical background and illustrations of kayaking techniques, Eastern Arctic Kayaks is a storehouse of information for recreational kayakers and scholarly readers alike. Lavishly illustrated, this is a landmark study in the history of watercraft.
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The collaborative work of the late John Heath (1923-2003) who was an acknowledged expert in kayaks, and the Canadian ethnologist E. Arima, Eastern Arctic Kayaks: History, Design, Technique combines informed and informative analyses of form and function with historical background and illustrations of kayaking techniques that will be of immense interest to recreational users of kayaks, as well as academics with an interest in Inuit and Canadian Arctic aboriginal culture. The reader is provided with ... Read More
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The Arctic regions covered are the coastal areas of Greenland, Hudson's Bay, Baffin Island, and Labrador. Swedish kayaks are also examined for similarities in construction and for historical comparisons. The authors also went to museums in western and northern European countries to study kayaks at these. The authors--both with in-depth backgrounds on the subject--do a sound, detailed study on historical, present-day, and recreational kayaks. Heath especially was interested in the value of design ... Read More
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This book is a wonderful collection of history, technique and lore about the Inuit qajaq found in Greenland and Canad's eastern Arctic. Anyone interested in these boats either as a historian, a builder or a paddler needs a copy on their shelf! The contributors are genuine experts both from the past as well as those involved in the revival of these very special boats.
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