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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: 1986-06
Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books
Studio: Alaska Northwest Books
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Editorial Review:
Book Description:
This classic book tells of George Dyson's rediscovery of the Aleut baidarka (sea kayak) and his far-ranging travels with his boats.
Average Rating: 
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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 materials. The Aleuts used the best possible materials, didn't they? A "how to" manual it is not, but it is essential if you want to build one. And if you build one you are rewarded with a sturdy, elegant boat.
At his own life: The he spent living in a tree house high up in a douglas fir :-) And of course ... he was building baidarkas. I love the images of the aluminum skin on frame boat in the tree house. By the way, many believe that George Dyson single-handedly revived the home-built kayak. "He who has a baidarka is rich" (Gavriil Davydov, 1804) - Thank you George, for making our lives so much richer.
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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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This is an interesting book. It covers a lot of territory concerning Baidarkas, and is full of very nice photographs. The section on building a Baidarka is tantalizing, but also annoying, especially if one is trying to build one's own from Dyson's description. There is some amount of new-age touchy-feelie sentiment that gets in the way of the historical discourse. Would I reccomend it? If you are a kayaker, absolutely. Otherwise, probably not unless you are a rabid fan of things Aleutian,
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It was so great to read the author's words directly after reading The Starship and the Canoe. Dyson has helped keep alive one of humankind's greatest vehicles in in its purest possible form. While singing the praises of the Aleuts, he doesn't fail to tip his hat to the other greats of boat building, the Polynesian trimaran and the Tlingit cedar canoe. You don't need to be a kayaker like myself to get something from this book.
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