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Title Nastawgan : the Canadian north by canoe & snowshoe : a collection of historical essays / edited by Bruce W. Hodgins and Margaret Hobbs
Edition 1st ed
Published Toronto, Canada : Betelgeuse Books, 1985

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 231 pages) : illustrations
Contents The quest pattern and the canoe trip / James, William C. -- David Thompson's explorations of the Muskoka and Madawaska Rivers / Franks, C.E.S. -- History, travel and canoeing in the Barrens / Luste, George J. -- Purposeful wanderers: late nineteenth century travellers to the Barrens / Hobbs, Margaret -- The mounted police in the Barren Land's: the Pelletier Expedition of 1908 / Jennings, John -- George M. Douglas and the lure of the Coppermine / Grant, Shelagh D. -- Women of determination: northern journeys by women before 1940 / Hoyle, Gwyneth -- The written word on canoeing and canoe tripping before 1960 / Hodgins, Bruce W. -- "Idleness, water and a canoe": Canadian recreational paddling between the wars / Benidickson, Jamie -- The Nastawgan: traditional routes of travel in the Temagami district / Macdonald, Craig -- The lure of the Temagami-based canoe trip / Hodgins, Bruce W. -- Kawartha Lakes regattas / Cole, Jean Murray -- The heritage of Peterborough canoes / Marsh, John -- Wilderness and culture / Wadland, John
Summary 14 essays, each focussing on a different aspect of wilderness travel in the Canadian North. The authors review the early explorations of the north, the origins and development of recreational canoeing, the wilderness traveller's motives, the meaning of 'The North' and its impact on Canadians
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
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Subject Canoes and canoeing -- Canada, Northern -- History
Wilderness areas -- Canada, Northern
Snowshoes and snowshoeing -- Canada, Northern -- History
TRAVEL -- General.
Canoes and canoeing
Snowshoes and snowshoeing
Travel
Wilderness areas
Canots et canotages -- Canada (Nord) -- Histoire .
Réserves naturelles -- Canada (Nord)
Raquettes à neige.
SUBJECT Canada, Northern -- Description and travel
Subject Northern Canada
Canada (Nord) -- Descriptions et voyages.
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Hodgins, Bruce W., 1931-
Hobbs, Margaret (Margaret Helen)
ISBN 9781554882380
1554882389