The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America by Edwin Tappan Adney and Howard I. Chapelle.
Known as "the Bible" to birchbark canoe builders, it serves as the ultimate reference guide on the subject.
Retail Price $32.95



Bark Canoes, The Obsession of Tappan Adney by John Jennings.
A "coffee table" book with lush color photographs of the scale miniature collection of bark canoes of Edwin Tappan Adney.
Retail Price $35.00



The Canoe, A Living Tradition by John Jennings.
A 271 page, beautifully illustrated "coffee table" book chronicling the history of the canoe from dugout and birchbark canoe to modern craft.
Retail Price $49.95



Birchbark Canoe : Living Among the Algonquins by David Gidmark.
One of David's most recent works. All of David's books make enjoyable reading.
Retail Price $19.95



Canoe Paddles: A Complete Guide to Making Your Own by Graham Warren and David Gidmark. Very well written and laid out, this book details how to make virtually and type or style of paddle.
Retail Price $24.95



Building a Birchbark Canoe; The Algonquin Wabanaki Tciman by David Gidmark.
This is a great book with over 100 photos, a glossary of Algonquin canoe terms, historical recounting in photo and text of the role the birchbark canoe played in western Quebec and detailed descriptions of building the birchbark canoe.
Retail Price $19.95



Birchbark Canoes of the Fur Trade by Timothy J. Kent.
This two volume set is 686 pages with over 150 photographs, two hundred drawings and reproductions of numerous art works of the fur trade period. Detailed descriptions of the fur trade canoes along with historical accounts of the fur trade itself. This book is a must for anyone interested in this era.
Retail Price $60 for set



Tales of the Canadian Wilderness compiled by Frank Oppel.
This is a great book - a must to put on your cabin bookshelf. A compilation of 26 articles from various magazines from the turn of the century (1892 to 1909), it is heavily illustrated with prints and line drawing from such greats as Frederick Remington and Arthur Heming. Retrace the journeys of trappers, voyageurs, and adventurers in the Canadian Wilderness.
Retail Price $22.50



The Survival of the Bark Canoe by John McPhee.
McPhee takes you on a journey retracing Henry David Thoreau's 150 mile trip through Maine's woods with reknowned bark canoe builder Henri Vaillancourt. The best part is the photo's of Edwin Tappan Adney's birchbark canoe miniatures. This is a fun book but Henri says don't believe a word of it.

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