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Canoes: A Natural History in North America

Mark Neuzil and Norman Sims
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This is the story of the canoe, that singular American artifact so little changed over time. Featured here are canoes old and new, from birch bark to dugout to carbon fiber; the people who made them; and the adventures they shared. With features of technology, industry, art, and survival, the canoe carries us deep into the natural and cultural history of North America.

Follow author Mark Neuzil on Twitter: @mrneuzil

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Published: 2016
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
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  • History
  • Cultural Studies
  • Literature
  • Native American Studies
  • Regional Studies

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An engraving of a sea otter on a beach.

Sea Otter Engraving, 1780

From Chapter 1: Dugout Canoes

Sea otter engraving, 1780.

A color portrait of Louis, XIV wearing fur.

Portrait of Louis, XIV

From Chapter 3: The Fur Trade

After Hyacinthe Rigaud, Portrait of Louis, XIV, after 1701.

The painter John James Audubon is more well-known for his images of North American birds, but he also painted other wildlife, such as these two beavers working on a tree.

Beaver

From Chapter 3: The Fur Trade

The painter John James Audubon is more well-known for his images of North American birds, but he also painted other wildlife, such as these two beavers working on a tree.

A map of the British possessions in North America.

A New and Exact Map of the Dominions of the King

From Chapter 3: The Fur Trade

John Bowles, Thomas Bowles and Herman Moll, A New and Exact Map of the Dominions of the King, 1731.

Beaver pelts were used in making felt, which could be turned into a top hat, shown here with its case.

Beaver Hat

From Chapter 3: The Fur Trade

Beaver pelts were used in making felt, which could be turned into a top hat, shown here with its case.

The process of making hats from the pelts of beavers is partially illustrated in this 1858 artwork from Charles Knight, produced by the London Printing and Publishing Company.

Making Beaver Hats

From Chapter 3: The Fur Trade

The process of making hats from the pelts of beavers is partially illustrated in this 1858 artwork from Charles Knight, produced by the London Printing and Publishing Company.

An oil painting of a group of voyageurs traveling at night in a birch-bark canoe.

The Voyageur

From Chapter 3: The Fur Trade

Arthur Heming, The Voyageur, 1915. Oil on canvas, 76.7 × 102.2 cm.

An oil painting of a voyageur wearing a red hat and smoking a pipe.

The Voyageur

From Chapter 3: The Fur Trade

Abby Fuller Abbe, The Voyageur, ca. 1860.

An oil painting of several people paddling a birch-bark canoe through water with trees in the background.

Radisson and Groseilliers

From Chapter 3: The Fur Trade

Frederic Remington, Radisson and Groseilliers, 1905. Oil on canvas, 110.2 x 194.3 cm.

A map depicting much of America.

Le Cours du Missisipi

From Chapter 3: The Fur Trade

Nicholas de Fer, Le Cours du Missisipi, 1718.

An oil painting of two fur traders and an animal in a canoe.

Fur Traders Descending the Missouri

From Chapter 3: The Fur Trade

George Caleb Bingham, Fur Traders Descending the Missouri, 1845. Oil on canvas, 73.7 × 92.7 cm.

An oil painting of a canoe and going through rapids.

Chief Trader Archibald McDonald Descending the Fraser, 1828

From Chapter 3: The Fur Trade

Adam Sherriff Scott, Chief Trader Archibald McDonald Descending the Fraser, 1828, ca. 1942. 81.28 x 63.5 cm.

Hudson’s Bay Company employees are shown in this engraving from the late nineteenth century.

Hudson Bay Company Employees

From Chapter 3: The Fur Trade

H. A. Ogden, “At the Portage” from George Monro Grant, ed., Picturesque Canada (New York: Belden Brothers, 1882). Hudson’s Bay Company employees are shown in this engraving from the late nineteenth century. The sheer size of the 90-pound packs, boxes, and barrels to be transported in the canoes can be appreciated.

A black-and-white photograph of a figure sitting in a room full of furs.

Fur Trader

From Chapter 3: The Fur Trade

Colin Fraser Junior, a trader at Fort Chipewyan, held the job of sorting furs to prepare them for a trip to market in the 1890s.

A painting of HBC employees leaving. A crowd waves at them from the shore. A building is in the background.

The Spring Fur Brigades Leave Montreal for the West

From Chapter 3: The Fur Trade

George Franklin Arbuckle, The Spring Fur Brigades Leave Montreal for the West, ca. 1946. 77.47 x 78.74 cm.

An oil painting of several figures repairing a canoe by torchlight in the evening.

Canoe Party Around Campfire

From Chapter 3: The Fur Trade

Frances Anne Hopkins, Canoe Party Around Campfire, ca. 1870. Oil on canvas, 90.2 × 151.8 cm.

An illustration of voyageurs singing around a campfire.

Voyageurs in Camp for the Night

From Chapter 3: The Fur Trade

Music played an important role in the daily life of the voyageurs, from songs to help keep time while paddling to entertaining each other at the end of a long workday.

A colorfully illustrated map of Canada depicting various landmarks, locations of historical events, people and settlements surrounding the Hudson's Bay Company.

Trading Posts and Territories of the Governor & Company of Adventurers of England Trading into Hudson’s Bay

From Chapter 3: The Fur Trade

Hudson’s Bay Company: Historic Trading Posts and Territories of the Governor & Company of Adventurers of England Trading into Hudson’s Bay. Stanley Turner, Made in Canada. 1969

A color photograph of a dugout canoe.

Trapper's Dugout Canoe

From Chapter 4: All-Wood Canoes

A trapper’s dugout canoe constructed of basswood.

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