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Table of Contents

Volume 1

Introduction vii
Glossary ix
1 Manufacture, Where and by Whom: Voyages Related to the St. Lawrence Valley 1
2 Manufacture, Where and by Whom: Voyages Related to Hudson’s Bay 27
3 Manufacture, Where and by Whom: The Builders in the St. Lawrence Valley 37
4 The Origins of Fur Trade Canoe Styles and Their Development 64
5 Canoe Size, Crew Size, and Cargo Capacities 87
6 Canoe Manufacture 116
7 Hull Design 139
8 Decoration of Canoes 148
9 Equipment and Provisions 172
10 Cargoes and Loading 229
11 Propulsion 241
12 Portaging 262
13 Shelters en Route 279
14 Longevity, Storage, and Repairs 286
15 Existing Voyaging Canoes 301
Appendix
16 The French Builders in the St. Lawrence Valley 314
17 Research by Tappan Adney 319
18 Frances Anne Hopkins 328
19 Books on Canoe Construction 332
References Cited 332

 

Volume 2

1 The Royal Canoe 1
2 The Ojibwa Canoe 58
3 The Sault Canoe 113
4 The Quebec Canoe 153
5 The Assiginack Canoe 196
6 The Varden Canoe 196
7 The Catlin Canoe 239
8 The Bell Canoe 308