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Canoe Country: The Making of Canada

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One of our favourite chroniclers of all things Canadian presents a rollicking, personal, photo-filled history of the relationship between a country and its canoes. From the earliest explorers on the Columbia River in BC or the Mattawa in Ontario to a doomed expedition of voyageurs up the Nile to rescue Khartoum; from the author's family roots deep in the Algonquin wilderness to modern families who have canoed across the country (kids and dogs included): Canoe Country is Roy MacGregor's celebration of the essential and enduring love affair Canadians have with our first and still favourite means of getting around. Famous paddlers have been so enchanted with the canoe that one swore God made Canada as the perfect country in which to paddle it. Drawing on MacGregor's own decades spent whenever possible with a paddle in his hand, this is a story of high adventure on white water and the sweetest peace in nature's quietest corners, from the author best able (and most eager) to tell it. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vintage Canada; Reprint edition (May 10, 2016)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 030736142X


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 24


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.82 x 8.98 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #1,391,822 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #201 in Artic Polar Region Travel Guides #226 in Canoeing #508 in Arctic & Antarctica History


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    • Man's second noblest companion, the canoe
I spent my summers canoe tripping in Algonquin, where I experienced the "real" facts of life. The most important and lasting is that misfortune outdoors can be overcome--that being wet, cold and miserable is only a temporary condition. with better weather ahead. In Vietnam during the Tet '68 offensive, my battalion was surrounded by the North Vietnamese bent on killing us. I reminded the few survivors that I felt that i was feeling the same way during some wilderness canoe tripping that cost my parents big bucks. The difference, I explained, was that we were being payed by the government for having so much fun. Charles Krohn, author: The Lost Battalion of Tet ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2019 by Charles A. Krohn
    • If you love Canoeing read this
I found myself reading and then googling topics, places, rivers, etc. it brought back so many memories of Voyages in Canada. My soul responded.
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2021 by PJ
    • A good look at Canadian history and people
I liked everything except the first half of the last chapter. It seemed out of place in such a wonderful book.
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2021 by coach
    • Must have for any canoeist
Fantastic book. Every canoeist should own this book, then again so should every Canadian. MacGregor melds this national pastime with the nation it helped create. Great insight into history while not loosing the passion of the paddle. Magnificent read.
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2017 by Necesita
    • Great read
Great book. Full of stories that relate to the history of canoeing in Canada.
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2017 by Drew
    • Five Stars
It was a gift The recipient loved it
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2017 by Amazon Customer
    • For canoe lovers, a must
For the writer whose grandparents were Algonquin Park rangers and lived on an island in the park this book is a personal labour of love. The book encompasses the history of canoe travel, its lore, philosophy, versatility. The men who explored Canada by canoe, the men who built them, the tourists who played in them. To think that dissatisfied with the freighter canoe in which he was traveling David Thompson paused and built two smaller canoes from scratch with nothing more than a hatchet and a blade. Birch bark and spruce pitch have given way to cedar strip, canvas, aluminum, Fiberglas, Royalex, and Kevlar. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2017 by Garth R. Mailman
    • Four Stars
very good
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2018 by Ralph Krawczyk

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