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Eastern Arctic Kayaks is the product of years of kayak study by two of the world's experts. Combining analyses of form and function with historical background and illustrations of kayaking techniques, this volume will appeal to recreational kayakers and scholarly readers alike. An excerpt from...

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Main Author: Heath, John D., 1923-2003 (Author)
Other Authors: Arima, E. Y. (Eugene Yuji), 1938-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Fairbanks, AK : University of Alaska Press, [2004]
Subjects:
Kayaks > Greenland.
Kayaks > Canada > Arctic Coast.
Kayaks > Canada, Eastern.
Inuit > Boats > Greenland.
Inuit > Boats > Canada, Eastern.
Kayaks > Arctic Coast (Canada)
Polar Eskimos > Boats.
Kayaks > Groenland.
Kayaks > Arctique, Côte de l' (Canada)
Esquimaux polaires > Bateaux.
Inuits > Bateaux > Groenland.
Polar Eskimos > Boats
Inuit > Boats
Kayaks
Canada > Arctic Coast
Eastern Canada
Greenland
Online Access:Table of contents
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Summary:Eastern Arctic Kayaks is the product of years of kayak study by two of the world's experts. Combining analyses of form and function with historical background and illustrations of kayaking techniques, this volume will appeal to recreational kayakers and scholarly readers alike. An excerpt from John Brand's Little Kayak Book series makes this British publication available to American readers for the first time.
Physical Description:xi, 161 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 x 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1889963259
9781889963259
1889963267
9781889963266