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Fur Trade Canoe Routes of Canada / Then and Now / Eric Morse.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: HeritagePublisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [1969]Copyright date: ©1969Description: 1 online resource (136 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780802063847
  • 9781487576455
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 382/.45/639110971
LOC classification:
  • HD9944.C22 M65 1979eb
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Summary: Before road or rail, the canoe routes followed by voyageurs formed a transport and supply system crossing a continent and covering more than a million square miles. Veteran wilderness traveller Eric Morse retraces these routes, linking them to modern landmarks and roads, and draws a fascinating picture of the history, economics, and geography of the fur trade. This is a guide book that includes all the elements of historical adventure. The first part sketches the bruising hardships of life on the trail and describes the voyageurs' techniques for handling rapids, portages, and great lakes in the fragile canots de maitre that carried up to four tons. The second part is addressed to the modern voyageur. It traces the original routes and describes them as they exist today. The text is illustrated throughout with maps, photographs, and historical drawings and paintings.
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Before road or rail, the canoe routes followed by voyageurs formed a transport and supply system crossing a continent and covering more than a million square miles. Veteran wilderness traveller Eric Morse retraces these routes, linking them to modern landmarks and roads, and draws a fascinating picture of the history, economics, and geography of the fur trade. This is a guide book that includes all the elements of historical adventure. The first part sketches the bruising hardships of life on the trail and describes the voyageurs' techniques for handling rapids, portages, and great lakes in the fragile canots de maitre that carried up to four tons. The second part is addressed to the modern voyageur. It traces the original routes and describes them as they exist today. The text is illustrated throughout with maps, photographs, and historical drawings and paintings.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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