{"product_id":"canexus-the-canoe-in-canadian-culture-paperback","title":"Canexus: The Canoe in Canadian Culture - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Raffan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBert Horwood\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBill Mason\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eResonant, reflective, a legacy of the Canadian canoeing experience - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCanexus: The Canoe in Canadian Culture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a first. \"This book is cause for celebration,\" says Kanawa Canoe Museum founder Kirk Wipper, \"because of the canoe, and because it is created by writers who are, themselves, enthusiastic paddlers.\" \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom \"Canoe Sport\" to \"Canoe Irony\" and finding \"Motives for Mr. Canoehead,\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCanexus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e opens doors to the primitive and explores the canoeing experience from an exciting variety of perspectives. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTravel with some of Canada's best known canoeists to the mysterious Northwest Coast of BC, across constitutional waves on Meech Lake and into a landscape of the Canadian imagination. Hear great canoe stories, bake bannock, weather storms, ponder canoeing and gender roles. For all kinds of paddlers, and lovers of adventure and wilderness, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCanexus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e gives the canoe its rightful place of prominence in Canadian culture. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith contributions by E.Y. Arima, Philip Chester, C.E.S. Franks, Shelagh Grant, Bob Henderson, Bruce Hodgins, Gwyneth Hoyle, William C. James, C. Fred Johnston, George Luste, Roderick A. Macdonald, Kenneth G. Roberts and Kirk Wipper. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The writers in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCanexus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e bring different perspectives \u0026amp; abilities to these essays, but all of them reinforce the idea of the canoe as an ancient, echoing symbol; one that can illuminate our place in the north like no other.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - M.T. Kelly, Winner of the Governor General's Award for Literature \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An intelligent person's guide to the place of the canoe in the Canadian culture and psyche...exciting, like fast white water and spray in your face...\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - Fred Bodsworth\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 1988\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47685780242653,"sku":"9780969078357","price":18.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/y5DLGTfDoM9780969078357.webp?v=1774012108","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/canexus-the-canoe-in-canadian-culture-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}