Description
Book SynopsisCanoe and Canvas is a close reading of the annual meetings and encampments of the American Canoe Association between 1880 and 1910.
Trade Review"An important invitation for paddlers – and other outdoor recreationists – to dig beneath the stories we tell ourselves about where, why, and how we play. We might not like what we find. But it just might be time to start creating new and more equitable narratives." -- Marc Fawcett-Atkinson *
Literary Review of Canada *
"Canoe and Canvas will provide a useful new tool for nineteenth century historians and teachers looking for a book that demonstrates in one tightly-written package how Victorian culture operated." -- Dale Barbour *
Borealia *
"Canoes and Canvas is a valuable book and good companion reading for Victorian literature. It rethinks the social history of canoeing in the early ACA and its place in sport, leisure, and tourism." -- Pearl Ann Reichwein, University of Alberta *
Network in Canadian History and Environment *
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations 1. Introduction 2. Organizing 3. (Dis)Placing 4. Navigating 5. Governing 6. Domesticating 7. Inhabiting 8. Competing 9. Working 10. Conclusion Appendix: Dates and Locations of the Annual Meetings Bibliography
