Synopses & Reviews
“A fascinating and richly detailed look at a nearly lost handicraft.”—Fine Woodworking
About the Author
Edwin Tappan Adney (1868-1950) was an artist, a writer, a photographer and the man credited with saving the art of birch bark canoe construction. He built more than 100 models of different types, which are now housed at the Mariners' Museum in Newport News, VA. He is the author of
The Klondike Stampede, a book, illustrated with his own photographs, about his experiences in the Yukon during the Gold Rush.
Howard Irving Chapelle (1901-1975) was a curator of maritime history at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. He authored many books and articles on maritime history and marine architecture.