# The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America

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- Authors: [Edwin Tappan Adney](https://www.bookquiver.com/edwin-tappan-adney), [Howard I. Chappelle](https://www.bookquiver.com/howard-i-chappelle)
- Publisher: smithsonian_books
- ISBN: 978-15-6098-296-8
- Pages: 256
- Published: 1983-03-17
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

The bark canoes of the North American Indians, particularly those of birchbark, were among the most highly developed manually propelled primitive watercraft. They could be used to carry heavy loads in...