Birchbark Canoe: The Story of an Apprenticeship With the Indians [Perfect Paperback]

David Gidmark (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0919431445 | ISBN-13: 978-0919431447 | Publication Date: May 1, 1989

Thoroughly enjoyable reading. Particularly informative is his depiction of the arduous task of entering another culture and being accepted by its people. The many fine photographs help bring this ancient craft and Gidmark's story to life.
David Gidmark's long odyssey, from first watching a canoe built by whites...on the south shore of Lake Superior to his field work among the Algonkin Indians of Quebec, apprenticeship with master canoe builders and final ability to construct one on his own is told in an engaging style.

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About the Author

David Gidmark was born in Wisconsin in 1947. He was educated at Moorpark College in California, the University of Wisconsin and the University of Grenoble in France. Articles he has written have appeared in Reader's Digest, Chicago Tribune, Washington Star, Quebec Chasse et Peche, Expedition, Canoe, Wooden Canoe, Montreal Gazette, and in such American legall publications as ABA Journal, National Law Journal, Trial Diplomacy Journal and Lawyers Monthly. He has been a consultant to the British Museum and to the National Museums of Canada. He lives with his wife, Ernestine, south of Reserve faunique de la Verendrye in Quebec.

Product Details

• Perfect Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: General Store Pub House (May 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0919431445
• ISBN-13: 978-0919431447
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,817,612 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

David Gidmark was born in Wisconsin and educated in Wisconsin, California, and in France. He has written scores of short stories and many novels and nonfiction books. He speaks Algonquin, Tahitian, English, French, Swedish, and Spanish.
He wrote his first novel in Federal prison where he was incarcerated for taking (twice!) the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to the U.S. Supreme Court.His best known book is "Birchbark Canoe:Living Among The Algonquin" (Firefly Books),which CBC called "A Canadian outdoor classic."J.C.H. King of the Britsh Museum said,of Gidmark's book "Building a Birchbark Canoe",that it is an "excellent" work for "present and future generations."
He has been a consultant to the British Museum and the National Museums of Canada and a bichbark canoe he made is in the National Collection.Gidmark is perhaps the most widely published legal journalist in the world.
His first e-book is the anti-war novel "Pacem in Terris" (Manhattan House).He has many novels and scores of short stories which will be published shortly.
Gidmark travels extensively,spending much time in Tahiti with his wife,Ernestine.They have traveled widely in Siberia and elsewhere.
Gidmark cared for his mother and father in their dying time.