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Baidarka: The Kayak (Paperback)

by George B. Dyson (Author)

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This classic book tells of George Dyson's rediscovery of the Aleut baidarka (sea kayak) and his far-ranging travels with his boats.

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Paperback: 000 pages
Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books (June 1986)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 088240315X
ISBN-13: 978-0882403151
Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #822,099 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Steller's Island: Adventures of a Pioneer Naturalist in Alaska by Dean Littlepage in Back Matter
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5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful, interesting book, April 22, 2000

By	Nicholas F Schade (Connecticut, USA) - See all my reviews

This book looks like a coffee table book, but it is a lot more. It covers history of the Aleut kayak builders, documents the experiences of a free spirit, and demonstrates an innovative method for building a beautiful kayak. The pictures are interesting, beautiful and inspiring. I don't know how this book got published, it does not fit well into any one catagory.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful, informative and fascinating book, July 14, 1997

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Many of us first became aware of George Dyson and his infatuation with the Baidarka on reading Kenneth Brower's "The Starship and the Canoe", published in the mid-1970s. This book, published about ten years later (after a long journey from one prospective publisher to another) is the fruition of Dyson's vision. It's a history of the baidarka, a history of Dyson's own baidarka building projects, and a basic how-to manual for building your own modern Dyson-style aluminum, nylon and hypalon baidarka capable of cruising open seas.

Even if you never plan to build a boat- or if you have no interest in paddling- this is still a stunningly beautiful and fascinating book.And if you've read "The Starship and the Canoe", you owe it to yourself to get a copy of Dyson's book, to really see what it was that had him so excited about baidarkas. Reading "Baidarka" will give you an entirely new perspective on George Dyson and his dream.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A somewhat scattered but appealing book, January 12, 1998

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This is an interesting book. It covers a lot of territory concerning Baidarkas, and is full of very nice photographs. The section on building a Baidarka is tantalizing, but also annoying, especially if one is trying to build one's own from Dyson's description. There is some amount of new-age touchy-feelie sentiment that gets in the way of the historical discourse. Would I reccomend it? If you are a kayaker, absolutely. Otherwise, probably not unless you are a rabid fan of things Aleutian,

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5.0 out of 5 stars A journey worth taking
This is a somewhat hard to categorize work. Some history of the Aleutian kayak and the people who developed it. Then a modern interpretation of it. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars Paddling through time ...
George Dyson has written such diverse books as Baidarka, Darwin among the Machines and Project Orion. Read more

Published on June 30, 2002 by baidarkas

5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended. If you like time travel. I do.
Well, this book is the one I set aside when my brother gave me a pack of books to read. I didn't get the idea of aluminum baidarkas; so I read all that other stuff until there was... Read more

Published on February 16, 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars A great follow-up to Starship and the Canoe
It was so great to read the author's words directly after reading The Starship and the Canoe. Dyson has helped keep alive one of humankind's greatest vehicles in in its purest... Read more

Published on November 6, 1997

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