Library Record
Metadata
Title |
Boats and boating in the Adirondacks |
Author |
Bond, Hallie |
Published Date |
1995 |
Object Name |
Book |
Control Number |
2020.006.0053 |
ISBN |
0815603738 |
Place of Publication |
Syracuse, NY |
Publisher |
Adirondack Museum/Syracuse University Press |
Physical Description |
334 pages : illustrations, map ; 30 cm |
Summary |
A history of small craft used from the earliest times, when water was the only highway, to the 20th century's recreational use of motor boats on the waterways of the Adirondacks. Contents: Map (starting p. 6) -- Foreword (starting p. 7) / Jacqueline F. Day -- Acknowledgments (starting p. 8) -- Introduction: This Venice of America (starting p. 11) / Philip G. Terrie -- 1 Of Bark and Bateaux (starting p. 21) -- 2 The Lake Their Only Path (starting p. 37) -- 3 The Way It Looks from the Stern Seat (starting p. 57) -- 4 A Popular Resort for Tourists (starting p. 69) -- 5 The Feather Weight and the Backwoods (starting p. 89) -- 6 The Knights of the Paddle (starting p. 105) -- 7 To Suit Every Taste (starting p. 125) -- 8 Rag Boats in the Wilderness (starting p. 151) -- 9 The Triumph of Internal Combustion (starting p. 171) -- 10 Kickers and the Keen Edge of Enjoyment (starting p. 195) -- 11 Hot-Rudders, Trailer-Sailors, and the Wooden Boat Revival (starting p. 207) -- Notes (starting p. 223) -- Catalog of Boats in the Adirondack Museum Collection (starting p. 237) -- Boatbuilders (starting p. 300) -- Appendix (starting p. 308) -- Glossary (starting p. 320) -- Selected Bibliography (starting p. 325) -- Index (starting p. 327) |
Search Terms |
Adirondack Mountains Region (N.Y.)--History.; Adirondack Museum--Catalogs.; Boatbuilding--New York (State)--Adirondack Mountains Region--History.; Boatbuilding.; Boats and boating--New York (State)--Adirondack Mountains Region--History.; Boats and boating.; New York (State)--Adirondack Mountains Region.; |
Collection |
Adirondack Experience Library |