The following book and video reviews were submitted by WCHA members, appeared in past issues of Wooden Canoe, or other publications. There are here only for your enjoyment. Titles were selected based on their appropriateness to the wooden canoe community. The final say on whether any review appears here belongs to the Webmaster. Complaints or comments about the appropriateness of a review should be directed to webmaster@wcha.org.
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An Adirondack Passage: The Cruise of the Canoe Sairy Gamp, by Christine Jerome
Canoeing the Adirondacks with Nessmuk, Letters of G.W.Sears
Woodcraft and Camping, by G.W. Sears (Nessmuk)
Building a Birchbark Canoe, by David Gidmark
Beyond the Paddle, by Garrett Conover
Boats and Boating in the Adirondacks, by Hallie E. Bond
Canoecraft, by Ted Moores and Merilyn Mohr
From a Wooden Canoe, by Jerry Dennis
Idleness, Water and a Canoe, by Jamie Benidickson
The Lightweight Gourmet, by Alan Kesselheim
Making Canoe Paddles in Wood, by Graham Warren
The Old Town Canoe Company: Our First Hundred Years, by Susan T. Audette with David E. Baker
The Story of the Chestnut Canoe, by Kenneth Solway
The Survival of the Bark Canoe, by John McPhee
When The Chestnut Was In Flower: Inside the Chestnut Canoe, by Roger MacGregor
The Whole Paddler's Catalog, by Zip Kellogg
Classic Solo Canoeing with Becky Mason
Building the Atkinson Traveler, by Rollin Thurlow
Steambending for Woodworkers, by Rollin Thurlow
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