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Title: |
Tappan Adney |
| Sub-title: |
From Birchbark Canoes to Indigenous Rights |
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| By (author): |
C. Ted Behne, James W. Wheaton Edited by: Keith Helmuth |
| ISBN10-13: |
1773103148 : 9781773103143 |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pages: |
304 |
| Weight: |
.466 Kg. |
| Published: |
Goose Lane Editions - October 2024 |
| List Price: |
21.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 3 |
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| Winner, NB Book Award (Non-Fiction) The remarkable life and legacy of an extraordinary man whose influence echoes through time. Tappan Adney travelled from New York to New Brunswick for a summer holiday at the age of 19 in 1887, and it changed the course of his life. Adney is best known for a singular achievement. He was the artist, writer, and illustrator whose chance encounter with Peter Jo, a WÉ lastÉ kwi Elderâ craftsman, led to a passionate, lifelong interest in the birchbark canoe and WÉ lastÉ kwey culture. But that is only part of the story. Throughout his life, little escaped Adneyâ s curiosity. From his extensive documentation of the design of Indigenous canoes to his reportage on the Klondike Gold Rush; from his work as an illustrator, photographer, and designer to his natural history journalism; from his activism for Indigenous rights to his documentation of the WÉ lastÉ kwey language, Adneyâ s mind roamed from one passion to another, leaving behind a treasure trove of natural history and ethnographic research. This book tells the intriguing story of his remarkable life and his multifaceted legacy. |
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