{"product_id":"rushton-and-his-times-in-atwood-manley-9780815601418","title":"Rushton and His Times in American Canoeing","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of J. Henry Rushton, a native of northern New York State who became world famous as a builder of canoes. He and his craft were at the center of notable events in canoeing history in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRushton was born in 1843 in a small settlement on the edge of the Adirondack wilderness. In his thirties, seeking to cure himself of \"consumption\" in the mountain air, he built a boat for a trip into the woods. Tradition has it friends asked Rushton to build boats for them, too, and his career was started. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRushton was fortunate in his patrons. In 1880 he was approached by the outdoor writer, George Washington Sears, better known by his pen name 11Nessmuk.'' A frail man, Nessmuk asked Rushton to build him an exceptionally lightweight canoe. Nessmuk's solitary tours of Adirondack waterways in the 10 3\/4-pound \u003ci\u003eSairy Gamp\u003c\/i\u003e set a new trend in sports life. His letters in the journal \u003ci\u003eForest and Stream\u003c\/i\u003e did much to popularize unguided travel through the wilderness and to spread Rushton's fame. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany illustrations, including two previously unpublished sketches by Frederic Remington, help tell the story here. Five appendixes include Rushton's catalog descriptions of his construction methods; a reprint of an article by Nessmuk, an account of the Rushton canoes extant today, drawings and specifications of seven of these extant canoes, and a lengthy discussion by Harry Rushton of his father's methods of craftsmanship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Atwood Manley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0815601417\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815601418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/1977\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.32h x 6.42w x 0.70d","brand":"Atwood Manley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990397714687,"sku":"9780815601418","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e29c9d6e-2240-49f1-872e-38da3d98f3e4.jpg?v=1683304443","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rushton-and-his-times-in-atwood-manley-9780815601418","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}