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Michigan And Regional HistoryBirchbark Canoes ofthe Fur Trade,Volumes I and IITimothy J. Kent“Kent has spent twenty years doinginvaluable research, the latest exampleof which is a fascinating two-volumereference work, Birchbark Canoes of theFur Trade. He has combined the exactitudeof his training with a passion forpaddling and adventure to researchexisting examples of ancient canoes. . . which should prove incalcuable tobuilders, museums, and anyone elsewith a strong interest in the historyof canoeing.”—Canoe and Kayak MagazineThis invaluable source has at its corethe author’s discovery of eight survivingoriginal voyaging canoes of thenineteenth century. Providing detaileddescriptions and illustrations of eachelement of these canoes, the bookcontains extensive chapters on theorigins, manufacture, decoration, usage,sailing, portaging, repair, storage,equipment, and cargoes of voyagingcanoes.1997 / 8.5 x 11 / 344 pp (Volume I)1997 / 8.5 x 11 / 326 pp (Volume II)Includes illustrationsSold as a two-volume setISBN 978-0-9657230-0-8$59.95l paperPublished by Silver Fox Enterprises anddistributed by Wayne State University PressPaddling Across thePeninsulaAn Important Cross-Michigan Canoe Routeduring the French RegimeTimothy J. KentDuring the prehistoric era, nativetravelers discovered a series of interconnectedrivers which formed awater highway across the entire LowerPeninsula of Michigan. When Frenchmenarrived in the Great Lakes regionduring the 1600s, they were guidedalong this crucial canoe route by theirnative hosts.Through meticulous research, theauthor has assembled a full array ofmaps from the French era which depictthe eastern and western halves of theroute, as well as the overland portagewhich connected the two halves. Inaddition, he has located these waterand land features on modern maps.2003 / 7 x 10 / 64 pp / 31 illusISBN 978-0-9657230-3-9$9.95l paperPublished by Silver Fox Enterprises anddistributed by Wayne State University PressOjibwa NarrativesOf Charles and CharlotteKawbawgam and JacquesLePique, 1893–1895Recorded with Notes byHomer H. KidderEdited by Arthur P. BourgeoisThis fascinating collection of fifty-twonarratives features, for the first time,the tales of three nineteenth-centuryOjibwa storytellers-Charles and CharlotteKawbawgam and Jaques LePiquecollectedby Homer H. Kidder.By the late nineteenth century, typicalOjibwa life had been disrupted by theinflux of white developers. But thesetales reflect a nostalgic view of an earlierperiod when the heart of Ojibwasemi-nomadic culture remained intact,a time when the fur trade, togetherwith seasonal roving, traditional transportation,and indigenous practices ofchild rearing, religious thought, art,and music permeated daily life.1994 / 6 x 9 / 168 ppISBN 978-0-8143-2515-5$21.95s paperCo-published with Marquette County HistoricalSocietyGreat Lakes Books SeriesThe IroquoisFrank Goldsmith SpeckOriginally prepared as backgroundmaterial for interpreting exhibits at theCranbrook Institute of Science and illustratedwith objects from the Institute’scollections, this book is a nontechnicaldiscussion of the social and economicorganization, mode of life, arts andcrafts, and ceremonial properties ofthe Iroquois Indian Nation.1955 / 6 x 9 / 95 ppISBN 978-0-87737-007-9$9.95s paperPublished by the Cranbrook Institute of Scienceand distributed by Wayne State University PressIn the Wildernesswith the Red IndiansGerman Missionary to theMichigan Indians, 1847–1853E. R. BaierleinTranslated by Anita Z. BoldtEdited with an Introduction byHarold W. MollFirst published in German in 1889, E.R. Baierlein’s sensitive and respectfulportrayal of Native American life isavailable for the first time in English.Account of a Lutheran missionary’slife with American Indians in lowerMichigan.1996 / 6 x 9 / 152 pp / 7 illusISBN 978-0-8143-2581-0$17.95s paperGreat Lakes Books Series12Wayne State University Press regional Books