{"product_id":"rushton-and-his-times-in-american-canoeing-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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany illustrations, including two previously unpublished sketches by Frederic Remington, help tell the story here.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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAtwood Manley \u003c\/b\u003eformerly owned and published the \u003ci\u003eSt. Lawrence Plaindealer \u003c\/i\u003ein Canton, New York, where as a boy he watched Rushton build his canoes. \u003ci\u003eThe Plaindealer\u003c\/i\u003e files and the recollections of others from Canton who knew Rushton helped furnish material for this book. Also helpful to Mr. Manley were his interests in local and state history, in wildlife and the outdoors, and, of course, in canoeing. A 1916 graduate of St. Lawrence University, Mr. Manley remains active in university affairs.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50413373686034,"sku":"9780815601418","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0152d941-5f27-4f45-a83e-a19b74781677.jpg?v=1729353113","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rushton-and-his-times-in-american-canoeing-9780815601418","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}