Portage
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9786130490072
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Portage or portaging refers to the practice of carrying watercraft or cargo over land to avoid river obstacles, or between two bodies of water. A place where this carrying occurs is also called a portage; a person doing the carrying is called a porter.The English word portage is derived from the French noun "portage" and verb "porter" : to carry. Early French explorers ventured in New France and French Louisiana encountered many rapids and cascades. The Amerindians carried their canoes over land to avoid river obstacles. The French coureurs des bois (or voyageurs) and trappers used the french word "portage".
| EAN: | 9786130490072 |
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 72 |
| Produktart: | kartoniert, broschiert |
| Herausgeber: | Surhone, Lambert M. Timpledon, Miriam T. Marseken, Susan F. |
| Verlag: | Betascript Publishing |
| Schlagworte: | Trapper |
