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Old 03-09-2018, 06:15 AM   #2
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Every year for the last 50 years Westminster Church in Boardman has an annual book sale. It was there that I found a rather unusual and rare book about paddling in America. It was authored by Pat L Hardest.

In order to supplement their food stores for the winter months Native Americans also farmed various crops. They used manure to fertilize those crops during the summer. But often times they had an excess and it had to be hauled away. They used hollowed out logs to haul the manure down to the nearest stream. On one occasion one of the hauling devices got away and a young tribesman had to jump in it. He used the crude shovel he made to fill it to paddle it back to shore. The manure hauling log was called Cen neew by the Native Americans, which translates to "poop mover".

Having accidentally discovered a novel way to use the device for river travel the Native Americans continue to use it for both purposes and do so even to this day. I give this rather unusual book three and a half stars out of five and can recommend it as an easy read to fellow paddlers.
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