About this book
Chronicles of Canada Volume 31 — All Afloat: A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways by William Wood plunges listeners into the rivers, lakes and seas that shaped Canada’s past. This compelling history and non-fiction narrative traces Indigenous kayaks and canoes, the voyageurs’ open boats, coastal sailing craft, and the steamers that powered commercial expansion, weaving social, economic and technological context from colonial times through the growth of a maritime nation.
Wood explores shipbuilding traditions, the fisheries that sustained communities, and Canada’s trade and naval connections with the wider world, offering vivid portraits of craftsmen, sailors and the waterways they mastered. Rich with period detail and reflections on how craft and navigation influenced settlement, commerce and identity, All Afloat situates waterways as national highways central to Canada’s development.
Ideal for readers and listeners of maritime history, Canadian history students, canoeing and sailing enthusiasts, or anyone fascinated by traditional craft and nautical lore, this audiobook delivers accessible scholarship and evocative storytelling—perfect for history lovers seeking to understand how water shaped a nation.
