Harry Macfie, born February 11, 1879 in Lysekil, died October 27, 1956, was a Swedish adventurer, writer and businessman. His grandfather came from Scotland. Macfie learned how to build and use canoes as fur trappers in Canada around the turn of the century. When he came back to Bohuslän he began building and selling Canadian style canoes with a canvas covering, called "Macfiekanoter". His canoes were displayed at the Swedish Exhibition Centre in Gothenburg in 1932.
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| - Harry Macfie, född 11 februari 1879 i Lysekil, död 27 oktober 1956, var en svensk äventyrare, författare och affärsman. Hans farfar kom från Skottland. Harry Macfie lärde sig att bygga och använda indiankanoter som pälsjägare i Kanada kring sekelskiftet. När han kom tillbaka till Bohuslän började han bygga och sälja dukklädda kanadensare, "Macfiekanoter". Efter en visning på Svenska Mässan i Göteborg 1932 tog affärerna fart. Harry Macfie skrev även en rad tidstypiska äventyrsromaner med pälsjägarmotiv och titlar som Wasawasa (1935; tillsammans med ), Norrskenets män (1938) och Farväl, Falcon Lake (1943). (sv)
- Harry Macfie, born February 11, 1879 in Lysekil, died October 27, 1956, was a Swedish adventurer, writer and businessman. His grandfather came from Scotland. Macfie learned how to build and use canoes as fur trappers in Canada around the turn of the century. When he came back to Bohuslän he began building and selling Canadian style canoes with a canvas covering, called "Macfiekanoter". His canoes were displayed at the Swedish Exhibition Centre in Gothenburg in 1932. (en)
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| - Harry Macfie, born February 11, 1879 in Lysekil, died October 27, 1956, was a Swedish adventurer, writer and businessman. His grandfather came from Scotland. Macfie learned how to build and use canoes as fur trappers in Canada around the turn of the century. When he came back to Bohuslän he began building and selling Canadian style canoes with a canvas covering, called "Macfiekanoter". His canoes were displayed at the Swedish Exhibition Centre in Gothenburg in 1932. Macfie also wrote a number of adventure novels with fur hunters as subjects, based on his own experiences in Canada. His books include Wasawasa (1935; together with Hans G. Westerlund), The Northern Lights Men (1938) and Goodbye, Falcon Lake (1943). (en)
- Harry Macfie, född 11 februari 1879 i Lysekil, död 27 oktober 1956, var en svensk äventyrare, författare och affärsman. Hans farfar kom från Skottland. Harry Macfie lärde sig att bygga och använda indiankanoter som pälsjägare i Kanada kring sekelskiftet. När han kom tillbaka till Bohuslän började han bygga och sälja dukklädda kanadensare, "Macfiekanoter". Efter en visning på Svenska Mässan i Göteborg 1932 tog affärerna fart. Harry Macfie skrev även en rad tidstypiska äventyrsromaner med pälsjägarmotiv och titlar som Wasawasa (1935; tillsammans med ), Norrskenets män (1938) och Farväl, Falcon Lake (1943). (sv)
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