Big Book of Country Living

By Ernest Thompson Seton

Book Overview

In this volume famous naturalist, author, and artist Ernest Thompson Seton presents the definitive guide to the Great Outdoors. Within it, you will find information, instructions, and anecdotes relating to every aspect of woodcraft, from making fires and identifying plants to hunting, tying knots, and much more. Profusely illustrated with the authors own drawings, this timeless volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in woodcraft and collectors of related literature. Ernest Thompson Seton (1860 - 1946) was an English author and wildlife artist who founded the Woodcraft Indians in 1902. He was also among the founding members of the Boy Scouts of America, established in 1910. He wrote profusely on this subject, the most notable of his scouting literature including "The Birch Bark Roll" and the "Boy Scout Handbook". Seton was also an early pioneer of animal fiction writing, and he is fondly remembered for his charming book "Wild Animals I Have Known" (1898). Other notable works by this author include: "Lobo, Rag and Vixen" (1899), "Two Little Savages" (1903), and "Animal Heroes" (1911). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 152870634X
• ISBN13: 9781528706346
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: White Press
• Length: 636 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

An awesome reprint!

This book has LOTS of interesting information for the beginning and experienced camper. My 7 year old son and I enjoyed reading through sections of the book.For those interested in Native Americans, the story of "The Ending of Dull Knife's Band" is a phenomenal account of a historical event that rarely makes the history books. I would encourage interested readers to read this section alone.happy reading! :-)

Interesting old book

This is a reprint of a book printed in the early 1900's by Ernest Thompson Seton. Seton had founded a youth group called "Woodcraft Indians". He later incorporated his ideas into the Boy Scouts of America. This is not the type of book you sit and read from front to back. It is great to thumb through and see how things were done at that time. This was originally aimed at young boys from 11 years old and up. There is a lot of good information about campcraft, games and stories, in the book.Along with this book, you should do some research online about the badge requirements for the Woodcraft Indians. It is very intriguing to find out what early scouts were required to do.

A great book for those that wish to know how it was done!

Ernest Seton has written a wonderful text to get lost in. The book could serve so many different people, from the young boy wanting to know the ways of the wild to the senior citizen who either wishes to broaden their knowledge of the forest. It would be a wonderful book to those people that wish to become 'instant experts' on surviving in the forest. The topics are broad: from how to identify trees to how to skin and tan different animals.

1921 Book of Woodcraft Reprint

This is a reprint of the 1921 edition of the Book of Woodcraft by Seton. It is delightful to have a commercial edition of this work available again, but I am somehwhat puzzled over the title change.It is all here, almost everything that one would need to start an outdoor youth group. Details on camp setup, games, woodlands ethics and Seton's Blue Sky philosophy. Includes many sketches by Seton, probably the best wildlife artist of his era.