Shelters, Shacks and Shanties: Large Print

By D.C. Beard

"Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties" was written by Daniel C. Beard in 1914. He was one of the founders of the Boy Scouts movement in America. The book explains how to build shelters, from the simplest requiring a hatchet, to elaborate constructions such as a homestead. The book is addressed to "boys of all ages." This version comes illustrated with Beard's 338 pen and ink drawings, as well as a cover based upon the original 1914 cover design. The book tells you how to build: Sod Houses Log Cabins Over-Water camps Railroad Tie Shacks Navaho Hogans And it also explains: How to Use an Axe How to Split Shakes How to Build a Fireplace How to Make Doors & LatchesDaniel Carter "Uncle Dan" Beard was an American illustrator, author, youth leader, and social reformer who founded the Sons of Daniel Boone in 1905, which Beard later merged with the Boy Scouts of America.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1673167993
• ISBN13: 9781673167993
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"