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One of America's most famous woodsmen and nature experts provides classic instructions for roughing it. His advice covers camping, hiking, building a fire, cooking out, shelters, tools and equipment, hunting and fishing, canoeing, and more. "Useful, specific information and suggestions... Read Full Overview

Writing under the pen name "Nessmuk," George Washington Sears gained an audience while working for Field and Stream magazine; he eventually published Woodcraft and Camping in 1884, and this delightfully informative little booklet has never been out of print in the over 125 years... Read Full Overview

Written in 1884 under the pen name "Nessmuk", "Woodcraft and Camping" is the classic and timeless guide on roughing it by expert woodsman George Washington Sears. Born the eldest of ten children in Massachusetts in 1821, Sears took the pen name "Nessmuk" from a Native American... Read Full Overview

Woodcraft and Camping is a classic outdoors manual that has never been out of print. Author George Washington Sears, 'The Father of American Camping, ' fills his short book with concise, essential advice on camping, hiking, building a fire, cooking out, shelters, tools... Read Full Overview

2016 Reprint of 1884 Edition. George Washington Sears (aka "Nessmuk") was not only a master woodsman, but he shared his knowledge of bushcraft with the public in print. His classic work "Woodcraft and Camping" provides a valuable and useful guide on all aspects of outdoor living... Read Full Overview

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How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Illustrated About Woodcraft And Camping by George W. Sears One of America's most famous woodsmen and nature experts provides classic instructions for roughing it. His advice covers... Read Full Overview

The Classic Guidebook For Survival In The Wilderness It is an age of hurry and worry. Anything slower than steam is apt to "get left." Fortunes are quickly made and freely spent. Nearly all busy, hard-worked Americans have an intuitive sense of the need that exists for at least... Read Full Overview

It does not need that Herbert Spencer should cross the ocean to tell us that we are an overworked nation; that our hair turns gray ten years earlier than the Englishman's; or, "that we have had somewhat too much of the gospel of work," and, "it is time to preach the gospel of... Read Full Overview

"Woodcraft and Camping" by George Washington Sears, writing as Nessmuk, is a timeless guide to outdoor life, wilderness survival, and the joys of camping. A cornerstone of the literature on woodcraft, this book offers practical advice on everything from selecting the right... Read Full Overview

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it does not need that Herbert Spencer should cross the ocean to tell us that we are an overworked nation; that our hair turns gray ten years earlier than the Englishman's; or, "that we have had somewhat too much of the gospel of work," and, "it is time to preach the gospel of... Read Full Overview