Woodcraft

by George Washington Sears

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Author: Sears, George Washington, 1821-1890
Credits: E-text prepared by Joseph Gray
Language: English
LoC Class: SK: Agriculture: Hunting sports
Subject: Camping
Category: Text
eBook-No.: 24579
Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24579
Release Date: February 11, 2008
Copyright: Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1.WOODCRAFT — PREFACE — CHAPTER I Overwork And Recreation—Outing And Outers—How To Do It, And Why They Miss It — CHAPTER II Knapsack, Hatchet, Knives, Tinware, Fishing Tackle, Rods, Ditty-bag — CHAPTER III Getting Lost—Camping Out—Roughing It Or Smoothing It—Insects—Camps, And How To Make Them — CHAPTER IV Campfires And Their Importance—The Wasteful Wrong Way They Are Usually Made, And The Right Way To Make Them — CHAPTER V Fishing, With And Without Flies—Some Tackle And Lures—Discursive Remarks On The Gentle Art—The Headlight—Frogging — CHAPTER VI Camp Cookery—How It Is Usually Done, With A Few Simple Hints On Plain Cooking—Cooking Fire And Outdoor Range — CHAPTER VII More Hints On Cooking, With Some Simple Receipts—Bread, Potatoes, Soups, Stews, Beans, Fish, Meat, Venison — CHAPTER VIII A Ten Days' Trip In The Wilderness—Going It Alone — CHAPTER IX The Light Canoe And Double Blade—Various Canoes For Various Canoeists—Reasons For Preferring The Clinker-Built Cedar — CHAPTER X Odds And Ends—Where To Go For An Outing—Why A Clinker?—Boughs And Browse

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