This special edition of "Handicraft For Outdoor Boys" was written by Daniel Beard Carter, and first published in 1906. This book explores wholesome, healthy outdoor pursuits for youngsters - an art that has been lost to the last couple of generations as they grow pale and wither in front of the frenetic flickering of computer games, and the sickly glow of the ubiquitous SmartPhone. Everybody, young or not-so-young, should have a copy of this book It is filled with amazing, potentially life-saving tips and tricks on all manner of things, like building bridges and piers, and how to cross a...

This special edition of "Shelters, Shacks and Shanties" was written by Daniel Beard Carter, and first published in 1914. This book explores useful, potentially-life-saving skills to use in the wilderness, for recreation or for survival. This incredible book could literally save your life If you enjoy recreating in the mountains, gadding about in the Great Outdoors, and are a generally outdoorsy-type, you need this book Chapters include Where to Find Mountain Goose, The Half-Cave Shelter, How to Make a Fallen Tree Shelter, Indian Shacks and Shelters, A Sawed-Lumber Shanty, The Bog Ken, How...