Camping and Woodcraft
Camping and Woodcraft is an American classic published by
Kephart's work, as an instructive manual on where and how to camp, follows in the footsteps of E.R. Wallace's Descriptive Guide to the Adirondacks and Handbook of Travel (1875).[2] Much of the material, however, used in the compilation of Kephart's book is based on the author's own first-hand experiences in the wilderness and which he transcribed in the field.[1]
Revised edition
The 1916 revised edition consists of two-volumes, each volume containing 23 chapters, replete with illustrations. Among the topics discussed by the author in the first volume on Camping are
Kephart occasionally draws upon his familiarity with the survival skills of the Native American Indians:
Genuine Indian-tanned
chamois skin, but it is far stronger and has the singular property that although it shrinks some after wetting and gets stiff in drying, it can easily be made soft as ever by merely rubbing it in the hands.[17]
Reception
The
According to Morgan Simmons of the Knoxville News Sentinel, the book has gained a "diehard following" in the years since it was first published.[21]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Kephart (1916), Preface
- ^ Young (2010), pp. 121–122
- ^ Kephart (1916), vol. 1, pp. 29–52
- ^ Kephart (1916), vol. 1, pp. 72–74
- ^ Kephart (1916), vol. 1, pp. 124–137
- ^ Kephart (1916), vol. 1, pp. 138–163
- ^ Kephart (1916), vol. 1, pp. 164–177
- ^ Kephart (1916), vol. 1, pp. 178–207
- ^ Kephart (1916), vol. 1, pp. 208–224
- ^ Kephart (1916), vol. 1, pp. 225–240
- ^ Kephart (1916), vol. 1, pp. 290–ff.
- ^ Kephart (1916), vol. 2, pp. 271–297
- ^ Kephart (1916), vol. 2, pp. 321–336
- ^ Kephart (1916), vol. 2, pp. 371–399
- ^ Largy, et al. (2006), p. 67
- ^ Kephart (1916), vol. 2, pp. 422–ff.
- ^ Kephart (1916), vol. 2, p. 309
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Bibliography
- OCLC 2191524. (reprinted in 1957)
- Largy, Tonya; Rainey, Mary Lynne (2006). "Poverty or Natural Wisdom: Native Home Solutions in Eighteenth-century Nantucket". Archaeology of Eastern North America. 34: 61–69. JSTOR 40914496.
- Young, Terence (2010). "On Camping and its Equipment". Environmental History. 15 (1): 120–128. JSTOR 20749646.
External links
- YouTube, LibriVoxrecording