Woodcraft

Sears, George Washington

Arts & Photography

Franklin Classics

George Washington Sears tributes the great outdoors with a collection of poems chronicling life among nature in all its rugged glory. A committed outdoorsman, Sears was most at home among the trees and hills of America's wilderness. Each poem in this anthology chronicles a different aspect of life spent camping and living in the depths of nature, with only creatures for company. The author's affinity is plain to behold: he describes watching how a given animal behaves, how the weather unfolds amid the forest, how a camp feels like home, how overarching nature's majesty is. The invigorating aspect of being outdoors is admired by the author; the mountain air, tinged with the scents of trees, was thought to benefit health in the 19th century. Other aspects of the book recount movements of the era; temperence from alcohol, and conflicts with the Native Americans, are alluded to.

Forest Runes: Poems on Living and Hunting in the Mighty Natural Wilderness of North America (Hardcover)

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

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For readers of Cabin Porn and Your Cabin in the Woods, this illustrated collection of odes to the outdoors is the perfect escape into nature. Forest Life collects George Washington Sears' timeless writing about the joys of exploring the wilderness, edited for a modern audience. In text both practical and inspirational, Sears' provides enduring wisdom about trips into the woods and lakes, including equipment, campfires, fishing, camp cooking, traveling light, and canoes. The original "forest bather," Sears wanted others to enjoy the woods as he did. He published Woodcraft in 1884 to help prepare skillful, self-reliant woodsman and to extol the restorative power of nature. In addition to Woodcraft, Forest Life contains many of his articles from Forest and Stream, as well as his nature poetry. Sears is especially eloquent about canoeing, which he helped popularize with published tales of his adventures. In 1883, when he was 61 years old and suffering from tuberculosis, he used a 9-foot, 10-1/2 pound canoe to travel 266 miles through the Adirondacks, writing, "The easy, gentle rocking of the canoe was the best incentive to drowsiness I ever found, and by night or day was nearly certain to send me into dreamland." This edition features period etchings of scenes, people, flora, and fauna of the Adirondacks, and is the ideal gift book for the outdoor enthusiast.

Forest Life: Practical Meditations on Canoeing, Fishing, Hunting, and Bushcraft (Classic Outdoors)

Sports & Outdoors

Hiking & Camping

Black Dog Leventhal

George Washington Sears, also known as Nessmuk, was a Romantic. He sought to witness the glory and the beauty of nature; to free himself from the vagaries of industrialized civilization. He expressed this philosophy through his pursuit of the minimalist ideal and its use in the outdoors. WOODCRAFT AND CAMPING is Nessmuk's practical and philosophical guide to camping, traveling, and survival in the woods. The book discusses the foundational skills needed to live in the woods: the art of camping, fishing, fire-making, cooking, shelter, tools, and canoeing. But Nessmuk does not just recite the skills needed, he also tells us about his experiences and conversations during his travels. He provides us with campfire poetry and lore. And he does all of this in a writing style that is eloquent, engrossing, and intrinsically positive.

Woodcraft and Camping: A Camping and Survival Guide

J. Missouri

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Forest Runes

Nabu Press

Forest Runes (1887)

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Literary

Kessinger Publishing

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

History

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 edition. Excerpt: ... As we loitered side by side, Where the roses bloomed and died, Half a dozen summers since. He was rustling through the leaves, Where the golden tassels swayed, Half in- pleasure, half afraid, Hiding in the furrowed shade, Where the August cricket grieves. Silken tassels on the corn, Silken curls about his head; "Which is which ?" we laughing said; While the sun a glory shed On the curls and tasseled corn. Saxon eyes and face and hair, Saxon blood in every vein, Cheeks like roses after rain; Never shall we see again Childish loveliness so rare. When the apple and the quince i All their summer fragrance shed, How we miss our darling dead; How we miss thS curly head Of our lovely little prince. Little Charley was a prince -- But, somebody in the sky Had more need of him than I, So we laid him down to die Half a dozen summers since. IT DOES NOT PAY. Inscribed to the memory of " Uncle John Mayo," a Puritan freethinker, sans peur et sans reproche. If my lines were as good as the man, I could discount Milton. ABENT old man with silvery hair, A palsied hand and brow of care, Sat in the shade on a summer day. And he musingly said with thoughtful air, It does not pay. For years he had mixed in the world's turmoil Of busy strife, and with manly toil Had battled many a weary day. And ever the world was still his foil. It did not pay. Partners had swindled and friends betrayed, Those he had succored refused their aid When adverse storms rose over the way. He only said as he sat in the shade, It does not pay. No bitterness lurked in the old man's heart, Bravely and well he had played his part In the game of life, and well might say, As he backward looked on the troubled chart, It does not pay. Restfully, peacefully sat he there; The south wind lifted...

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