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LibriVox recording of The book of camping and woodcraft : a guidebook for those who travel in the wilderness by Horace Kephart. Read by LibriVox Volunteers In the Introduction to Camping and Woodcraft, Horace Kephart wrote: “My one aim in writing this little book is to make it of practical service to those who seek rest or sport in the wilderness, or whose business calls them thither.” The author further described the content of this book: “In the following chapters I offer some suggestions on outfitting, making camps, dressing and keeping game and fish, camp cookery, forest travel, how to avoid getting lost, and what to do if one does get lost, living off the country, what the different species of trees are good for (from a camper's viewpoint), backwoods handicrafts in wood, bark, skins and other raw materials, the treatment of wounds and other injuries, and some other branches of woodcraft that may be of service when one is far from shops and from hired help.” Camping and Woodcraft was his first book and is actually a collection of articles that had been published in Field and Stream magazine. Horace Kephart, born in 1862, was raised in Pennsylvania and Iowa then trained as a librarian at Cornell University. He worked in St Louis near the Ozark mountains for a portion of his life (1890 – 1904) then moved to western North Carolina where he lived near Hazel Creek in the Great Smoky Mountains then near Bryson City. Kephart was a campaigner for the establishment of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, which was created in 1926. He was the author of a number of books and articles on the outdoors. (Summary by Gail Timmerman-Vaughan, based on wikipedia - Horace Kephart.)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The book of camping and woodcraft : a guidebook for those who travel in the wilderness
• Author credits: Horace Kephart
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 26
• Listed recording duration: 12:31:43

Catalogue topics

• camping
• travel
• wilderness skills
• backwoods
• first-aid
• fish and game
• campfire cooking

Opening tracks: first 24 of 26

1. 01 - FOREWORD and CHAPTER I: Outfitting — 31:23
2. 02 - CHAPTER II: The Sportman's Clothing — 25:22
3. 03 - CHAPTER III: Personal Kits — 31:51
4. 04 - CHAPTER IV: Tents and Tools — 30:21
5. 05 - CHAPTER V: Utensils and Food — 20:53
6. 06 - CHAPTER VI: A Check-List--Packing Up — 27:23
7. 07 - CHAPTER VII: The Camp — 21:52
8. 08 - CHAPTER VIII: The Camp Fire — 25:03
9. 09 - CHAPTER IX: Marksmanship in the Woods — 18:54
10. 10 - CHAPTER X: Dressing and Keeping Game and Fish — 29:44
11. 11 - Part 1 of CHAPTER XI: Camp Cookery — 30:27
12. 12 - Part 2 of CHAPTER XI: Camp Cookery — 31:11
13. 13 - Part 3 of CHAPTER XI: Camp Cookery — 23:45
14. 14 - Part 4 of CHAPTER XI: Camp Cookery — 30:36
15. 15 - CHAPTER XII: Pests of the Woods — 31:29
16. 16 - CHAPTER XIII: Forest Travel. Keeping a Course — 29:41
17. 17 - CHAPTER XIV: Blazes--Survey Marks--Natural Signs of Direction — 29:57
18. 18 - CHAPTER XV: Getting Lost--Bivouacs — 23:01
19. 19 - CHAPTER XVI: Emergency Foods--Living off the Country — 35:26
20. 20 - Part 1 of CHAPTER XVII: Edible Plants of the Wilderness — 30:33
21. 21 - Part 2 of CHAPTER XVII: Edible Plants of the Wilderness — 43:52
22. 22 - CHAPTER XVIII: Axemanship--Qualities of Wood and Bark — 40:28
23. 23 - CHAPTER XIX: Trophies, Buckskin and Rawhide — 31:41
24. 24 - CHAPTER XX: Tanning Pelts--Other Animal Products — 23:44

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