Tom Brown's Field Guide to Nature Observation and Tracking - Softcover

Brown Jr., Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0425099660 ISBN 13: 9780425099667

Publisher: Berkley, 1986

Synopsis

Utilizing the ancient lore of Native Americans, Tom Brown passes on a timeless tradition that connects humankind to Earth.

This unique volume teaches us the basics of sight, smell, and taste; it shows us how to become one with nature, and how to receive all the signs and signals of the multitude of living creatures with whom we share the beauty and bounty of the wilderness.

· How to restore to our senses all the amazing powers stolen away by civilization
· How to move as silently as the Native American scouts
· How to spot and identify the tracks of a vast variety of animals
· How to find humas lost in the wilderness

TOM BROWN'S FIELD GUIDES: America's most popular nature reference books, Tom Brown's bestselling field guides are specially designed for both beginners and experienced explorers. Fully illustrated and comprehensive, each volume includes practical information, time-tested nature skills, and exciting new ways to rediscover the earth around us.

About this title

About the Author:

Tom Brown, Jr. began to learn hunting and tracking at the age of eight under the tutelage of an Apache elder, medicine man, and scout in Toms River, New Jersey, and is the author of 16 books on nature. He was the technical advisor on The Hunted, a major motion picture starring Tommy Lee Jones and Benecio Del Toro.  In 1978, Tom founded the Tracker School in the New Jersey Pine Barrens where he offers more than 25 classes about wilderness survival and environmental protection.

About this edition

• Publisher: Berkley
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0425099660
• ISBN 13: 9780425099667
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288