The Dog Soldier's Manual: A Practical Guide to Character Formation and the Cultivation of the Human Spirit - Softcover

Raven Walker

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0595091083 ISBN 13: 9780595091089

Publisher: iUniverse, 2000

Synopsis

Conditions create character. The unique conditions of the frontier breed a special kind of man, brave, strong, and capable. Thrown out onto the high plains to sink or swim, the Cheyenne bred the dog soldier, and became a strong and vibrant people. Plunging into the American wilderness to find the free life, the pioneer bred the ranger, a man who could build the cabin, hunt and bring home meat, and be ready on a moments notice to answer the call for help, to defend the family, kith and kin, with all his ability, even his life, to keep the people free and alive. The Dog Soldier's Manual is the story of this special kind of man, and describes in modern, common sense terms, the business of discipline that can make such a man today, one ready to handle the challenges of modern society and the new millennium. If you want to know how to be a man, The Dog Soldiers Manual is a good place to start. The heart of the Manual identifies and explains the virtues and goals of dog soldier discipline, from the objects of personal grooming, including physical, mental, and emotional conditioning, expressiveness, and personal presence, to worldly affairs and animal matters, including hair, hygiene, habitat maintenance, possessions, cultural competence, feeding, and personal legend. The people never have too many dog soldiers.

About this title

About the Author

One of the new voices of the American West, author and psychologist Raven Walker writes on the most important subjects of the new millenium: character formation, the mastery of the mind and the emotions, human potential, and self betterment.

Edition details

• Publisher: iUniverse
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0595091083
• ISBN 13: 9780595091089
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 204