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Synopsis
In "Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties," Daniel Beard, an early leader of the Boy Scouts of America, teaches readers how to build a large variety of practical shelters using either a hatchet or an axe. There are over 50 different shelters described, including lean-tos, teepees, hogans, bark houses, a sod house, stilt houses, tree houses, one room log cabins, and large log houses. 332 illustrations that detail the construction of the shelters make this an excellent book for all ages.
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From the Back Cover
A classic guide for outdoorsmen and scouts Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties, Second Edition presents lively, step-by-step tutelage on building all types of temporary and long-term accommodations from both natural and man-made materials. Originally published in 1914, this practical classic is as essential a guide for today's modern homesteader as it was at the turn of the twentieth century. Included are instructions for dozens of worry-free shelters for you to chose from, including a sod house for the lawn, a treetop house, over-water camps, a bog ken, and much more. Satisfying the builder's need for the creature comforts of home, it also provides tips on how to build hearths and chimneys, notched log ladders, and even how to rig a front door with a secret lock. Illustrated throughout with a bounty of helpful line drawings, Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties, Second Edition harkens back to the can-do spirit of the American frontier that still thrives today.
About the Author
Daniel Beard was born in 1850 and lived most of his life in Kentucky. From an early age, Beard decided to devote his life to American boyhood. He was a prolific writer, illustrator, the founder of two different societies for boys and one of the original founding members of the Boy Scouts of America. Before his death in 1941, Beard received the only Golden Eagle badge ever awarded from the Boy Scouts of America, and had the mountain peak adjoining Mt. McKinley in Alaska named in his honor.
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- PublisherShelter Publications
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0936070617
- ISBN 13 9780936070612
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages272
- IllustratorBeard D.C.
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