Horse Packing

An Unabridged, Digitally Enlarged Printing Of Charles Post's 1914 Classic, With Over 180 Highly Detailed Illustrations. Chapters Include, But Are Not Limited To: General Rules - Organization For Military Purposes - Marches - Records Of Endurance - Standard Pack Mules - Diseases Of Pack Animals - The Aparejo - Care Of The Pack Animal - Latigo - To Lair Up A Pack - Slinging The Cargo - One-Man Cargo Sling - Cross Sling - Diamond Hitch, Single And Double - Wiman One-Man Hitch - Pole Hitch - Saw Buck Saddle - Saw Buck Slings - Cross Tree Hitch - Squaw Hitch - Lifting Hitch - Stirrup Hitch - Saddle Hitch - To Construct A Travois - Mule Litter - Cordage, Ropes, Splices, Knots, Etc. - Comprehensive Index

Charles Johnson Post 1873 - 1956: Artist, Journalist. Engaged as artist-journalist and editoral writer with the Associated Press. Directed the film "The Making of a Sailor" for the Navy Department. Author of such books as "Private Enterprise Did This" and "The Little War of Private Post." Demonstrated first successful talking motion pictures. Inventor of Post process of subtractive color photographs. He also painted famous Spanish War collection of Spanish American War in Cuba.