The Log Cabin: An Adventure in Self-Reliance, Individualism, and Cabin Building

Len McDougall

ISBN 10: 158574459X / ISBN 13: 9781585744596

Published by Lyons Press, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Log Cabin: An Adventure in Self-Reliance, Individualism, and Cabin Building
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 158574459X
• ISBN 13: 9781585744596
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Almost every man (women are saner) dreams, at least once in his life, of getting away from it all, deep into the woods, and going it alone. Expert tracker and woodsman Len McDougall shows us the way in THE LOG CABIN . In the Spring of 2001, Len packed a grubstake and a couple of loads of handtools, and went deep into the North Woods. Using only the materials available on site and what he could carry in on foot, he pitched a tent to tide him over until the roof was up. Then he cut a few trees, built his own cabin, dug his own well, and lived a year in splendid isolation before returning to the hubbub and pleasures of Petoskey, Michigan. He had no phone, no electricity, no computer, no distractions of civilization--not even a radio (until he dragged in a car battery to power one). An inspiring narrative of self-reliance redolent with a rugged individualism that hasn't yet entirely vanished from the fabric of American life, suffused with a deep love for nature and its creatures, THE LOG CABIN is both the journal of that adventure and a great reference for building your own retreat.

About the Author

LEN MCDOUGALL is a full-time outdoor writer and professional photographer and illustrator with more than thirty years' experience in the North Woods. He makes his living as a writer, wilderness guide, tester of outdoors products, and survival instructor. His companions include three full-blooded timber wolves, a team of sled dogs, and a friendly Rottweiler. He has also worked as a field guide and tracker. His books include The Field & Stream Wilderness Survival Handbook (2001), Practical Outdoor Projects (2001), The Outdoors Almanac (1999), The Complete Tracker (1997), Made for the Outdoors (1995), and Practical Outdoor Survival (1993). A professional writer since 1983, his articles have been published in Backpacker, Field & Stream, Michigan Out-of-Doors, Michigan Sportsman, Michigan Natural Resources, Michigan Hunting & Fishing, Gun Digest, Fur-Fish-Game, Woods-N-Water News, American Survival Guide, The Traverse City Record-Eagle, Michigan Country Lines, and The Whitefish Eagle News. He lives in Paradise, Michigan.