{"product_id":"9781626541740","title":"Camping and Woodcraft: Volume 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eHeralded as the \"bible of outdoorsmen\" by hunters, campers, fishers, and craftsmen of all walks, Horace Kephart's perennially sought-after guidebook \u003ci\u003eWoodcraft\u003c\/i\u003e, stands as an astounding testament to the vast depth and precision of the author's practical knowledge and profound love of life in the outdoors. The second half of Kephart's enormous two-volume collection, \u003ci\u003eCamping and Woodcraft\u003c\/i\u003e, this more portable book contains a wealth of information on living off the land. Topics covered include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePathfinding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAxemanship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCabin construction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnot-tying\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarksmanship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHide tanning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCave exploration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiving off the country\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first volume, \u003ci\u003eCamping\u003c\/i\u003e, covers skills like outfitting, campfires, cookery, tenting, and much more! \u003ci\u003eCamping\u003c\/i\u003e as a single volume as well as the combined \u003ci\u003eCamping and Woodcraft\u003c\/i\u003e are newly available from Churchill \u0026amp; Dunn!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beacon of self-reliance with the intellectual appetite of the world's most accomplished scholars, Kephart spent his early years in voracious pursuit of knowledge as a precocious student, bibliophile, and librarian at such prestigious institutions as Yale University and the Saint Louis Mercantile, working as a freelance writer all the while.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs he fell in love with the outdoors and the skills required to navigate them, Kephart grew proportionally dissatisfied with the daily monotony of life in academia, taking to the woods for days on end with increasing frequency before finally making the Great Smoky Mountains his permanent home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack in print for a new generation of self-reliant, wilderness-loving campers and sportsmen, this high quality edition is a tremendous resource for anyone who loves the outdoors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Echo Point Books \u0026 Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47064153850096,"sku":"9781626541740","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781626541740_p0.jpg?v=1763866330","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781626541740","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}