Woodcraft by Nessmuk - 2009-03-27

MP3 Audio CD. Woodcraft PREFACE Woodcraft is dedicated to the Grand Army of "Outers," as a pocket volume of reference on woodcraft. For brick and mortar breed filth and crime, With a pulse of evil that throbs and beats; And men are withered before their prime By the curse paved in with the lanes and streets. And lungs are poisoned and shoulders bowed, In the smothering reek of mill and mine; And death stalks in on the struggling crowd-- But he shuns the shadow of oak and pine. --Nessmuk CHAPTER I Overwork And Recreation--Outing And Outers--How To Do It, And Why They Miss It IT does not need that Herbert Spencer should cross the ocean to tell us that we are an over-worked nation; that our hair turns gray ten years earlier than the Englishman's; or, "that we have had somewhat too much of the gospel of work," and, "it is time to preach the gospel of relaxation." It is all true. But we work harder, accomplish more in a given time and last quite as long as slower… Read More

MP3 Audio CD. Woodcraft PREFACE Woodcraft is dedicated to the Grand Army of "Outers," as a pocket volume of reference on woodcraft. For brick and mortar breed filth and crime, With a pulse of evil that throbs and beats; And men are withered before their prime By the curse paved in with the lanes and streets. And lungs are poisoned and shoulders bowed, In the smothering reek of mill and mine; And death stalks in on the struggling crowd-- But he shuns the shadow of oak and pine. --Nessmuk CHAPTER I Overwork And Recreation--Outing And Outers--How To Do It, And Why They Miss It IT does not need that Herbert Spencer should cross the ocean to tell us that we are an over-worked nation; that our hair turns gray ten years earlier than the Englishman's; or, "that we have had somewhat too much of the gospel of work," and, "it is time to preach the gospel of relaxation." It is all true. But we work harder, accomplish more in a given time and last quite as long as slower… Read More

Paperback. Very Good.

NY: Dover. Fair PB. (1963). Reprint. Written when woodlore & woodcraft were vital skills, when America's wilderness regions offered a true opportunity for . "roughing it". Edge wear esp top of spine, circular mark on ft cover, owner stamp ft endpaper. .

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Woodcraft (Legacy Edition).

Paperback / softback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Woodcraft (Legacy Edition).

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

William A. Bruette, 1936. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. Tiny bit of wear at top of spine. A nice square copy.