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How to stay alive in the woods /

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2001Distributor: New York : Workman Publishing Company.Edition: First Black Dog and Leventhal editionDescription: 315 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 1579122213
  • 9781579122218
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 613.6/9 21
LOC classification:
  • GV200.5 .A55 2001
Online resources:
Contents:
pt. 1. Sustenance. Every necessity is free ; Living off the country ; Science of staying alive ; Edible vegetation identification guide ; Go and get it ; Always a way ; No dishes to wash ; Thirst -- pt. 2. Warmth. Facts of lighting fires ; Speaking of warmth ; Shelter for the making ; Wilderness homes ; Choice of clothing ; Keeping covered-- pt. 3. Orientation. Staying found ; Knowing where you are ; Afoot in big country ; Camping and signaling ; Getting out by yourself -- pt. 4. Safety. Keeping out of trouble ; Getting out of trouble ; Emergency aid ; Backwoods medicine ; Survival kit ; Being ready.
Summary: Presents a guide to surviving in the wilderness, explaining how to find and prepare plant and animal food, light fires, find or make shelter, stay orientated, avoid trouble, and respond to emergency situations.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
NF NF Chamberlin Free Public Library Nonfiction 613.69 ANG (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34480000608293

Revised edition of: Living off the country. 1956.

pt. 1. Sustenance. Every necessity is free ; Living off the country ; Science of staying alive ; Edible vegetation identification guide ; Go and get it ; Always a way ; No dishes to wash ; Thirst -- pt. 2. Warmth. Facts of lighting fires ; Speaking of warmth ; Shelter for the making ; Wilderness homes ; Choice of clothing ; Keeping covered-- pt. 3. Orientation. Staying found ; Knowing where you are ; Afoot in big country ; Camping and signaling ; Getting out by yourself -- pt. 4. Safety. Keeping out of trouble ; Getting out of trouble ; Emergency aid ; Backwoods medicine ; Survival kit ; Being ready.

Presents a guide to surviving in the wilderness, explaining how to find and prepare plant and animal food, light fires, find or make shelter, stay orientated, avoid trouble, and respond to emergency situations.

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