Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties - And How to Make Them (Paperback)

Here is the original 19th century manual that helped pioneering Americans homestead a continent-with detailed instructions on how to build birch bark or tar paper shacks, a sawed-lumber shanty, a sod house, log cabins and much more. Whether you are a student of history, a screenwriter looking for authentic details or a modern homesteader looking for authentic advice on how to build the way our grandparents did, then D.C. Beard's manual is just what you're looking for. It includes information on: How to use an axe How to split logs How to flatten a log How to build a Navajo Hogan How to cut and notch logs How to build a notched ladder How to make cabin doors and door-latches. The American log cabin A Fisherman's cabin And much, much more. Go back to basics with this classic of American ingenuity!

General

Imprint:	Skyhorse Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2011
First published:	February 2011
Authors:	D.C. Beard
Dimensions:	191 x 134 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	243
ISBN-13:	978-1-61608-134-8
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Home & house maintenance > Household hints
LSN:	1-61608-134-1
Barcode:	9781616081348

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