In a single volume Ernest Thompson Seton, renowned naturalist, writer, artist, and founding leader of the Boy Scouts of America, presents one of the most comprehensive guides to the outdoors ever written. Originally published in 1922 as The Book of Woodcraft, this work represents the culmination of years of observation and experience in the wilderness. Within these pages lie instructions and anecdotes—some expected, some delightfully unanticipated—regarding literally hundreds of arts, crafts, skills, and games. Here one can learn to distinguish edible plants from poisonous ones; start a fire using only a jackknife; build a four-store birdhouse out of a wooden box; communicate in sign language; tie a variety of essential knots; identify trees, wildflowers, animals, birds, and constellations; and much, much more. Abundantly illustrated with the author's own handsome pen-and-ink drawings, this classic outdoor handbook is both a cherished piece of American history and a useful tool in preserving and communing with nature.

Originally published in 1927. The author was an expert hunter and trapper and spent a lifetime studying the ways of the wild. Contents Include: Principles of Woodcraft The Spartans of the West Woodland Songs, Dances and Ceremonies Suggested Programs General Scouting Indoors General Scouting Outdoors Signaling and Indian Signs Campercraft or the Summer Camp Games For the Camp Health and Woodland Medicine Wildwood Remedies or Simples Natural History Mushrooms, Fungi or Toadstools Forestry, Conifers or Pine Family The Willow Family Walnut Family Birch Family Beech Family Elm Family Mulberry Family Magnolia Family Laurel family Witch Hazel Family Sweet Gum Family Plane Tree Family Plum Family Apple Family Senna Family Pea Family Sumac Family Maple Family Buckeye Family Linden Family Dogwood Family Ebony Family Olive Family (Including the Ashes) Honeysuckle Family Some Indian Ways Campfire Stories or Glimpses of Indian Character. The book is illustrated with over 500 drawings by the author. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.