What Thoreau proved a century ago about returning to nature will still work today. There is an inexpressible thrill in the intimate study of primitive country, the workshop of nature, the appreciation of wilderness technique. Unspoiled regions possess a quiet beauty and peace--no artificiality, no crowds, all woods uncut. There is unbounded satisfaction and pleasure in successfully meeting the challenge of the wilderness. The two requirements for man in the North Country are knowledge and equipment. Colonel Townsend Whelen and Bradford Angier have combined their vast experiences camping and bivouacking to produce the perfect guide to peace and utter freedom. If the wilderness calls you, they invite you to join them and talk together about how to live in it. They explain what from their experience they found to be the best ways of entering wild and unspoiled country, of finding their way through it, and living there in comfort and safety. On Your Own in the Wilderness is their explicit direction on how to escape to an earthly Paradise.

Here are the most exciting big game hunting yarns ever written about Africa and Asia. Ten superb stories on hunting lions, elephants, tigers, buffaloes, leopards and sheep, with chapters on big game rifles, equipment and knives. The authors are Selous, Baker, Kirby, Neumann, and Litledale-the most expert and fearless hunters ever to track big game. Townsend Whelen-himself a famous hunter-has been collecting these stories for years. His selections are the best, and most exciting, accounts of absolutely true adventures. These tales open a world almost entirely unknown to sport: that of hunting man-killing big game alone, without the vast equipment and caravans used by modern, organised hunters and explorers. The authors tracked in unexplored countries, living, surviving and earning a livelihood by the rifle alone. The comments from the writers on the technical sides of their rifles, ammunition and equipment are extremely valuable to all hunters. Townsend Whelen's forewords to each chapter, and his comments on the equipment and methods of the hunters, add immeasurably to the quality of this unique collection. Whelen has dug deeply into the literature of hunting and has selected what, in his expert opinion, are the best big game hunting stories of all times. They have been chosen with two points in mind: first, for extreme readability and adventure; second, for the technical hunting information in them. All the stories rank high on both sides.

This is a new release of the original 1947 edition.

This is a new release of the original 1928 edition.

This is a new release of the original 1940 edition.

This is a new release of the original 1947 edition.

This is a new release of the original 1928 edition.

This is a new release of the original 1941 edition.

This is a new release of the original 1947 edition.

This is a new release of the original 1925 edition.

This is a new release of the original 1941 edition.

This is a new release of the original 1940 edition.

Suggestions To Military Riflemen comprises a complete and comprehensive guide detailing the correct use of a rifle. Written as a handbook for the military, this scarce classic is a must-have for rifle enthusiasts and provides a great source for historical research. Complete with the original artwork and diagrams, this wonderful text is a detailed How-to guide for the aspiring rifleman, covering such topics as: The selection of an accurate rifle, The care of the rifle, The firing positions, Holding and pulling the trigger, Position and aiming drills, The sights and their adjustment, etc. Full of timeless information that is still as useful today as at the time of its first publication, this book is a must-have for any collector of antiquated shooting literature. Originally published in 1909, this scarce text is republished now with an introductory biography of the author.