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Books with author Daniel C. Beard

  • The American Boy's Handy Book: Build a Fort, Sail a Boat, Shoot an Arrow, Throw a Boomerang, Catch Spiders, Fish in the Ice, Camp without a Tent and 150 Other Activities

    Daniel Carter Beard

    Hardcover (Ulysses Press, Nov. 1, 2008)
    DARING ACTIVITIES. OUTDOOR SKILLS. WILD-EYED ADVENTURES. In 1882, Daniel Beard, co-founder of the Boy Scouts of America®, wrote the ultimate adventure guide, The American Boy's Handy Book. Now the author's most exciting projects, excursions and challenges are presented bigger and better than ever in this newly designed large hardcover edition. Here are the author's original descriptions and personal illustrations of timeless adventures that combine good fun and innocent mischief while teaching boys how to be constructive, creative and courageous and become: The Boy Inventor The Boy Gamer The Boy Hunter The Boy Camper The Boy Fisherman The Boy Naturalist The Boy Boater
  • Shelters, Shacks and Shanties

    D. C. Beard

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Jan. 22, 2013)
    As this book is written for boys of all ages, it has been divided under two general heads, "The Tomahawk Camps" and "The Axe Camps," that is, camps which may be built with no tool but a hatchet, and camps that will need the aid of an axe. The smallest boys can build some of the simple shelters and the older boys can build the more difficult ones. The reader may, if he likes, begin with the first of the book, build his way through it, and graduate by building the log houses; in doing this he will be closely following the history of the human race, because ever since our arboreal ancestors with prehensile toes scampered among the branches of the pre-glacial forests and built nestlike shelters in the trees, men have made themselves shacks for a temporary refuge. But as one of the members of the Camp-Fire Club of America, as one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America, and as the founder of the Boy Pioneers of America, it would not be proper for the author to admit for one moment that there can be such a thing as a camp without a camp-fire, and for that reason the tree folks and the "missing link" whose remains were found in Java, and to whom the scientists gave the awe-inspiring name of Pithecanthropus erectus, cannot be counted as campers, because they did not know how to build a camp-fire; neither can we admit the ancient maker of stone implements, called eoliths, to be one of us, because he, too, knew not the joys of a camp-fire. But there was another fellow, called the Neanderthal man, who lived in the ice age in Europe and he had to be a camp-fire man or freeze! As far as we know, he was the first man to build a camp-fire. The cold weather made him hustle, and hustling developed him. True, he did cook and eat his neighbors once in a while, and even split their bones for the marrow; but we will forget that part and just remember him as the first camper in Europe.
  • Shelters, Shacks and Shanties

    Daniel Carter Beard

    Paperback (Encore Editions, April 1, 1976)
    Detailed instructions from the founder of the Boy Scouts of America cover the construction of a variety of outdoor shelters, from half-cave shelter to permanent log house
  • The American Boys' Book of Signs, Signals and Symbols

    Daniel Carter Beard

    Hardcover (Palala Press, May 25, 2016)
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
  • DO IT YOURSELF A Book of the Big Outdoors

    Dan Beard

    Hardcover (J. B. Lippincott Co., Aug. 16, 1925)
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  • Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties: The Classic Guide to Building Wilderness Shelters by D. C. Beard

    D. C. Beard

    Paperback (www.snowballpublishing.com, Aug. 16, 1676)
    None
  • The Outdoor Handy Book

    Daniel Carter Beard

    Hardcover (Palala Press, May 21, 2016)
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
  • The book of camp-lore and woodcraft

    Daniel Carter Beard

    Paperback (Nabu Press, Sept. 7, 2010)
    This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
  • The Book of Camp-lore and Woodcraft

    Daniel Carter Beard

    Hardcover (Andesite Press, Aug. 8, 2015)
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
  • Transforming Pain to Power: Unlock Your Unlimited Potential by Daniel Beaty

    Daniel Beaty

    Paperback (Berkley, March 15, 1656)
    None
  • The Outdoor Handy Book : For Playground Field and Forest

    Dan C. Beard

    Paperback (Univ Pr of the Pacific, Dec. 1, 2000)
    The Boys Outdoor Handy Book (originally published in 1914) is full of fascinating projects guaranteed to teach and amuse for hours. It is the perfect survival manual. It contains plans for kites, hoops and fishing tackle. It tells you how to make and stock an aquarium, points on camping out, games of ball and how to construct a "zoo." Also it includes practical hints for bicyclists, birdcalls and how to build boats, canoes and a raft that will sail. Plain and fancy skating. If Huckleberry Finn was to settle down and decide to become an author, he might very well come up with a book like this one.
  • Shelters, Shacks and Shanties

    Daniel Carter Beard

    Paperback (Ten Speed Pr, Oct. 1, 1992)
    Shows how to build sod houses, over-water camps, railroad tie shacks, Navaho hogans, and log cabins, and offers advice on using an axe, building a fireplace, and starting a fire