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Woodcraft

By: Nessmuk
Narrated by: Walter Norris
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"Woodcraft" is a quite poetic guide to the wild by Nessmuk. Canoeing had been popularized by Scottish lawyer John MacGregor in the 1860s, but the typical canoe trip of the day employed expert guides and heavy canoes.

Nessmuk, who was 1.60 m tall and 47 kg, had a 2.7 m long, 4.8 kg solo canoe. He named it the Sairy Gamp (the name of a Dickens character) and in it he completed a 428 km journey through the central Adirondacks. He was 62 years old and in frail health (tuberculosis and asthma) at the time.

Excerpt: "Woodcraft" is dedicated to the Grand Army of "Outers," as a pocket volume of reference on woodcraft. For brick and mortar breed filth and crime, with a pulse of evil that throbs and beats; and men are withered before their prime by the curse paved in with the lanes and streets. And lungs are poisoned and shoulders bowed, in the smothering reek of mill and mine; and death stalks in on the struggling crowd - but he shuns the shadow of oak and pine.

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Its really great to learn from one of the greatest in bushcraft. highly recommend

awesome instruction

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loved this book
it was a combination of education and pure poetry it encouraged me to get the written copy

we handicap ourselves with loads fit for a pack mu

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just listen to it.. if you like the outdoors and fancy yourself a woodsmen of sorts.

so informative

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I read this book a couple times a year. Never gets old. Timeless knowledge. Great read.

Classic!

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loved theis book. Listened to it 4_5 times now. If you're an outdoorsman or with to be this book is for you.

classic,still relevant

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For those of us that frequent the woods now this is an educational and entertaining listen. I had been searching for an audio version of this tome for sometime now. Thank You!!! PURE ENJOYMENT to listen to!!!

I have been looking for this volume

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This is a classic when it comes to bushcraft. Obviously some information is dated, but some topics remain relevant.

It’s tough to listen to because of the guy reading it. He sounds like an old man AI.

Good Old School Info, horrible narration

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Not to bad. it's still got some viable information. The firecraft is always good knowledge!

Old school information for the outdoorsman

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