Written and illustrated in 1914 by one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America, this primer contains detailed directions for constructing a wide range of s

Nineteenth-century building advice that is eminently practical in the twenty-first century. 330 b/w illustrations

Practical hints, drawings and descriptions showing how to build suitable shelters for temporary or permanent camps, for a juvenile audience.

Shelters, Shacks and Shanties is a hands-on guide for building dwellings in the wilderness, by one of the Boy Scouts of America, D.C. Beard.

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 bui