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If his new prize belonged to anyone else, no one would ever see it again, but ethan told me he enjoyed being able to share such a once in a lifetime opportunity with people that truly. Horace kephart books list of books by author horace kephart. On its broad shoulder is another, somewhat shorter. Horace kephart kephart, horace used books, rare books and new books. Published 1921 by the macmillan company in new york. The present work is based upon my book of camping and woodcraft, which appeared in 1906. He taught law as a member of the faculty of the national university now george washington university for twelve years. Originally published in 1906, horace kepharts camping and woodcraft. Appalachian region, southern social life and customs subject. Macmillan company issues a revised and expanded edition of our southern highlanders. Grinnell expedition in search of sir john franklin. Kephart was a campaigner for the establishment of the great smoky mountain national park, which was created in 1926.
Books by horace kephart and david wescott the woods life. Our southern highlanders paperback june 19, 2011 by horace kephart author 4. Books by horace kephart author of our southern highlanders. Camping and woodcraft by horace kephart, paperback barnes. Horace kephart books list of books by horace kephart. Formerly belonging to mark zalesky, owner of knife magazine, the kephart was brought to the show by ethan.
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Kephart 18831969 was a lawyer and hearing examiner with the interstate commerce commission. A brief autobiography entitled horace kephart, by himself is featured in north carolina library bulletin. Because horace kephart was a linguist the reader gets a superb example of the mountain dialect and tone. This book had its origin in a series of articles, under a similar title, that i contributed, in 190406, to the. Pdf download camping and woodcraft free unquote books. Horace kephart s most popular book is our southern highlanders. Though schooled as a librarian, he became the consummate outdoorsman while spending years in the smokies, which he promoted for a national park. The original kephart knife examined the truth about knives. Summary by gail timmermanvaughan, based on wikipedia horace kephart. Page 34 o 0 inous, it kindles easily and makes a good blaze for branding up a fire. Our southern highlanders by horace kephart alibris. Horace kephart was born in 1862 in pennsylvania, but spent much of his youth in iowa. Horace kephart, born in 1862, was raised in pennsylvania and iowa then trained as a librarian at cornell university.
Camping classic reprint published april 21st 2018 by forgotten books paperback, 888 pages. Horace kephart s featured books our southern highlanders. Page 156 the less a man carries in his pack the more he must carry in his head, says mr. Horace kephart kephart, horace, 18621931 a wikipedia article about this author is available.
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A narrative of adventure in the southern appalachians and a study of life among the mountaineers. Read download the book of camping woodcraft pdf pdf. As with many popular subjects, new books are constantly being written on camping or under the new term survival. A horace kephart biography is the compelling story of the librarianturnedwoodsman who had a farreaching effect on wilderness literature and outdoor pursuits and who was an. Camping and woodcraft a handbook for vacation campers and for travelers in the wilderness new ed. Discount prices on books by horace kephart, including titles like our southern highlanders. Publication date 1906 topics camping, outdoor life publisher. Our southern highlanders by horace kephart free ebook. Horace kephart has 51 books on goodreads with 3335 ratings. The project gutenberg ebook of our southern highlanders, by horace kephart this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. First published in 1916, this is an expansion of kephart s original 1906 work.
Horace sowers kephart september 8, 1862 april 2, 1931 was an american travel writer and librarian, best known as the author of our southern highlanders, about his life in the great smoky mountains of western north carolina. Sycamore and buckeye, when thoroughly seasoned, are good fuel, but will not split. Horace kephart is currently considered a single author. Every year, the blade show is full of highlights, but 2017 gave me something that will be hard to beat. A guidebook for those who travel in the wilderness. Horace kephart was a yale graduate, scholar and university librarian who also wrote our southern highlanders, a popular geography and history of the southern appalachian and great. Heralded as the bible of outdoorsmen by hunters, campers, fishers, and crafters of all walks, horace kepharts perennially soughtafter twovolume tome, camping and woodcraft, stands as an astounding testament to the vast depth and precision of the authors practical knowledge and profound love of life in. Page 35 hemlock, and of hardwoods generally, is good to make glowing coals in a hurry. First published in 1916, this is an expansion of kepharts original 1906 work. Personally, i have always like horace kephart for no other reason than i am a huge fan of kephart knives. Camp cookery by kephart, horace, 1862 from old catalog publication date 1910 topics cookery, camping, cbk publisher new york, outing publishing company. I had the chance to handle an original kephart knife by colclesser bros. Pitch pine, which is the most inflammable of all woods when dry and fat, will scarcely burn at all in a green state.
Horace kephart primary author only author division. Horace kephart and george masa within the great smoky mountains national park, a 6,217foot peak now bears the official name of mount kephart. Originally published in 1906, horace kephart s camping and woodcraft. The project gutenberg ebook of our southern highlanders, by. He held six degrees, and had four books published as well as numerous articles and pamphlets. Camping and woodcraft by horace kephart national parks. He worked in st louis near the ozark mountains for a portion of his life 1890 1904 then moved to western north carolina where he lived near hazel creek in the great smoky mountains then near bryson city. Apr 27, 2011 horace kephart is another well respected pioneer in what has come to be known as bushcraft.
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