Project Gutenberg 2005-11-18 Public domain in the USA. 264 Gibson, W. Hamilton (William Hamilton) 1850 1896 Gibson, William Hamilton Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making Reading ease score: 70.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Robert J. Hall "Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making" by W. Hamilton Gibson is a practical guidebook written in the late 19th century. The work focuses on outdoor living skills and the art of trapping, providing detailed instructions for constructing traps and capturing various game animals. The book is aimed primarily at young boys and aspiring trappers, with an overarching theme of engaging with nature in a responsible and educational manner. The opening of this guide introduces its purpose and the author's passion for trapping, emphasizing its importance as a cherished childhood pastime in America, especially for boys in rural settings. Gibson expresses his intent to fill a gap in literature specific to American trapping techniques, advocating for responsible practices. He reinforces that trapping should serve a legitimate purpose rather than be pursued for mere sport. The author outlines the content that will follow, which includes instructions for building shelters, traps, and securing food in the wilderness, thus laying the groundwork for a comprehensive resource on camping and trapping skills. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Camping Trapping SK Text Browsing: How To... Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Travel & Geography 790540 790675 2024-10-07T13:48:27.646754 2023-09-08T04:32:57.474472 text/html text/html 765298 2020-12-12T21:57:01 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 7035800 2020-12-12T21:57:01 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 7462946 2024-10-07T13:48:45.854687 application/epub+zip 7470783 2024-10-07T13:48:34.145699 application/epub+zip 320516 2024-10-07T13:48:31.457723 application/epub+zip 7841585 2024-10-07T13:48:53.513617 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7786820 2024-10-07T13:48:43.205646 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 652580 2022-09-08T09:12:56.680410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 625250 625241 2024-10-07T13:48:24.438826 2023-09-08T04:32:54.856445 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 625153 2020-12-12T21:57:01 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 218214 2020-12-12T21:57:01 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 625146 2020-12-12T21:57:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 218186 2020-12-12T21:57:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21638 2024-10-07T13:48:53.671601 application/rdf+xml 24415 2024-10-07T13:48:32.159733 image/jpeg 4606 2024-10-07T13:48:31.829729 image/jpeg 7175854 2024-10-07T13:48:28.039774 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia