Author : Victoria R. Rumble
Release : 2006-07
Genre : Camping
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 917/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Outdoor Recreation and Leisure in 19th Century America by : Victoria R. Rumble
Download or read book Outdoor Recreation and Leisure in 19th Century America written by Victoria R. Rumble. This book was released on 2006-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outdoor Recreation and Leisure in 19th Century America is a comprehensive study of the outdoor recreation and leisure activities in the U.S. from the Colonial era through 1900. It concentrates on the women who opened doors for today's outdoor women, giving full descriptions of various activities which these women participated in - swimming, hiking, caving, shelling, sketching, boating, fishing, hunting, archery, and many more. It discusses the advantages woodcraft and outdoor skills provided for soldiers from the Revolutionary War through the Civil War. It has been called ground-breaking in that it illuminates the lives of our ancestors in a way never before brought to light. Reviews may be found at www.geocities.com/thistledewbooksDiscussed are clothing, camping and set up, fire building, natural history, cooking in the outdoors, etc. in addition to descriptions of outdoor activities and recreation.
