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The American Boy's Handy Book - (Nonpareil Book) by Daniel Carter Beard (Paperback)

The American Boy's Handy Book - (Nonpareil Book) by  Daniel Carter Beard (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>An 1890 manual of pastimes which includes instructions for making kites, fishing poles, a blow gun, boats, and theatrical costumes, and for raising dogs, stuffing animals, stocking an aquarium, and camping.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>Camp, explore, hike, discover, learn woodcraft--get outdoors and be at home in nature all through the year!</b> <p/>There's so much to do and discover with this truly <b>Handy Book</b> as a guide. Written for children in 1882, and valuable for kids or adults today, the author suggests projects, crafts, plans, games, and schemes for camping trips, hikes, or the backyard. <p/>It contains plans for 16 kinds of kites and hot-air balloons and fishing tackle, how to make and stock an aquarium, to construct a water telescope and how to camp out without a tent. Or in a hut made from pine boughs. How to build 10 kinds of boats, including a flatboat with a covered cabin. Iceboats, too. Squirt guns with astonishing range and authority. One-person canoes. Bird calls. Learn to teach a dog to retrieve. And much more. <p/>Daniel Carter Beard was a founder of the scouting movement in America and wanted kids to enjoy the out-of-doors as much as he did. In his books, Beard helped preserve invaluable folkways that can instill self-reliance and a deeper appreciation of nature--all while having a world of fun. This is truly a book for all ages--including adults.</p>

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