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Woodcraft and Indian Lore: A Classic Guide from a Founding Father of the Boy Scouts of America

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This book, by one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America, should be on the bookshelf of every summer camp, outdoors club, or youth group. First aid, crafts, games, sports, songs, natural history... you name it, this book has it. The illustrations are great, too.

This was an interesting trip back in time . It is very informative for anyone interested in the outdoors and very entertaining with regards to woodcraft . It has first rate descriptions of flora and fauna , and descritpions of basic usage . He also provides a lot of entertaining Indian History . Ernest Thompson Seton was apparently very enamored of Native Americans , and it shows . I would recommend overall for anyone interested in outdoor life.

This a a wonderful book written by a "founding father" of the BSA. It teaches our children ways to not only "survive" in the wild, but have FUN!!! Today our American children are under attack, especially our boys. Their teachers tell them how "evil" their history is. Their doctors drug them into lifeless "students". Corporations spend billions to find the best ways to lure them to what is profitable for the corp. They have lost that spark that made American children independent, loyal, innovative and freedom loving.
To the reviewer that asked, is this what we want our children to be reading, I would answer with a loud YES!!! Perhaps instead of being PC they should learn the english language. A "native American" is not limited to American indians!! If she took the time to look up the word NATIVE she would learn it means, "a person born or thing produced in the place or country indicated". That means, although my ancestors came here from England in the early 1600s, I am a Native American. As far as the author goes, maybe she should read more. Mr. Seton had great respect for American indians, hence the "Indian Lore".
Do your son, and yourself, a favor and get a copy of this book. Then go out and DO some of the activities it describes. Your son will have learned new skills, that may be needed some day. He will become more of a real man. He will look back with fond memories. When was the last time you heard a young adult talk about how they will never forget the summer they stayed in the house and played xxxx video game?

This 600-or-so page book is intended to teach how to build a campfire, recognize animal tracks, make biscuits on the trail, remedy snake bites and internal bleeding, and much more.

And maybe it does what it says it can do. But do we really want to read, or encourage young people to read, a book that refers to Native Americans as "The Redman" or "savages"? And that's just the beginning of the cliches; I just came across one too offensive for me to dare retype.