Harper's Outdoor Book for Boys
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. This book is printed in black & white, Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back 1907. As this book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages. If it is multi vo Resized as per current standards. We expect that you will understand our compulsion with such books. 414 Harper's outdoor book...
Chapters (519)
- HARPER’S OUTDOOR BOOK FOR BOYS
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- Part I IN BOUNDS
- Chapter I BACK-YARD PLEASURES
- A Wigwam
- A Square Tepee
- A Ridge-pole Tepee
- A Fountain
- An Aquarium
- How to Manage an Aquarium
- A Merry-go-round
- Chapter II PET SHELTERS
- Martin Boxes
- Bird Shelters
- Pigeon-cotes
- Dog-kennels
- Guinea-pig Houses
- Chicken-coops
- Rabbit-hutches
- Squirrel Cages
- Reptile Pens
- Chapter III SUMMER-HOUSES AND PERGOLAS
- A Simple Summer-house
- A Back-yard Pergola
- A Toadstool Tree Canopy
- A Rustic Pergola
- A Circular Pergola
- A Summer Shelter
- Chapter IV WEATHER-VANES AND WINDMILLS
- A Pinion-wheel Weather-vane
- A Wind-speeder
- The Arrow Weather-vane
- Wooden Vanes
- A Wind-pennant
- A Basket-ball Vane
- A Merry-go-round
- A Wind Turbine
- A Barrel-hoop Pinion-wheel
- A Pumping Windmill
- A Windmill and Tower
- Chapter V AËRIAL TOYS
- The Elastic Flying-machine
- Self-acting Aërial Car
- Aërial Boat-sailing
- A “High-flyer”
- Part II AFIELD
- Chapter VI COASTERS, SKEES, AND SNOW-SHOES
- Toboggans
- A Rocker-coaster
- A Single-runner Coaster
- A Bob-sled
- Skees
- Snow-shoes
- Chapter VII SAIL-SKATING AND SNOWBALL ARTILLERY
- A Skating-sail
- A Square-rigged Ice-sail
- A Snowball Mortar
- Chapter VIII KITES AND AEROPLANES
- The Ship Kite
- The Chinese-junk Kite
- The Schooner Kite
- A Balloon Kite
- An Air-ship Kite
- Bat-wing and Crown-top Kites
- Sandwich Islands Bird Kite
- Box Kites
- The Flying-wedge and Double-plane Kite
- Kite-reels
- Chapter IX FISHING-TACKLE
- Choice of Tackle
- Bait-rods and Fly-rods
- Repairs, Knots, and Splices
- Aids for Young Anglers
- Baits, and Where to Find Them
- A Trap for Small Fish
- A Water-turtle Trap
- An Eel-pot
- A Scap-net
- A Hoop Drop-net
- Chapter X LAND-YACHTS AND PUSHMOBILES
- A Land-yacht
- A Sail-wagon
- A Pushmobile
- Chapter XI FIRE-ENGINES AND TRUCKS
- The Engine
- The Hose-carriage
- The Hook-and-Ladder Truck
- Chapter XII WATER-WHEELS
- A Simple Paddle-wheel
- A Wagon Wheel
- A Barrel-wheel
- An Undershot-wheel
- A Power-wheel
- A Wheel-race
- Part III AFLOAT
- Chapter XIII BOATS
- Punt and Scow
- A Sharpy
- A Dory
- A Sailing Sharpy
- A Centre-board Sharpy
- A Proa
- A Lark
- A Power-boat
- Chapter XIV CATAMARANS
- A Rowing Catamaran
- A Sailing Catamaran
- A Side-wheel Catamaran
- Chapter XV ICE-BOATS
- A Sloop-rigged Ice-yacht
- A Twin-mast Ice-boat
- Scoots and Scooters
- A Wind-runner
- Chapter XVI HOUSE-BOATS AND RAFTS
- A House-punt
- A House-raft
- A Float
- Chapter XVII MARLINE-SPIKE SEAMANSHIP
- Splices
- Knots
- Bends
- Hitches
- Part IV IN THE WOODS
- Chapter XVIII CAMPS AND CAMPING
- A Tent of Medium Size
- A Large Camping-tent
- Flies and Canopies
- A House-tent
- The New Tent
- Canvas Cots and Hammocks
- Tables and Benches
- Camping Equipment
- Lockers and Mess-kits
- A Stone Stove and Camp-fires
- Camp-cooking
- The Care of a Gun
- Chapter XIX TRAPS AND TRAPPING
- Snares and Deadfalls
- Chapter XX TREE HUTS AND BRUSH-HOUSES
- A Low Twin-tree Hut
- A High Twin-tree Hut
- A Single-tree Hut
- A Low Single-tree Hut
- A Brush-house
- A Brush “Lean-to”
- Chapter XXI WALKING-STICKS
- How to Grow Them for Pleasure and Profit
- INDEX
- TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE:
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