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BL
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| Record Number
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741642
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b561588
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| Main Entry
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Mark Elbroch and Michael Pewtherer.
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| Title & Author
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Wilderness survival : : living off the land with the clothes on your back and the knife on your belt\ Mark Elbroch and Michael Pewtherer.
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| Publication Statement
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Camden, Me. : Ragged Mountain Press/McGraw-Hill, [, 2006] ©2006
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| Page. NO
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(x, 260 pages) : illustrations
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| ISBN
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0071782680
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: 9780071782685
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| Notes
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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A journal of wilderness survival / by Mark Elbroch --; Essays / by Mike Pewtherer --; Survival --; Traps --; Shelter --; Making camp --; Meal preparation and cooking --; Eat a balanced diet in the woods --; Carcass care --; Working with pitch --; Bone hooks --; Trout hunting --; Canteens --; Stalking and hunting --; Preserving and storing food --; Cooking containers --; Tipi fires --; Rock boiling --; Liquids, water gathering, and purification --; Stone pecking --; Fire making with the bow and drill --; Hunting tools --; Camouflage --; Baskets --; Acorn flour --; Cordage --; Hygiene --; Rawhide and sinew.
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| Abstract
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Presents an overview of the precautions to take when exploring back-country areas and provides information on the skills necessary for surviving the first days if stranded, including finding and preparing shelters, finding water, making fires, and signaling for help.
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| Subject
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Outdoor life -- United States.
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Outdoor life.
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Wilderness survival -- United States.
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| LC Classification
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GV200.5M375 9999
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| Added Entry
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Mark Elbroch
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Michael Pewtherer
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