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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Making game Making game Peter L. Atkinson Making Game is a mixed-genre composition in which the author reflects on the philosophical and ethical implications of hunting wild game. This engaging essay is informed by the author's significant b… OL16923307W
Moby Dick, or The White Whale Moby Dick, or The White Whale Geraldine McCaughrean,Manuel Broncano,Mariano Antolin A young seaman joins the crew of the whaling ship Pequod, led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in pursuit of the white whale Moby Dick. OL17190057W
The Total Outdoorsman Manual The Total Outdoorsman Manual T. Edward Nickens,T. Edward Nickens 374 essential skills every outdoorsman should know, collected from <em>Field and Stream</em> magazine. OL17455189W
Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock "Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper" is a collection of real-life hunting and trapping stories, written over a period of ten years, by E. N. (Eldred Nathaniel) Woodcock (1846-1917) of Potter County, Pe… OL198427W
Arctic whalers, icy seas Arctic whalers, icy seas W. Gillies Ross Compilation of first-person accounts from journals and diaries from whaling expeditions to Davis Strait from British ports from 1824 to 1917. Includes much previously unpublished material. OL2269943W
Le balafré du cap du Diable Le balafré du cap du Diable Paul Rousseau Avec sa soeur, une copine de celle-ci et sa mère, Billy Latreille - dit "Latrouille" tant il a peur de tout - passe ses vacances près du cap du Diable, dans le Bas-Saint-Laurent. Il a la frousse en k… OL24200388W
Max et Minnie Max et Minnie Catherine Walters Album - chat - forêt - aventure. OL24285155W
Michel Pageau, trappeur Michel Pageau, trappeur Françoise Perriot Bûcheron québécois, M. Pageau décide de se rapprocher du mode de vie des indiens en devenant trappeur. Il fonde un refuge et soigne les animaux de la forêt, avec pour idéal la préservation de la natu… OL24420560W
Perdu dans la brume Perdu dans la brume Bernadette Renaud Hugo va vivre chez son grand-père qu'il connaît très peu. Son père les a quittés, lui et sa mère, alors qu'il n'avait que 4 ans. Douze ans plus tard, il découvre ce retraité taciturne dont le quotidi… OL24436976W
Alaska happens Alaska happens Rick Rydell A series of outdoor adventures done on the budget of a working stiff ($300 out of pocket or less). OL28955077W
An Outdoor Sporting Life An Outdoor Sporting Life Scott Irwin Scott Irwin grew up in a time when children did chores that instilled a hands-on work ethic, but there was still time to explore the wild things. Armed first with a slingshot carefully crafted from a… OL29229908W
Denatured Africa Denatured Africa Daniel Willard Streeter This is a great book. Streeter paints a wonderful picture of Africa, full of classic adventure. He skillfully weaves a spell drawing you in to the early days of mysterious Africa. He even injects a l… OL7773335W
Animals in Celtic Life and Myth Animals in Celtic Life and Myth Miranda J. Aldhouse-Green For the Celts, a rural people whose survival depended so freatly upon their environment, the sanctity of natural phenomenon and of the elements led to extreme respect and veneration of animals. Both … OL8090539W