What RARE early survival/survivalist books or literature do you have?

[1Admin]

Always interested to find out what's out there that I don't have. Always have been an info junkie. Absolutely LOVE the old skewl stuff. What have I missed? What might have others missed? Doesn't have to be an official published book, can be newsletters, white paper, etc.

What old skewl stuff do you treasure?

[protus]

i always like the old ww2 survival books and the mid 60's BSA books. Same goes for some of the older colonial/pioneer cooking/cabin books ive dug out of thrift stores and the local library

[WiseOwl]

The original Old School Boys Scouts handbook. The Foxfire stuff. And a ton of pre 1960's hunting, trapping and homesteading books.
And.......I can share any of it if need be.

[JUSTIFIED]

WiseOwl I've seen the Foxfire books on Amazon. Haven't bought them yet. Do you have those? If so, what do you think of them?

Hoping to continue to find books in the Thrift Shop. Definitely anything hard copy is a plus as the internet is likely to go down if and when the shtf. Patriot Lady has picked up some good medical books that cover everything from illnesses to household remedies to field nursing, minor surgery, et....anything that might be of help.

Doesn't hurt to stock up on Bibles either. Pretty sure those will be in high demand if everything fails.

Just saw someone post this link about old Pioneer handbooks on another site but haven't had time to peruse them yet.

http://www.pioneerhandbooks.com/

[xdpatriot]

Got an old boy scouts handbook of my dads. And The Good Book. It's especially good for when you're waiting on your biscuits!

[rice paddy daddy]

The last twenty years or so of Backwoodsman Magazine (not to be confused with ANY other magazine with the word "backwoods" in the title).
That pretty much covers the last couple of centuries of buckskinning, mountian man living, making do with very little, knife making, blacksmithing, hobo living,and way way too many things to list.:D
I'm sure there are others here who know of what I speak.:cool:

[Not_Yet_Prepped]

I have been reading Woodcraft and Camping by George Washington Sears ... Better known as Nessmuk (thanks Pop 45 for the correction)

If you have kindle or kindle app it is a free download.

Pretty good stuff...

[Pop_45]

I have read some of his work. He talks of hiking for two weeks through the wilderness of Michigan to find and visit with a friend.

Here is a quote from wikipedia:

George Washington Sears (December 2, 1821 – May 1, 1890) was a sportswriter for Forest and Stream magazine in the 1880s and an early conservationist. His stories, appearing under the pen name, "Nessmuk" popularized self-guided canoe camping tours of the Adirondack lakes in open, lightweight solo canoes and what is today called ultralight camping.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Sears


Thanks for the heads up on the free download.

[Patriotic Sheepdog]

Books 1-9 of Foxfire, My Ole Boy Scout Handbook (and some know that means it's an antique, LOL), and some WWII Medical books. There may be a few others, but that's the ones that come to mind.

[sniper69]

Some old school books I've enjoyed (and have a few in the collection) are the ones published by Fur Fish and Game magazine. Here is a link to the titles. http://www.furfishgame.com/shop_onli...ical_books.php

Some other books I like are the ones by Daniel (D.C.) Beard. He started the sons of Daniel Boone and it later merged with the Boy Scouts. His books are full of interesting things.

Ellsworth Jaeger is another interesting author. Wildwood Wisdom is one of his more popular books.

Bradford Angier is an author that most are probably familiar with. He also wrote a book or two with Colonel Townsend Whelen. As far as outdoor/ outdoor survival books, they are full of good stuff.

Those are just a few I can think of right off. :)

[PerryJeff]

I like the old Yearbooks in Agriculture. Sometimes they have multiple years such as 43-47. But it is a list of new developments in agriculture put out by the Dept. of Ag. I know they went through the 60's. Also some state Horticulture Society put them out, I have several from the late 1800's which would be really good for someone that is all organic.
Also a lot of the repair manuals on nearly everything mechanical or electronic.

[Mannlicher]

I have a first edition Mel Tappan "Survival Guns"

[hua man]

Jerry Ahern's "The Survivalist", Axler's "Deathlands", "Necromunda" series....

Oh crap, you mean non-fiction.........

Foxfire 1-14 (most public libraries have these, if your curious), Gibbons' "Stalking" series, any Boy Scout manual BEFORE Tenth edition (newer ones read like stereo instructions), and yes, The Complete Works of Kurt Saxon on DVD-rom that I'm printing out. (Most of the material is old school, his editorials came with the books.)