The second decade of Mark A Baker's adventures in learning and living the life of a colonial woodsman and hunter. In A Pilgrim's Journey, Baker shares the knowledge and insights gained from wilderness experiences, extensive research and from his partners and mentors along the way.
A Pilgrim's Journey, Volume Two contains the most complete instructions and advice for becoming an 18th century longhunter. From flintlocks and moccasins to shooting bags and knapsacks, Baker explores the way of life in frontier America and shows how modern-day woodsmen are recreating the exciting era that helped forge the American Spirit and a new nation.
The Table of Contents includes the following:
ISBN: 1-880655-20-9
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A Pilgrim's Journey, Volume Two contains the most complete instructions and advice for becoming an 18th century longhunter. From flintlocks and moccasins to shooting bags and knapsacks, Baker explores the way of life in frontier America and shows how modern-day woodsmen are recreating the exciting era that helped forge the American Spirit and a new nation.
The Table of Contents includes the following:
- Introduction
- Dedication
- Chapter 1: 1996
- Critters and Curs
- The Final Evaluation
- Contest and Comical Diversions
- Skittles, Jingles, and Road Bullets
- Chapter 2: 1997
- Searching for Truth in Morgan's Store
- I Wanta Get Dirty Like Girty
- Punching through the Pasteboard Mask
- Out of the Woods and into the Fire
- Becoming a Natural Man
- Chapter 3: 1998
- Hearing the Call
- Chapter 4: 1999
- Remembering My Place
- Imitation of a Hunter
- Chapter 5: 2000
- In Search of the Hunters Tone
- Finding a Frontier Place
- Discovering, Soup Meagre
- Aim Small, Miss Small
- Heeding the Call
- Take the Long Trail
- Chapter 6: 2001
- What it Take to Tarry in the Country
- Unwrapping the Past
- A Quiet Repose
- Chapter 7: 2002
- Living with Terror
- Spies, Savages and the Speckled Monster
- The Greatest Challenge of the Colonial Frontier
- Fine Fellows, Cowardly Rascals, and a Clouded Conscience
- Realizing the Differance
- Chapter 8: 2003
- Bearing Horrible Memories
- A Reckless Daring Breed
- Truly Teaching, Truly Trying
- Gralloching and Tallow Rendering
- Chapter 9: 2004
- Pugilism and Fisticuffs
- The Colonial Mind: Slaves, Savages, and Suspicions
- Taking Your Best Shot - Quickly
- Taking Your Best Shot - Cooly
- Chapter 10: 2005
- Taking Your Best Shot - with Celerity
- Shooting Quick-Without Losing an Eye
- Shooting Quickly Defined Negatively
- Shooting Quickly - with Dexterity
- Shooting Quickly-While Avoiding the "Buck Ague"
- Index
ISBN: 1-880655-20-9
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