This book is a lighthearted look at some of the stories Texans have been improving on since their first telling around the glow of a campfire. A continuation of the entertaining collection of Wild Camp Tales, this volume includes the wildest tales ever told. Discover the drawback of fire hunting and read about the great Caddo Lake pearl rush, the murderous Mexican hog, and the mule artillery. According to one famous spinner of far-fetched windies, Texas Ranger Bigfoot Wallace, the bigger the tale, the more folks tend to want to believe in it.

"Here there be dragons"--this notation was often made on ancient maps to indicate the edges of the known world and what lay beyond. Heroes who ventured there were only as great as the beasts they encountered. This encyclopedia contains more than 2,200 monsters of myth and folklore, who both made life difficult for humans and fought by their side. Entries describe the appearance, behavior, and cultural origin of mythic creatures well-known and obscure, collected from traditions around the world.

Originally published in 1927. The author was an expert hunter and trapper and spent a lifetime studying the ways of the wild. Contents Include : Principles of Woodcraft The Spartans of the West Woodland Songs, Dances and Ceremonies Suggested Programs General Scouting Indoors General Scouting Outdoors Signaling and Indian Signs Campercraft or the Summer Camp Games For the Camp Health and Woodland Medicine Wildwood Remedies or Simples Natural History Mushrooms, Fungi or Toadstools Forestry, Conifers or Pine Family The Willow Family Walnut Family Birch Family Beech Family Elm Family Mulberry Family Magnolia Family Laurel family Witch Hazel Family Sweet Gum Family Plane Tree Family Plum Family Apple Family Senna Family Pea Family Sumac Family Maple Family Buckeye Family Linden Family Dogwood Family Ebony Family Olive Family (Including the Ashes) Honeysuckle Family Some Indian Ways Campfire Stories or Glimpses of Indian Character. The book is illustrated with over 500 drawings by the author. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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