Embark on a journey through the great unknown with the astounding eBook, "The Wilderness Wise." This comprehensive guide unearths the secrets to mastering outdoor survival, woven into a thrilling tapestry of discovery that will captivate readers from the first page to the last. Delve into the heart of nature's wonders and challenges with "Chapter 1 Understanding Wilderness Survival," where the elemental facets of outdoor skills are laid bare. Discover the psychological fabric that weaves together the resolve needed to survive against the odds, an indispensable compendium for both the neophyte and seasoned outdoors person. Confront the tangible edge of survival within "Chapter 2 Essential Survival Gear," arming you with quintessential knowledge for choosing the crucial equipment that could separate life from loss in nature's unforgiving embrace. The breakdowns of modern-versus-primitive tools provide an insightful look into survival's varied facets. Navigate through "Chapter 3 Wilderness Navigation Skills," a beacon that guides through the shadowy realms of the unknown with map, compass, and natural landmark expertise, ensuring you plot a course true through adventure's enticing clutches. From the reflective surface of survival, dive into "Chapter 4 Finding and Purifying Water," a wellspring of lifesaving information that assures the crystal clarity of safety in each gulp you take from nature's fountains. Branch out with "Chapter 5 Foraging for Wild Food," your passage into the wild pantry. Learn to discern the delicate dance of edible plants and sustainable sustenance, ensuring your place in the great food web with reverence and balance. Engage with the primal art of trapping and hunting in "Chapter 6 Trapping and Fishing for Survival," where subtlety meets skill. Lay bare the process of bringing nourishment from field to fire, and relish the flavors of autonomy. Shelter, that most basic of human needs, is exquisitely rendered in "Chapter 7 Building Shelters." Erect a sanctuary against the untamed elements, securing a fortress of solitude and resilience amidst the vast skies. Feel the warmth and watch the flames dance in "Chapter 8 Making and Managing Fire," a chapter that rekindles the ancient connection between humankind and the mesmerizing power of fire. When perils surface, "Chapter 9 First Aid and Health Management" is the salve to your soul. Learn to mend wounds and shield against nature's harsher bites, becoming an ambassador of health and safety on any trail you tread. Every subsequent chapter, from negotiating treacherous climates to entwining survival knots, from sending distress signals to emerging triumphant in survival sagas, becomes a thread in the rich tapestry of outdoor prowess that "The Wilderness Wise" weaves. Do not merely exist in the outdoors; thrive within them, mastering the art of living with this survival encyclopedia. Your journey is waiting. Are you ready to walk the path of "The Wilderness Wise"?

This book is a companion to the book The Amick Partisan Rangers. This work covers the early Amick family and the Sewell Mountain area and the other members of the Amick family through the war. The chapters include Settling the Wilderness, Eli Amick and the 14th Virginia Cavalry, Joseph Amick and the Dixie Rifles, James Anderson Amick Company C 22nd, Asa Amick and Co. E of the 26th Battalion, James and Perry Amick and Company F, 36th, Henry Amick and the Nighthawk Rangers, The Amick Cousins in the Fight, Family Appendices and family information. Read the first chapter for a background of the family and to get acquainted with the area, then the chapters can be read in any order.

From Denali's majestic slopes to the Great Swamp of central New Jersey, protected wilderness areas make up nearly twenty percent of the parks, forests, wildlife refuges, and other public lands that cover a full fourth of the nation's territory. But wilderness is not only a place. It is also one of the most powerful and troublesome ideas in American environmental thought, representing everything from sublime beauty and patriotic inspiration to a countercultural ideal and an overextension of government authority. The Promise of Wilderness examines how the idea of wilderness has shaped the management of public lands since the passage of the Wilderness Act in 1964. Wilderness preservation has engaged diverse groups of citizens, from hunters and ranchers to wildlife enthusiasts and hikers, as political advocates who have leveraged the resources of local and national groups toward a common goal. Turner demonstrates how these efforts have contributed to major shifts in modern American environmental politics, which have emerged not just in reaction to a new generation of environmental concerns, such as environmental justice and climate change, but also in response to changed debates over old conservation issues, such as public lands management. He also shows how battles over wilderness protection have influenced American politics more broadly, fueling disputes over the proper role of government, individual rights, and the interests of rural communities; giving rise to radical environmentalism; and playing an important role in the resurgence of the conservative movement, especially in the American West. Watch the book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jsq-6LAeYKk

Howard Zahniser (1906–1964), executive secretary of The Wilderness Society and editor of The Living Wilderness from 1945 to 1964, is arguably the person most responsible for drafting and promoting the Wilderness Act in 1964. The act, which created the National Wilderness Preservation System, was the culmination of Zahniser’s years of tenacious lobbying and his work with conservationists across the nation. In 1964, fifty-four wilderness areas in thirteen states were part of the system; today the number has grown to 757 areas, protecting more than a hundred million acres in forty-four states and Puerto Rico. Zahniser’s passion for wild places and his arguments for their preservation were communicated through radio addresses, magazine articles, speeches, and congressional testimony. An eloquent and often poetic writer, he seized every opportunity to make the case for the value of wilderness to people, communities, and the nation. Despite his unquestioned importance and the power of his prose, the best of Zahniser's wilderness writings have never before been gathered in a single volume. This indispensable collection makes available in one place essays and other writings that played a vital role in persuading Congress and the American people that wilderness in the United States deserved permanent protection.

THE CRUSADE OF THE CHILDREN is a fictionalized story about a young French shepherd boy who believed he was called by God to preach a crusade of children to free the Holy Land from the Moslems. The fever spread as he preached before thousands of people and he attracted a following of about 30,000 children, many under the age of twelve. This seething mass of children set out for Marseilles where they believed ships would carry them to the Holy Land, which was under control of the Moslems. After many days, many of the children deserted and returned to their homes. However, about five thousand sailed away in ships provided by two unsavory characters. Two ships were wrecked off the island of San Pietro, but the others reached a Mohammedan port and slave market.

You are not alone. This is the promise of God’s Word. God is prepared to meet us in the midst of life’s struggles, journey with us, and lead us through the wilderness. This is grace in the wilderness, as the prophet Jeremiah wrote to give hope to the exiled Israelites. Written by Benedictine monk Br. Francis Wagner, the scriptural reflections presented in Grace in the Wilderness simply retell this story. The hope is that this book will help enhance readers’ own reflections on Scripture and its relation to their life, so that they may experience grace in the wilderness—the very presence of God.