"Book of Camping and Woodcraft" by Horace Kephart is a comprehensive and informative guidebook for anyone looking to travel and explore the wilderness. Kephart, an experienced outdoorsman, covers a wide range of topics including choosing the right gear, setting up camp, building fires, cooking in the outdoors, and navigating the wilderness.

The book is well-organized and easy to follow, with clear instructions and helpful illustrations. Kephart's writing is engaging and personable, making even the most complicated topics seem approachable. Whether you're a novice camper or a seasoned outdoor enthusiast, there is something in this book for everyone.

One of the highlights of the book is the emphasis on respecting and preserving the natural environment. Kephart stresses the importance of leaving no trace and practicing responsible camping ethics. This message is as relevant today as it was when the book was first published.

Overall, "Book of Camping and Woodcraft" is a valuable resource for anyone who loves the outdoors and wants to enhance their camping and wilderness skills. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to embark on their next outdoor adventure.

Book Description:
In the Introduction to Camping and Woodcraft, Horace Kephart wrote: “My one aim in writing this little book is to make it of practical service to those who seek rest or sport in the wilderness, or whose business calls them thither.” The author further described the content of this book: “In the following chapters I offer some suggestions on outfitting, making camps, dressing and keeping game and fish, camp cookery, forest travel, how to avoid getting lost, and what to do if one does get lost, living off the country, what the different species of trees are good for (from a camper's viewpoint), backwoods handicrafts in wood, bark, skins and other raw materials, the treatment of wounds and other injuries, and some other branches of woodcraft that may be of service when one is far from shops and from hired help.” Camping and Woodcraft was his first book and is actually a collection of articles that had been published in Field and Stream magazine.

Horace Kephart, born in 1862, was raised in Pennsylvania and Iowa then trained as a librarian at Cornell University. He worked in St Louis near the Ozark mountains for a portion of his life (1890 – 1904) then moved to western North Carolina where he lived near Hazel Creek in the Great Smoky Mountains then near Bryson City. Kephart was a campaigner for the establishment of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, which was created in 1926. He was the author of a number of books and articles on the outdoors.