Horse Packing: A Manual of Pack Transportation

Post, Charles Johnson

ISBN 10: 1602391661 / ISBN 13: 9781602391666

Editore: Skyhorse Publishing, 2007

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Codice articolo G1602391661I4N00

Riassunto:

Horse packing—using horses (and sometimes mules) as a form of conveyance for supplies and goods—was once a cornerstone of human transportation. Filled with precisely drawn illustrations and written instructions on the many types of required hitches, cordage, ropes, splices, and knots, this practical guide expertly covers all aspects of a formerly commonplace skill. It includes fine explanations of general packing rules and background on pack organization; records of endurance; the diseases that can strike pack animals and how to avoid them; cargo slinging; and much more. For anyone interested in the storied history of pack transportation, or for those who still travel with pack animals and want to do so safely and efficiently, this unique volume is a necessity.

Informazioni sull'autore: Charles Johnson Post 1873 - 1956: Artist, Journalist. Engaged as artist-journalist and editoral writer with the Associated Press. Directed the film "The Making of a Sailor" for the Navy Department. Author of such books as "Private Enterprise Did This" and "The Little War of Private Post." Demonstrated first successful talking motion pictures. Inventor of Post process of subtractive color photographs. He also painted famous Spanish War collection of Spanish American War in Cuba.

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Titolo: Horse Packing: A Manual of Pack ...
Casa editrice: Skyhorse Publishing
Data di pubblicazione: 2007
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Very Good
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket