Tom Brown's Field Guide to Wilderness Survival

Here, in one essential volume, are the basics of wilderness survival. The most ancient and important skills, preserved for generations, are presented in a simple, easy-to-use format with clear illustrations and instructions. A complete must-have companion to the great outdoors.* How to build natural shelters in plains, woods, or deserts * How to get safe drinking water from plants, trees, the sun, or Earth Herself * How to make fire without matches and maintain it in any weather * How to find, stalk, kill, and prepare animals for food * The "big four" edible plants, and hundreds of others useful for both nutrition and medicine

Tom Brown, Jr., began to learn tracking and hunting at the age of eight, under the tutelage of an Apache elder called Grandfather. He has founded a renowned survival school and is the bestselling author of the classic The Tracker, The Search, and many other wilderness books.