The Book of Woodcraft by Ernest Thomas Seton.
The book was given to my Dad and his brother at Christmas of 1939 just two years before my grandfather, at 41, would join the Army (again) and spend four years building airfields on islands in the Pacific while his 11 year old son was essentially the man of the family. My dad, hunted, trapped and fished in addition to going to school to provide food and money for his mom and brothers. He had a little Winchester Model 42 (which I still have) that he killed rabbit, squirrels, ducks and geese for the table. I know he turned every page in this book multiple times, as did I. I know that reading this book, and being my father's son, lead to my love of the outdoors.
I don't dare turn the pages any more but with the link below I can relive my childhood and those memories that I love.
https://archive.org/details/bookofwoodcraft00seto_0
The website is a great website and has a multitude of books archived.
Alan
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