Boat-Building and Boating

First published 1911 New York. Dan Beard is the man who not only brought Scouting to America but also wrote a dozen books that popularized many of the activities that Boy Scouts still do today. Do you want to build a raft that will sail, a dugout canoe, or maybe a houseboat? Beard makes it all seem perfectly reasonable and achievable; he has done it himself and is only too happy to pass the knowledge on to anyone else who wants to be an explorer or a guide. His writing style fires the imagination by making anything seem possible; the only possible problems would be lack of optimism and energy. How about that logomaran on the cover? It looks like it could be completed before lunch!