Tom Brown's Field Guide to Living with the Earth

by Tom Brown Jr., Heather Bolyn (Illustrator), Trip Becker (Illustrator)

In the fourth book in his bestselling survival series, master tracker and outdoorsman Tom Brown, Jr. goes beyond survival and unlocks his personal storehouse of experience to share the secrets of adaptation, the single most important survival skill.

Includes details

• How to construct your own superbly functional "Earthshelter" in any environment, in any season, with any materials

• How to make your own tools, weapons, furniture, clothing, utensils, even works of art, from materials plentiful in the wilderness

• How to use the plants, animals, and earth around you to nurture you both physically and spiritually, as so-called "primitive peoples" have done since the dawn of time.

TOM BROWN'S FIELD America's most popular nature reference books, Tom Brown's bestselling field guides are specially designed for both beginners and experienced explorers. Fully illustrated and comprehensive, each volume includes practical information, time-tested nature skills, and exciting new ways to rediscover the earth around us.

Genres: Survival, Nonfiction, Nature, Science, How To, Outdoors

256 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1984

About the author

Tom Brown Jr. was an American naturalist, tracker, survivalist, and author from New Jersey, where he ran the Tom Brown Jr. Tracker School.
In his books, Brown wrote that, from the age of seven, he and his childhood friend Rick were trained in tracking and wilderness survival by Rick's grandfather, "Stalking Wolf" (whom Brown stated was Lipan Apache). Brown wrote that Stalking Wolf died when Brown was 17, and that Rick was killed in an accident in Europe shortly thereafter.
Brown spent the next ten years working odd jobs to support his wilderness adventures. He then set out to find other people in New Jersey who were interested in his experiences. Initially Brown met with little success, but was eventually called on to help locate a crime suspect. Though the case won him national attention, he and authorities in the Ramsey, N.J. area were subsequently sued for 5 million dollars for charging the wrong person. Despite this controversy, he was able to build on this exposure to develop a profession as a full-time tracker, advertising his services for locating lost persons, dangerous animals, and fugitives from the law. According to People magazine, "He stalks men and animals, mostly in New Jersey."

Reviews

[Peter C · Rating 5 out of 5]

A TON.. building earth shelters, clay pots and an interesting perspective on the spiritual aspects of harmonious life in wilderness.


Beautiful

[Katie]

Informative. I'm ready to tan a hide! (among other things)

[J. Densmore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Again, some of the best 'how-to' survivalist guides written from a conservation perspective.