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The American boys handy book : what to do and how to do it / by D.C. Beard ; foreword by Noel Perrin

Catalog Data

Author:
Beard, Daniel Carter 1850-1941  Search this
Physical description:
xxvi, 441 p. : ill. ; 20 cm
Type:
Juvenile literature
Date:
1983
1890
Notes:
Reprint. Originally published: New York : Scribner, 1890.
Includes index.
Summary:
An 1890 manual of pasttimes which includes instructions for making kites, fishing poles, a blow gun, boats, and theatrical costumes, and for raising dogs, stuffing animals, stocking an aquarium, and camping.
Topic:
Handicraft  Search this
Outdoor recreation--Juvenile literature  Search this
Call number:
TT160.B358 1983X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_351213