Bushcraft First Aid; A Field Guide to Wilderness Emergency Care:

uthors Dave Canterbury and Jason Hunt have extensive experience in the wilderness and have created a manual to help with the types of injuries or illnesses that can occur while living outdoors. The book includes very practical information, how to modify things you have into useful items as well as what to pack with you…

Shelters, Shacks and Shanties; D.C. Beard

This book was written for boy scouts and contains a wide variety of types of shelters- some survival, some long-term. There are drawings and descriptions to help you create your own. A good means to learn some shelter tricks, and an opportunity to evaluate the pros and cons of a wide range of shelters. https://www.amazon.com/Shelters-Shacks-Shanties-Wilderness-Architecture/dp/0486…

Native American Architecture; Nabokov and Easton

can’t praise this book enough. I’ve found nothing else like it out there anywhere. It covers traditional shelters of tribes throughout North America. There are shelters for every type of climate and terrain, so much is transferable to other continents. There are photographs and descriptions of many types of shelters, village lay-outs, information on the…

Survival Skills of Native California: Paul Campbell

This is a very well-researched and presented book on many of the primitive skills used by the indigenous peoples of California. The book contains descriptions, stories, photographs and philosophy. It is a very well-rounded presentation of a wide variety of skills. https://www.amazon.com/Survival-Skills-Native-California-Campbell/dp/0879059214…