Horse Packing
A Manual of Pack Transportation
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2007
Skyhorse Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-60239-166-6 (ISBN)
Skyhorse Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-60239-166-6 (ISBN)
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Horse packing was once a cornerstone of human transportation. Filled with illustrations and written instructions on the many types of required hitches, cordage, ropes, splices, and knots, this practical guide covers various aspects of a formerly commonplace skill.
Horse packingusing horses (and sometimes mules) as a form of conveyance for supplies and goodswas once a cornerstone of human transportation. Filled with precisely drawn illustrations and written instructions on the many types of required hitches, cordage, ropes, splices, and knots, this practical guide expertly covers all aspects of a formerly commonplace skill. It includes fine explanations of general packing rules and background on pack organization; records of endurance; the diseases that can strike pack animals and how to avoid them; cargo slinging; and much more. For anyone interested in the storied history of pack transportation, or for those who still travel with pack animals and want to do so safely and efficiently, this unique volume is a necessity.
Horse packingusing horses (and sometimes mules) as a form of conveyance for supplies and goodswas once a cornerstone of human transportation. Filled with precisely drawn illustrations and written instructions on the many types of required hitches, cordage, ropes, splices, and knots, this practical guide expertly covers all aspects of a formerly commonplace skill. It includes fine explanations of general packing rules and background on pack organization; records of endurance; the diseases that can strike pack animals and how to avoid them; cargo slinging; and much more. For anyone interested in the storied history of pack transportation, or for those who still travel with pack animals and want to do so safely and efficiently, this unique volume is a necessity.
Charles Johnson Post 1873 - 1956: Artist, Journalist. Engaged as artist-journalist and editoral writer with the Associated Press. Directed the film "The Making of a Sailor" for the Navy Department. Author of such books as "Private Enterprise Did This" and "The Little War of Private Post." Demonstrated first successful talking motion pictures. Inventor of Post process of subtractive color photographs. He also painted famous Spanish War collection of Spanish American War in Cuba.
| Verlagsort | New York, NY |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 210 mm |
| Gewicht | 255 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Handarbeit / Textiles |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe | |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Tiere / Tierhaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-60239-166-1 / 1602391661 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-60239-166-6 / 9781602391666 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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