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- catalog abstract ""Mountain Scouting, first published in 1881, is a valuable instruction guide for novice soldiers, describing how to care for their horses, shoot accurately with their rifles, fix broken bones, and ward off diseases and ailments. Farrow guides troops on the use of equipment, offering advice on proper clothing, bedding, tents, and rations. For the soldier who becomes lost, Farrow comes to the rescue with a diagram on following mountain divides and with a chart on how best to relocate a trail." "Farrow provides information on crossing rivers, locating a water supply, and carrying firearms and baggage. Advice on how to set up a camp, post pickets, and cook for a squadron of soldiers accompanies recipes for soup, fish, and fresh game. The book concludes with a glossary of Chinook-English terms."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11574103.
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""Mountain Scouting, first published in 1881, is a valuable instruction guide for novice soldiers, describing how to care for their horses, shoot accurately with their rifles, fix broken bones, and ward off diseases and ailments. Farrow guides troops on the use of equipment, offering advice on proper clothing, bedding, tents, and rations. For the soldier who becomes lost, Farrow comes to the rescue with a diagram on following mountain divides and with a chart on how best to relocate a trail." "Farrow provides information on crossing rivers, locating a water supply, and carrying firearms and baggage. Advice on how to set up a camp, post pickets, and cook for a squadron of soldiers accompanies recipes for soup, fish, and fresh game. The book concludes with a glossary of Chinook-English terms."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Foreword / Jerome A. Greene -- I. The Horse -- II. The Rifle -- III. Medical and Surgical Hints -- IV. Useful Information in Post and Field -- V. Field Equipage and Supplies -- VI. Mountain Travel -- VII. Pack Mules and Packing -- VIII. Marching -- IX. Forced Marches -- X. Crossing Rivers -- XI. The Camp -- XII. The Mess -- XIII. Living off the Country -- XIV. Indian Character -- XV. The Trail, Signs and Signals -- XVI. Skirmishing -- App. I.A System of Swimming -- App. II. Rowing -- App. III. The Chinook Vocabulary.".
- catalog extent "284 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0806132094 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Norman, Okla. : University of Oklahoma Press,".
- catalog spatial "West (U.S.)".
- catalog subject "978 21".
- catalog subject "Indians of North America Warfare West (U.S.) Handbooks, manuals, etc.".
- catalog subject "Mountain warfare Handbooks, manuals, etc.".
- catalog subject "Scouting (Reconnaissance) West (U.S.) Handbooks, manuals, etc.".
- catalog subject "U240 .F26 2000".
- catalog tableOfContents "Foreword / Jerome A. Greene -- I. The Horse -- II. The Rifle -- III. Medical and Surgical Hints -- IV. Useful Information in Post and Field -- V. Field Equipage and Supplies -- VI. Mountain Travel -- VII. Pack Mules and Packing -- VIII. Marching -- IX. Forced Marches -- X. Crossing Rivers -- XI. The Camp -- XII. The Mess -- XIII. Living off the Country -- XIV. Indian Character -- XV. The Trail, Signs and Signals -- XVI. Skirmishing -- App. I.A System of Swimming -- App. II. Rowing -- App. III. The Chinook Vocabulary.".
- catalog title "Mountain scouting : a hand-book for officers and soldiers on the frontiers / by Edward S. Farrow.".
- catalog type "Handbooks, manuals, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".