Sports & Recreation
Woodcraft
George Washington Sears, who many know better by his pen name "Nessmuk", was an outdoor writer during the last half of the 19th ce…
The Compleat Angler
The Compleat Angler is a celebration of the art and spirit of fishing in prose and verse. Walton did not profess to be an expert with the fl…
American Big-Game Hunting
The first book published by The Boone and Crockett Club founded by Theodore Roosevelt and George Grinnell, who declared in their Editors Not…
The Ascent of Denali
The story of the First Ascent of Denali by Hudson Stuck, Harry Karstens, Walter Harper and Robert Tatum in 1913, recorded in celebration of …
Scrambles Amongst the Alps
Scrambles Amongst the Alps is one the great classics (some would say the greatest) of early mountaineering literature, and Edward Whymper (1…
Modern Magic
This "how-to" book covers everything for the 1800's illusionist, from stage presence & dress, program and stage arrangement, t…
How to Camp Out
Advice on camp gear, clothing, cooking, hiking, and other topics. Much of the book remains good and sensible advice today, but modern reader…
The Cycle Industry
From the velocipede to the motor cycle in twenty chapters. A short history of the British bicycle industry from its origins in a Coventry se…
Short Works on Sports
A miscellany of poetry and short works of fact and fiction on the topic of sports from North America, Great Britain and Australasia. The col…
Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada
"Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada" is a memoir by Clarence King of his adventures and work with the California Geological Surve…
Association Football and How to Play It
An overview of the positions, tactics, and history of association football written by one of the game's early stars. John Cameron was a most…
Football Days
Football Days offers a nostalgic glimpse into the early years of American football, capturing the spirit of a sport that was just beginning …
Pleasure Cycling
"In this little book, the writer, looking back to his own days of inexperience in cycling, has endeavored to furnish some useful inform…
Diversions in Sicily
Diversions in Sicily offers a captivating exploration of the rich culture and leisure activities found in the rural landscapes of Sicily. Au…
Girl Scout Collection
These articles, pamphlets, and stories relating to the Girls Scouts of America touch on the history, activities, ideals, and traditions of t…
Pitching in a Pinch
In this book Mathewson is telling the reader of the game as it is played in the Big Leagues.... It’s as good as his pitching and some exciti…
Good Hunting
Theodore Roosevelt was one of the most passionate of natural conservationsts having establish five national parks, 18 national monuments, an…
Greek Athletics
The history of Greek athletics as it pertains to the Olympics. Describes various activities such as boxing, wrestling, etc. and accounts fro…
An Angler's Hours
One of the classic British books about angling. The author’s love was fly fishing—“…while there are trout, life is worth living…” but he was…
Cycling in the Alps
A guide to cycling in the European Alps in the days before surfaced roads and automobile tourism. As the author explains, the spectacular vi…