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Secrets of the Forest #4
Archery, Projectiles, and Canoeing: Secrets of the Forest, Volume 4
In this fourth volume of the “Secrets of the Forest” series, outdoor educator Mark Warren describes the details of how to make and operate the tools that hurl projectiles toward a target
· “firing” techniques of a sling, spear, atl-atl, bow and arrow, throwing knife, tomahawk, and blowgun.· a comprehensive lesson in the art of archery that includes the direct, lob, and clout shots, as well as shooting at a moving target.· primitive precision methods of creating your own Cherokee self-bow and rivercane arrows.· cementing projectile skills through a gamut of games and challenges.
The second half of the book provides lessons on tandem canoeing, beginning on a lake or pond and evolving to whitewater. The pre-education of paddling starts on a creek with a self-made model boat to understand the dynamics of moving water. On the lake, using a full-sized canoe, paddlers learn how to take control of their craft. Once on current, paddlers are introduced to the never-relenting march of moving water, a phenomenon that must figure into every river maneuver, from planning routes by “reading” the water, eddy turns, lateral ferry maneuvers, peel-outs, hovering in place, and running rapids “dry,” to river-rescue of capsized boats and “swimmers,” and the joy and instruction of slalom. This volume contains more than two hundred original adventures.
· “firing” techniques of a sling, spear, atl-atl, bow and arrow, throwing knife, tomahawk, and blowgun.· a comprehensive lesson in the art of archery that includes the direct, lob, and clout shots, as well as shooting at a moving target.· primitive precision methods of creating your own Cherokee self-bow and rivercane arrows.· cementing projectile skills through a gamut of games and challenges.
The second half of the book provides lessons on tandem canoeing, beginning on a lake or pond and evolving to whitewater. The pre-education of paddling starts on a creek with a self-made model boat to understand the dynamics of moving water. On the lake, using a full-sized canoe, paddlers learn how to take control of their craft. Once on current, paddlers are introduced to the never-relenting march of moving water, a phenomenon that must figure into every river maneuver, from planning routes by “reading” the water, eddy turns, lateral ferry maneuvers, peel-outs, hovering in place, and running rapids “dry,” to river-rescue of capsized boats and “swimmers,” and the joy and instruction of slalom. This volume contains more than two hundred original adventures.
- GenresNonfiction
283 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 1, 2020
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About the author
Mark Warren
20 books172 followersWarren lectures on Native American history and survival skills, and Western American history presenting at museums and cultural centers around the country. He is a member of the Wild West History Association, The Historical Novel Society, and Western Writers of America. His Wyatt Earp, An American Odyssey trilogy was honored by WWA’s Spur Awards, The Historical Novel Society, and the 2020 Will Rogers Medallion Awards. Warren is a 2022 Georgia Author of the Year recipient for his book Song of the Horseman (Finalist, Literary Fiction). Indigo Heaven, The Westering Trail Travesties, and his short story, The Cowboy, The Librarian and The Broomsman, are Will Rogers Medallion Awards winners.
Mr. Warren has fifteen traditionally published books: from Lyons Press, Two Winters in a Tipi and Secrets of the Forest (a four volume series on nature and primitive skills), from Five Star – Gale Cengage and Two Dot, Wyatt Earp, An American Odyssey (a historical fiction trilogy on the life of Wyatt Earp,) from Five Star – Gale Cengage Indigo Heaven, The Cowboy, The Librarian and the Broomsman from the anthology Librarians of the West: A Quartet, The Westering Trail Travesties, and A Last Serenade for Billy Bonney, and from Speaking Volumes, Song of the Horseman, Last of the Pistoleers, and A Tale Twice Told.
You can find out more about Mark Warren by visiting his website at www.markwarrenbooks.com.
Mr. Warren has fifteen traditionally published books: from Lyons Press, Two Winters in a Tipi and Secrets of the Forest (a four volume series on nature and primitive skills), from Five Star – Gale Cengage and Two Dot, Wyatt Earp, An American Odyssey (a historical fiction trilogy on the life of Wyatt Earp,) from Five Star – Gale Cengage Indigo Heaven, The Cowboy, The Librarian and the Broomsman from the anthology Librarians of the West: A Quartet, The Westering Trail Travesties, and A Last Serenade for Billy Bonney, and from Speaking Volumes, Song of the Horseman, Last of the Pistoleers, and A Tale Twice Told.
You can find out more about Mark Warren by visiting his website at www.markwarrenbooks.com.
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June 12, 2023
From the Author:
There is a lot in this book about weapons: stone, spear, atl-atl, blow gun, knife, tomahawk, and bow. But the heart and soul of this section is archery, which I found to be a defining part of my soul. I have poured more information into the archery section than any other, because I have delved into it most deeply. You will find a mountain of information about shooting form here.
I can say the same about canoeing. These are the two subjects that seemed to materialize in me out of thin air. I literally became an archer and a canoeist overnight. (It was two different nights. Not sure I could have handled both epiphanies in the same night.) Like John Denver said: “Coming home to a place I’d never been before.”
There is a lot in this book about weapons: stone, spear, atl-atl, blow gun, knife, tomahawk, and bow. But the heart and soul of this section is archery, which I found to be a defining part of my soul. I have poured more information into the archery section than any other, because I have delved into it most deeply. You will find a mountain of information about shooting form here.
I can say the same about canoeing. These are the two subjects that seemed to materialize in me out of thin air. I literally became an archer and a canoeist overnight. (It was two different nights. Not sure I could have handled both epiphanies in the same night.) Like John Denver said: “Coming home to a place I’d never been before.”
November 3, 2020
After taking classes with Mark Warren for more than 25 years, these books are the perfect addition to my collection of nature books and notebooks of information from classes taken at Medicine Bow. Not only do the "Secrets of the Forest" books contain all the information you need on their respective subjects, they are beautiful to read. They are full of many nature and animal encounters, and some amusing anecdotes.
I highly recommend this series! Volume 4 is for anyone who would like to better their canoeing skills, and especially for those wanting to learn the details of the "Power Stroke", and for those who teach canoeing to adults or to children.
I highly recommend this series! Volume 4 is for anyone who would like to better their canoeing skills, and especially for those wanting to learn the details of the "Power Stroke", and for those who teach canoeing to adults or to children.
June 12, 2023
From the Author:
There is a lot in this book about weapons: stone, spear, atl-atl, blow gun, knife, tomahawk, and bow. But the heart and soul of this section is archery, which I found to be a defining part of my soul. I have poured more information into the archery section than any other, because I have delved into it most deeply. You will find a mountain of information about shooting form here.
I can say the same about canoeing. These are the two subjects that seemed to materialize in me out of thin air. I literally became an archer and a canoeist overnight. (It was two different nights. Not sure I could have handled both epiphanies in the same night.) Like John Denver said: “Coming home to a place I’d never been before.”
There is a lot in this book about weapons: stone, spear, atl-atl, blow gun, knife, tomahawk, and bow. But the heart and soul of this section is archery, which I found to be a defining part of my soul. I have poured more information into the archery section than any other, because I have delved into it most deeply. You will find a mountain of information about shooting form here.
I can say the same about canoeing. These are the two subjects that seemed to materialize in me out of thin air. I literally became an archer and a canoeist overnight. (It was two different nights. Not sure I could have handled both epiphanies in the same night.) Like John Denver said: “Coming home to a place I’d never been before.”
January 23, 2019
After taking classes with Mark Warren for more than 25 years, these books are the perfect addition to my collection of nature books and notebooks of information from classes taken at Medicine Bow. Not only do the "Secrets of the Forest" books contain all the information you need on their respective subjects, they are beautiful to read. They are full of many nature and animal encounters, and some amusing anecdotes.
I highly recommend this series! Volume 4 is for anyone who would like to better their canoeing skills, and especially for those wanting to learn the details of the "Power Stroke", and for those who teach canoeing to adults or to children.
I highly recommend this series! Volume 4 is for anyone who would like to better their canoeing skills, and especially for those wanting to learn the details of the "Power Stroke", and for those who teach canoeing to adults or to children.
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