Geri McPherson Libri

A guide to surviving in the woods. It covers immediate needs like starting a fire, erecting temporary shelter, and finding edible plants. It shows how to make tools by chipping stones, fashion a bow-and-arrow out of tree branches, weave baskets, fire primitive pots, build a semi-permanent shelter, and tan hides.

Documents for the first time a representative sample of Irish immigrant families and uses the techniques of family and digital history to explore their long-term fate. -- .