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(More customer reviews)"Mountain Scouting" was published in 1881 and was written for young, inexperienced officers.
The fact that the intended audience was novices is one of the reasons that this book is such a joy to read. Farrow doesn't assume you know much and he is quite explicit in his descriptions of how most things are done, whether that is how to make a stretcher out of two rifles and some jackets, or how to load an aparajoe on a stubborn mule
From the Table of Contents (see Amazon's look inside this book feature) you can see that Farrow covers many aspects of life in the field: horse care, rifle sighting, field medicine, camping, etc. It should be noted however that the medical advice can be quite deadly.
The book would be suitable for breaking up into shorter reads. In fact, I can't imagine reading it straight through. Like fine brandy it should be sipped and savored. To the student of History and/or Military matters it will add to their understanding of problems in the field - at least as the field existed in the mid- and late 1800's. There are many detailed instructions and diagrams, and a great deal of fun math which provides fine examples of classic physics and geometry at work.Pam T.
(mom and reviewer at PageInHistory)
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