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lakehopper

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Book on the 1800 PA woodsman and his clothing
« on: August 02, 2011, 09:04:45 PM »
I am trying to be politically correct in my clothing selection  portraying an 1800 pa woodsman.
Are there books or articles on such clothing worn by pa woodsmen? I have learned not all shoes or boots are acceptable.
I have been to Daniel Boones Plantation and reviewed some books there with little luck. I really don't want to fall into the buckskin clothing unless thats all they wore back then.

Glenn
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rickevans

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Re: Book on the 1800 PA woodsman and his clothing
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2011, 02:45:06 AM »
Like your Lawyer or Accountant might say, it depends. You will have to offer up more details on your personage. Are you a farmer? Merchant? Tradesman? Teamster?

Do you live on the edge of the wilderness, in a small community?
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lakehopper

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Re: Book on the 1800 PA woodsman and his clothing
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2011, 04:19:34 AM »
I was thinking more of being a hunter/trapper /woodsman. maybe a home near the woods line.
 i saw some books in the track of the wolf. Open for suggestions rickevans
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Macon Due

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Re: Book on the 1800 PA woodsman and his clothing
« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2011, 04:57:35 AM »
Sir
Order Mark Baker's excellent book....'A Pilgrims Journey' vol. 1 I think it is an excellent book and look forward to receiving his Vol.
Macon
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Offline Chuck Burrows

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Re: Book on the 1800 PA woodsman and his clothing
« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2011, 05:46:49 AM »
While Mark's book is excellent it is based much earlier than 1800 - many changes in that 40 odd years and the days of the longhunter, which is the basis for Mark's writings, were long past.

One book that comes close to your time and plac is Meshach Brownings "Forty-four years of the life of a hunter: being reminiscences of Meshach Browning" it is based mostly on the period 1795 - 1839 and in Maryland. The book is available on line for free and is downloadable in PDF format.:
http://books.google.com/books?id=QeQRAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=meshach+browning&source=bl&ots=OfPpORRSTB&sig=XA_F2_LwGxiMStqmSGu1AzUoobc&hl=en&ei=b1qTS_OePIassQPX_9XzDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CA0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false

For a brief overview of Browning, this is not too bad a read......
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meshach_Browning

You might also like to check with the folks on this forum - some of the folks who visit there are very knolwedgable about the time and place you have chosen - you do have to register though to ask: http://thecolonialfrontier.proboards.com/index.cgi
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lakehopper

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Re: Book on the 1800 PA woodsman and his clothing
« Reply #5 on: August 03, 2011, 01:26:01 PM »
Thank you gentleman; if my memory serves me right Muzzleblast did a story on this man Meshach Browings,
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Offline Pete G.

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Re: Book on the 1800 PA woodsman and his clothing
« Reply #6 on: August 06, 2011, 07:06:11 PM »
Look for a little book named "Recreating the American Longhunter" by Joseph Ruckman.
An internet search will show several sources.
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