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For Playground, Field and Forest; The Outdoor Handy Book by Daniel Carter Beard (Paperback / softback, 2012)

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 Excerpt: ...the acres and acres of wasted space of tin and gravel roofs. I kw of good reason why this space may t be utilized for pleasure. Roof-gardens are t difficult to construct, and can do possible damage to the buildings if they are properly made. Boys in the city have place to be, as I heard one of them express it. They are fretful and a nuisance in the house, and on the street they are a constant source of anxiety to their parents, and anyance to the policemen. All boys with healthy minds are fond of pets, and as I look out of my studio window on the uccupied fields of red tin and white gravel roofs I wonder that the space is t used for the neglected young people of the city, or that the young people do t pre-empt claims, as their ancestors did the sites upon which the buildings are built. Strange Birds on the City Housetops. Up aloft, above the crowded, isy streets, you are more free to breathe, to see and to enjoy life. Overhead is the blue sky, as yet unmarred bytrespass signs, and unfrequented by policemen. Even the wild birds kw this, and I have myself seen a bald-headed eagle calmly roosting on a flag-pole, gazing with dignified curiosity upon the crazy lot of human beings hurrying along crowded Broadway. Not long ago, casually looking over a roof on Fifth Avenue, I saw a black-crested night heron patiently standing on one leg in a pool of rain-water, awaiting the appearance of some unwary fish or frog, all unconscious of the fact that such creatures do t, as a rule, frequent red tin roofs. Once, while experimenting with a new kind of kite for the boys, and losing my patience over the network of wires that then covered the downtown roofs, I was startled to 241 see that I was watched by a great Virg...

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Publisher
Rarebooksclub.Com
ISBN-10
1130985660
ISBN-13
9781130985665
eBay Product ID (ePID)
184806399

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Author
Daniel Carter Beard
Format
Paperback / Softback, Trade Paperback (US) ,Unsewn / Adhesive Bound
Language
English
Topic
General Sport & Fitness Training

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Content Note
Black & White Illustrations
Out-Of-Print Date
22/12/2016
Date of Publication
01/03/2012
Country of Publication
United States

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