Recreation & Activities — 30 Resources for You and Your Kids

Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making
by William Hamilton Gibson
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Specimen Programs of Physical Training Activities for Use in Small Rural Schools
Internet Archive

On the Trail, An Outdoor Book for Girls
by Adelia Belle Beard and Lina Beard
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My absolute Favorite Text for Camping

Outdoor Sports and Games
by Claude H. Miller
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With a charming chapter especially for girls –MM

Old English Sports, Pastimes and Customs
By P.H. Ditchfield, M.A.
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Healthful Sports for Boys
by Alfred Rochefort
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The Art of Lawn Tennis
by William Tatem Tilden
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Lawn Tennis for Ladies
by Mrs. Lambert Chambers
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Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making
by William Hamilton Gibson
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Camping For Boys
by H.W. Gibson
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How to Camp Out
by John Mead Gould
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Knots, Splices and Rope Work
by A. Hyatt Verrill
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The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1; 700 Things for Boys to Do
Popular Mechanics
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Games for Hallow-e’en
by Mary E. Blain
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Games for Everybody
by May C. Hofmann
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My Book of Indoor Games
by Clarence Squareman
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Little Wars;
a game for boys from twelve years of age to one hundred and fifty and for that more intelligent sort of girl who likes boys’ games and books.

Floor Games;
a companion volume to “Little Wars”
by H. G. Wells
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Hand Shadows to Be Thrown upon the Wall
by Henry Bursill
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Christmas Entertainments
by Alice Maude Kellogg
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Entertainments for Home, Church and School
by Frederica Seeger
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School, Church, and Home Games
by George O. Draper
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The School of Recreation (1696 edition)
by Robert Howlett
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Chess & Checkers

Checkmates for Four Pieces

Checkmates for Three Pieces
by William Brett Fishburne
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Chess History and Reminiscences
by H. E. Bird
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Chess and Checkers: the Way to Mastership
Chess Strategy
by Edward Lasker
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Game and Playe of the Chesse (1400’s)
by William Caxton
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The Blue Book of Chess
by Howard Staunton and Various
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