The Backwoodsman
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The Backwoodsman, also known as The Backwoodsman Richie's Magazine, is a bimonthly magazine "dedicated to the preservation of Old Frontier living."[1] The magazine, created by Charlie Richie, Sr., was established in 1979.[2][3] It has its headquarters in Westcliffe, Colorado.[4][5]
Most of the magazine's contents cover areas of interest that relate to self-reliance; however, it is not primarily a survivalist magazine. The Backwoodsman frequently publishes reprints from older how-to project type magazines and books, and reader submitted articles. Richie also writes for the magazine on a regular basis.
Among how-to guides, frequent subjects include making canoes, homemade welders, black-powder cannons, beer, and clothing. Other topics covered include American-Indian lore, hermits, muzzle-loading, antique, and old military rifles, traditional archery, and early American history.
The magazine is basically nonpolitical and nonpartisan.
An editor for the Los Angeles Times called the magazine "a primitively designed bimonthly that celebrates and perpetuates the simple ways of our ancestors."[4] Anarcho-capitalist site LewRockwell.com listed it as among the three best survivalist magazines.[6]
The magazine has spawned four books in its series Best of The Backwoodsman: volumes I/II, III, IV, and V.
References
- ^ "Home". The Backwoodsman. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- ^ "Welcome to Backwoods Mercantile". Backwoods Mercantile. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ "About Us". The Backwoodsman. Retrieved November 14, 2015.[dead link]
- ^ a b Pamm Higgins (16 December 2003). "Proto-gnarly". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- ^ Michael A. Neiger (October 13, 2004). "Old-time bush skills magazines". The RuckSack. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- ^ William Buppert (March 1, 2008). "Prepare Thyself". Lew Rockwell. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
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