"Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties presents lively, step-by-step tutelage
on building all types of temporary and long-term accommodations from
both natural and man-made materials. Published in 1914, this practical
classic is as essential a guide for today’s modern homesteader as it was
at the turn of the twentieth century.
Included are instructions for
dozens of worry-free shelters for you to chose from, including a sod
house for the lawn, a treetop house, over-water camps, a bog ken, and
much more. Satisfying the builder’s need for the creature comforts of
home, it also provides tips on how to build hearths and chimneys,
notched log ladders, and even how to rig a front door with a secret
lock. Illustrated throughout with a bounty of helpful line drawings,
Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties harkens back to the can-do spirit of the
American frontier that still thrives today."
Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties; and how to build them", D.C. Beard, 1914 (Gutenberg free e-book). The description is from the 2008 edition (Amazon). Thanks to Thurston.