The Dog Soldier's Manual: A Practical Guide to Character Formation and the Cultivation of the Human Book

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	Contents	v
	One of the Kind	1
	The Breeding	5
	Original American Character	7
	Traits	7
	The Breeding Grounds	11
	The American Frontier	11
	Modern Proving Trails	12
	The Cheyenne	13
	Ways	14
	Quality of Life	16
	The Warrior Societies	17
	The Dog Soldiers	19
	The American Ranger	21
	Morgan's Rangers	22
	Clark's Rangers	23
	The Texas Rangers	24
	The Confederate Rangers	24
	Darby's Rangers	25
	The American Pioneer	27
	Daniel Boone	27
	Modern Kinship	29
	The European Social Disease	31
	The Soldier Drone	35
	Cheyenne Autumn	37
	The Martyrdom of Black Kettle	37
	The Self Immolation of the Dogmen	38
	Dull Knife's Debacle	38
	The Escape and Flight of a Thousand Perils	39
	The Final Massacre	40
	The Warrior's Mind	41
	The Warrior's Heart	43
	The Inevitable Appearance of the Dog Soldier	45
	The Manual	49
	Missions	51
	Dog Soldier Credos	55
	Process	57
	The Venues of Self Betterment	61
	Seven Worthy Virtues	63
	Honesty	63
	Bravery	64
	Fortitude	65
	Generosity	65
	Fairness	66
	Endeavor	66
	Wisdom	67
	Three Cultures	69
	The Culture of Freedom	70
	The Culture of Truth	72
	The Culture of Character	73
	The Objects of Discipline	75
	Personal Grooming	76
	Physical Conditioning	76
	Grace and Prowess	78
	Physical Expression	79
	Mental Conditioning	80
	Education	82
	Rationality	83
	The Weed Garden	86
	Some Useful Rational Processes	90
	Concentration	90
	Noticing	91
	Facility and Flexibility	92
	Strategic and Tactical Thinking	93
	Review and Reflection	94
	Rhythm	95
	Peace	96
	The Simple Starting Position	97
	Emotionality	98
	Emotional Conditioning	100
	Expressive Behavior	104
	Spirituality	106
	Personal Presence	109
	Animal Matters	111
	Feeding	112
	Cleanliness	114
	Physical Tensions	115
	Medicines, Pallatives, and Doctors	117
	Appearance	121
	Hair	123
	Apparel	125
	Posture and Gait	127
	Habitat Maintenance	128
	A Specimen Daily Program of Anima Hygiene	130
	Worldly Affairs	131
	Nature	132
	Mammon	134
	Government	136
	Cultural Competence	142
	Possessions	145
	Manners	148
	Conduct	150
	Fortune and Failure	153
	Personal Legend	155
	Desiderata	157
	In Praise of Human Freedom	159
	The Right to be a Man	161
	Concerning Women	165
	A Strong and Vibrant People	167
	The Dog Soldier's Pride	169
	The Carbon in the Steel	171
	The Miscreant and the Malformed	173
	The Nerd-Jock Stupidity	174
	The Anti-Dog Soldier	175
	The Names By Which We Know Them	175
	The Behaviors Which Prove Them	176
	In the Words of Others	181