Sears’ philosophy bucked the trend. It was all about going light and carrying only what you need. At the heart of his ...

So advised George Washington Sears, an early American outdoorsman and conservationist more of us should know. Sears wrote for such publications as Forest & Stream and The Atlantic during the mid to ...

George Washington Sears was born in 1821 in Massachusetts and was the eldest of 10 children. While still a child, Sears had to work in a factory, and due to that experience, he enjoyed reading Charles ...

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1994. Image on file. George T. Brewster (On relief plaque:) Geo. W. Sears/Born Dec. 2, 1821/Died May 1, 1890 G.T. Brewster, Sculptor 98 (On front of base:) ...