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#ACADIAN REMINISCENCES: the true story of Evangeline. by Voorhies.
Tale of migration from Acadia to Louisiana.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: . Order #: MISC9370 cloth$10.00.

19th CENTURY WHALING TALES. by James Temple Brown and Gustav Kobbe.
Pursuing the world's largest mammal in boats powered only by sail and oar.
Perhaps the sea's highest adventure was the whaling chase, as great or greater than exploring uncharted waters. Why else would men risk their lives and their families' securities? The money could be good, too, and for some, there was the chance at freedom, for the industry was mainly blind as to skin color at a time when opportunities for non-whites were scarce. The whaling industry flourished for two centuries, and its traditions are recounted in seaport museums and the stories here:
"Stray Leaves from a Whaleman's Log" is reprinted from Century Magazine, 1893. It tells about chasing of whales on a cruise from the standpoint of the individual whaleman.
"The Perils and Romance of Whaling" came out in Century Magazine in 1890. It gives more of the detail of the subject and also includes anecdotes of episodes from the early days.
A final section "Cutting in and Trying Out" explains the butchering process. Period illustrations. 48 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = in stock in quantity. ISBN-10: 0-89646-089-4. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-089-8. Order #: VIST0089 paper$4.95.
Parks and museums now tell of this period of history, for instance at New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park in Massachusetts and Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut.

ACROSS ARIZONA IN 1883--Yuma, Tombstone, Tucson. by Anonymous.
Reprinted from Harper's Monthly, here is an eyewitness account--gathered via train, stage, horse, and on foot--of southern Arizona. The Indians are described, the wild element at Tombstone is reported, and the mission church of San Xavier del Bac is depicted. It was a time of cowboys, City Marshall Wyatt Earp and gambler "Doc" Holliday, and Apaches--the wild frontier days of Arizona long before it became a state. Period engravings. 16 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = in stock.ISBN-10: 0-89646-011-8. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-011-9. Order #: VIST0011 paper$3.95.

 

ACROSS THE PLAINS IN THE DONNER PARTY: a personal narrative of the overland trip to California, 1846-47. by Virginia Reed Murphy.
Virginia was 12 years old when her family left Springfield, Illinois to trek across the plains to California, their intended new home, along with 25 fellow emigrants. Along the way, her grandmother died, her pony had to be left, her family lost their oxen and had to abandon a wagon with their possessions, her stepfather killed a man and was banished from the train, and then she and her group were trapped in snows at the eastern foot of the Sierra Nevada crest at and near what is now Donner Lake and Truckee, California. As a result, 13 of those who started with her in Springfield, and 29 more who joined her along the way, never did cross those mountains. Here is the little girl's story, written by her later as an adult, now a part of the American epic of winning the West. Reprinted from Century Magazine with illustrations added from Frederic Remington and others. 64 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = in stock in quantity. ISBN: 978-0-89646-099-7. Order #: VIST0099 paper$7.95.

THE AGE OF GOLD: the California gold rush and the new American dream. by H. W. Brands.
Discovering the gold that led emigration to the area before it was a state and how that influenced the development of a population. There are stories of emigrant travel by overland routes and also by sea through Panama and Cape Horn and the perils that kept some from reaching the promised land they had intended. Development of San Francisco and the role of its early vigilance committee. discovery of Yosemite, roles of John Sutter, John Fremont, Samuel Clemens, Leland Stanford, the Mormons, Indians, and more. Photographs and drawings, maps, bibliography, 559 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-385-50216-8. 2002. Order #: RAHO2786 cloth$29.95.

AMERICA'S MOUNTAIN: Pikes Peak and the Pikes Peak region. by Richard M. Pearl.
History of region west of Colorado Springs from earliest days. Travel by road, trail, and cog railway to the summit as one of Colorado's 14er mountains over 14000 feet, this one rising from the plains to the summit. The song 'America the Beautiful" was inspired by America's Mountain. Includes  Native American history, flora, fauna, wildlife, geology, ghost towns. 36 pages, illustrations.
 Inventory = 8. ISBN: 936564-38-5. 1964 revised edition.  Order #: LILO5269 paper4.95.

AMERICA'S Q & A BOOK: fascinating questions and answers about America's past and present. by Jack Weatherwax.
History, presidents, sports, personalities, geography. For instance, what gold deposit helped the Union win the Civil War? Hundreds of questions are posed and answers are given. Use these as a passing-the-time activity with family and friends, or for your own education and entertainment. 94 pages.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-8117-21515. 1983. Light soiling. Order #: STAC1111 paper$4.95.

 

 

AMERICA'S anciENT TREASURES. by Franklin Folsom and Mary Elting Folsom.
Guide to U.S. and Canada archaeological sites and museums of prehistoric Indian life, with profiles of the museums and collections that interpret America's aboriginal past. Discover the America of an earlier era--where the prehistoric Indians came from, how they clothed and fed themselves, and what they left as evidence of their art, religion, architecture, and daily life. Illustrated with drawings and photographs, 448 large-format pages, index, glossary, suggested readings.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-8263-0651-9. 1983. Order #: UNNM1630 paper$18.95.

 

AMERICA'S HISTORIC PLACES: an illustrated guide to our country's past. Reader's Digest.
Presents 500 historic relics from our country's past--from homes and birthplaces of great Americans (such as Lincoln, Edison, Truman) to entire towns and preserved historic districts , forts and battlefields, ancient Indian ruins, old churches, museum villages. Tells not only what happened at these historic places but also how events there helped shape America;s destiny. Organizes sites in regions and presents them by state, including Manassas Battlefield, Boot Hill Museum in Kansas, Baranoff Museum in Alaska, Marshall Gold Discovery Site in California. Over 350 color illustrations, 352 pages, index.
Inventory = 3. ISBN: 0-89577-265-5. 1988. Order #: PUTN2352 cloth$29.95.

AMERICAN LIGHTHOUSES: a definitive guide. by Bruce Roberts and Ray Jones.
Describes more than 500 lighthouses, detailing their history and architecture and providing information on their settings and history. Text begins with lighthouse history, insights into the lives of keepers and facts about the Fresnel lens they use, and even the moving of some lighthouses when threatened by erosion. Covers east coast, Great Lakes, south coast and Gulf of Mexico, west coast, Alaska, and Hawaii. Color photos of virtually every lighthouse, maps showing lighthouse locations. 292 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 978-0-7627-2269-3. 2002. Order #: GLPE4818 paper$$21.95.

 

AT HOME IN THE SMOKIES: a history handbook for Great Smoky Mountains National Park. by Wilma Dykeman & Jim Stokely.
National Park Service Handbook #125 to people who settled and lived in these Tennessee/North Carolina mountains: native Americans, history, historical sites. Includes Cherokee presence, pioneers, sawmills, creation of the park, local handicrafts. Also sections on Oconaluftee, Cades Cove, and other historic sites in the park and nearby. Historical illustrations, 160 pages, index.
Inventory = 3. ISBN: 024-005-00902-7. 1984. Order #: USGB4605 paper$8.95.

 

THE BAREFOOT MAILMAN. by Theodore Pratt.
Novel of 1880s when Miami was little more than a mangrove swamp, a young man takes a job carrying letters over 100 miles of sand between Jupiter Lighthouse and Miami, living life while fighting to thwart the schemes of an unscrupulous land speculator.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-89176-034-2. 1984. Order #: MOCK5956 paper$4.95.

 

THE BEAVER MEN. by Mari Sandoz.
History of trappers who roamed the wilds of Canada and western America during the two centuries 1630-1834-their canoes, paddles, portages, and the animal whose fur they sought as bounty for trading to widespread companies. Tells of rivals of trading companies, rendezvous, relations with Indians, politics in the region. A chapter of American history that resulted in the first explorations by the white race of regions formerly known only to Native Americans, fueled largely by a desire to provide hats for folks in civilized areas. 335 pages, illustrated, maps, bibliography, index..
Inventory =1. ISBN: 0-8032-5884-4. Order #: UNNE6948 paper$7.95

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S "GOOD HOUSE": the story of Franklin Court. by Claude-Anne Lopez.
National Park Service Handbook #114 for Independence National Historical Park at Philadelphia. Tells of the Franklin House and Franklin family, of building the house, and of Franklin's many involvements--inventions and scientific instruments, the American Revolution, printing, plus history of present memorial. Color illustrations, 64 pages.
Inventory = 3. ISBN: 024-005-00817-9. Order #: USGB8815 paper$5.95.

 

BENT'S FORT: crossroads of cultures on the Santa Fe Trail. by Mel Bacon & Daniel Blegen.
Personal accounts highlight the life of this important trading center on the Santa Fe Trail, where U.S., Mexican, and Indian cultures mingled for trading at a key time in American History. Includes restoration of the fort.. Color illustrations, 72 pages. Grades 4-7.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-86541-062-3. 1995. Order #: FILT5882 paper$12.95.

 

BLOW FOR A LANDING. by Ben Lucien Burman.
A classic novel from 1938 about the lives of people who made their lives along America's great Mississippi River in earlier days of paddlewheel steamboats. 250 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-345-24072-3. 1974. Order #: MOCK3597 paper$1.50.

 

 

C.P.R.R.: the Central Pacific Railroad. by Charles Nordhoff.
Reprinted from Marvels of the New West,1882. This is the epic story of building the line across the Sierra Nevada of California, the deserts of Nevada, and the salt flats of Utah to meet the Union Pacific Railroad at Promontory Point on May 10, 1869. Rail fans and history buffs have access today to historic parks and museums at the ends of this line in Sacramento and Promontory Point and along the way at the Donner Lake State Park. There is also an article explaining train travel by passengers at this early date. Period engravings. 48 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = in stock in quantity. ISBN-10: 0-89646-097-8. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-097-3. Order #: VIST0097 paper$6.95.

THE CHARLESTON STORY: scenes from a city's history. by John Francis Marion.
Captures the charm and spirit of the past that is preserved in the architectural heritage of one of America's oldest cities. History is presented to show that Charleston survived two wars, earthquakes, and fire but still withstands the ravages of three centuries to remain a landmark of southern history and culture. Author gives a tour through time.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-8117-2070-5. 1978. Covers scuffed. Order #: STAC3616 paper$10.95.

 

CHILDREN OF STRANGERS: a vivid and intimate novel of a girl and  unique community in the deep South. by Lyle Saxon.
A story set in Plantation Louisiana at the century's turn, of young, beautiful, and eager-for-life Famie Vidal whose mulatto ancestors were once as rich and cultured as the white planters, but now only a small pot of ground remained from the the much larger original plantation--a picture of life in this region at the time. 181 pages.
Inventory =3. ISBN: 0-89176-023-7. 1974. Order #: MOCK3591 paper$1.75.

 

 

CONSTRUCTION OF HOOVER DAM. by Bureau of Reclamation.
By 1927 when construction of Hoover Dam was authorized to be built, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation had already constructed some of the largest dams in the world. Although the site here had favorable qualities for a massive dam, that in itself added to the challenge of straddling the steep-walled gorge and diverting the huge Colorado River while they prepared the dam's bed and created the concrete barrier complete with hydroelectric generation and highway bridge crossing the Arizona-Nevada border.. Text and photographs report how the project was done and show its immensity. Engineering diagrams, photographs, 48 pages. Historical reprint
Inventory = 1. ISBN:0-916122-51-4. Historical reprint 1976. Order #: KCPU8060 paper$4.00.

CONTRIBUTIONS OF A VENERABLE NATIVE to the ancient history of the Hawaiian Islands. by M. Jules Remy.
Account of interview with old Hawaiian in 1853 gives insights into traditions and cultures of native island people. Subjects range from history, government and society to the nobility, common people, and the ancient chants. Foreword is by park superintendent at Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park (once known as City of Refuge). Reproduced photos and drawings. 40 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = in stock in quantity. ISBN-10: 0-89646-056-8. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-056-0. Order #: VIST0056 paper$3.95.

 

 

CUTTER'S OFFICIAL GUIDE TO HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS.  by John Milton Cutter.
This 1917 guide told tourists, pleasure seekers, and medical patients about this early national park and city and how to use and enjoy both. It had been telling them that, in fact, since 1873, and was now in its 61st edition! Fees, services, and even the local climate were all explained as part of the amenities of "America's greatest health and pleasure resort". This booklet shows glimpses of buildings and scenes that are gone. It suggests social and recreational pursuits that were available then. The total picture reveals the grand and also the ordinary, a cross-section of the park and the city that grew together. Photographs. 53 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = in stock in quantity. ISBN-10: 0-89646-057-6. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-057-7. Order #: VIST0057 paper$6.95.

DEADLY DAYS IN KANSAS. by Wayne C. Lee.
Documents the state's early wild days when it often was tough to tell the good guys from the bad. Meet the legends of Dodge City and Abilene--Bill Hickcock, Clay Alison, the Earp brothers, Tom Swift. Contains more than 60 incidents of the Wild West that occurred between 1843 and 1932. The Civil War years, wild times, last of the trail drives, day of the gangs, last and new century of bad men. Nearly 100 photographs, many historical, 138 large-format pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-87004-379-X. 1997. Order # : CAXT2493 paper$14.95

DIARY OF PATRICK BREEN: one of the Donner Party (CA). by Frederick J. Teggart.
Diary kept by 1846-47 Donner Party emigrant who survived over-winter entrapment in Sierra snow near Truckee, California. Breen and his family all survived the ordeal, but many from other groups perished. The diary records days of snowfall, the experiences of others who were marooned with them, and the scant food available, plus delayed attempts from outside to rescue them. 7 photos, 16 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = in stock. ISBN: 978-0-89646-102-4. Order #VIST0102 paper$3.95.

 

 

THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE: the story of the Natchez Trace (AL, MS, TN). by Jonathan Daniels.
Old trail's drama and role in American history--a path that traveled through 3 southern and eastern states from Nashville, Tennessee to Natchez, Mississippi and linking the Cumberland, Tennessee, and Mississippi Rivers. Originally developed by Native Americans and then in the late 1700s and early 1800s the trail carried explorers, pioneers and settlers and traders as well as soldiers and robbers. Conflict between government and Indians over lands occurred, and individuals on both sides sought ways to benefit from outcomes. 278 pages.
Inventory = 3. ISBN: 0-88289-438-2. 1985. Order #: PELI2817 paper$4.25.

 

THE DISTANT MUSIC. by H. L. Davis.
Novel classic story of pioneer who traveled to landing on Columbia River in 1850 and saga of three generations settling in the new Oregon Territory. 256 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-89714-045-7. 1987. Order #: COMS8726 paper$3.95.

 

ELEANOR EELLS' HISTORY OF ORGANIZED CAMPING: the first 100 years. by Eleanor Eells. Definitive history of the field of organized camping--the summer camp Breaks history into 4 periods: pioneers at early camps (1861-1910), growth of organized camping movement(1910-1918)/, periods of challenges (1918-1945)and of acceptance (1945-1961). Chronicles greats and near-greats of those who first began organized camping. Historic photos, 174 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-8763-085-1. 1986. Order #:AMCA8050 paper$8.00.

 

 

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF POLITICAL BUTTONS: United States 1896-1972. by Ted Hake.
Includes prices, campaign history, technical facts and statistics (note date of publication). Explains the grading of myriad buttons and ribbons as to their condition and presents details of the campaigns they represent. Includes Republican and Democratic parties as well as some no longer prominent such as Prohibition Party, People's and Greenback Party, States Right Party, Socialist Party, and even Communist Party giving insights into the changing issues important to the times. Some thousands of photographs of the items along with prices, most trivial but some as high as $250 when the book was published and perhaps higher today. Photographs, 256 large-format pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: -0-918708-06-0. 1998. back cover bent at bottom. Order #: MISC2804 paper$20.00

 

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Famous Gunfighters of the Western Frontier.

by W. B. (Bat) Masterson.
Biographies of gunfighters by the master himself, including Ben Thompson, Wyatt Earp, Luke Short, Buffalo Bill Cody, Doc Holliday, Billy Tilghman, Bat Masterson, and others. Includes Tombstone's famous fight at the O.K. Corral, how Holliday got into his career, Indian battles, stagecoach wrecks and holdups, barroom brawls, sheriffs of the West, gambling and gamblers, cattle rustlers, railroads. Settings include cowtowns--Dodge, Hays, Sheridan, Cody, Leadville, Fort Worth, Glenwood Springs.
Reprinted from 1907. Illustrations from the original and period sources, including Frederic Remington. 96 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = in stock. ISBN-10: 0-89646-087-8. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-087-4. Order #: VIST0087 paper$6.95. Add to cart button goes here.

 

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THE FAR CORNER: a personal view of the Pacific Northwest. by Stewart Holbrook.
Classic reminiscence from 1952 of early Pacific Northwest--its hamlets, its myths its literatures, and its history. "Presents the universal property of American experience--exploration, adventure, settlement, development." 256 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-89174-043-0. 1986. Order #: COMS8724 paper$3.95.

 

 

FORT CLATSOP: the story behind the scenery (OR). Dattilio.
Walk in the moccasins of Lewis and Clark at their 1805-06 westmost winter encampment. Relive their daily lives, from tanning beaver hides to candlemaking. Fort Clatsop National Memorial in northwestern Oregon, marks the location of the winter fort. Explore the story of what Lewis & Clark found in the area, their interaction with the native American tribes of the area, and the history that is preserved at the memorial. 9x12, Paperback, 48 pages, 67 color photos, 1 map.
Inventory= 1. ISBN: 978-0-88714-011-4. 1993. Order #: KCPU3581 paper$11.95.

 

FORT RALEIGH and the first English settlement in the New World (NC). by Charles W. Porter III.
National Park Service Handbook 130. Settlement at Fort Raleigh and at Roanoake, Virginia, by Sir Walter Raleigh. Customs and life of Native Americans when the colonists arrived, with watercolor drawings of the Indians by John White as "Portraits of a New World. Chapters also include "Exploration of Roanoke Island", "Raleigh's First Colony", "The Lost Colony of 1587", "Links with Jamestown and New England", and "Search for the 'Cittie of Ralieigh;" Dwellings and forts were built by the diverse skilled workmen of the colony, but re-supply ships did not come as expected and at one point the entire colony sailed back to England with Sir Francis Drake. Historical black-and-white and color photographs and drawings, suggested readings, 56 pages.
Inventory = 7. ISBN: 024-005-00959-1. 1985. Order #: USGB8816 paper$4.95.

FORT VANCOUVER NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE (WA). by Archie Satterfield and David Lavender.
National Park Service Handbook 113. Washington fur-trading post on the bank of the Columbia River in Washington state built by the Hudson's Bay Company, and used for 35 years as trading center with Indians and trappers. The region of the fort was once sought as territory by Russia, Spain, Great Britain, and America. Explains how beavers were trapped and their pelts made into hats for a broad market plus daily life at the fort.. Roles of individuals active in making history are recounted. Includes guide to site and adjacent park areas. Black-and-white and color photographs, drawings, and paintings, maps, 146 pages,index.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 024-005-0816-1. 1981. Order #: USGB2345 paper$7.00.

 

FREDERICKSBURG: a self-guiding auto tour. by Joan Hubbard.
Tour the "City of Steeples" (it has more than 12 churches) in this Heart of the Hills town in Texas and learn of the German immigrants who settled here in 1846 to leave their architecture and descendants. See buildings now restored as part of the Admiral Nimitz State Historical Park, including the Steamboat Hotel topped by a ship's bridge and crows-nest and now housing the Museum of the Pacific War. Stroll through the Peace Garden, gift from Japan. Take the History Walk of the Pacific War. See the Pioneer House and many more, all keyed to a centerfold map. Photographs, 20 large-format pages..
Inventory = 1. ISBN: None. 1977. Order #: AWAN3100 paper$3.00.

THE FRENCH QUARTER AND OTHER NEW ORLEANS SCENES. by Joseph A. Arrigo.
Sketches of city's most charming landmarks accompanied by descriptions of significance--Jackson square, Mint, plantation houses, river boats, street car, band, more. Illustrated with drawings, 91 pages. This edition has a color cover.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-88289-455-2. 1984. Order #: PELI2816 paper$7.95.

THE FRENCH QUARTER AND OTHER NEW ORLEANS SCENES. by Joseph A. Arrigo.
Sketches of city's most charming landmarks accompanied by descriptions of significance--Jackson square, Mint, plantation houses, river boats, street car, band, more. Illustrated with drawings, 91 pages. This edition has a black-and-white cover.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: None. 1977. Order #: PELI11027 paper$7.95.

 

GOLD COUNTRY: the story behind the scenery (CA). Paher.
Presents the great gold rush of 1849 to California, with stories of miners and places and peeks at remaining buildings and machinery. 48 large-format pages, color illustratrions.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-88714-111-0  2005. Second printing. 1996. Out of print. Order #: KCPU4618 paper$11.95.

 

 

 

GOLD COUNTRY: the story behind the scenery (CA). Paher.
Presents the great gold rush of 1849 to California, with stories of miners and places and peeks at remaining buildings and machinery. 48 large-format pages, color illustratrions.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-88714-111-0. First printing. 1996. Order #: KCPU4750 paper$8.95.

 

 

 

GOOD NEIGHBORS: building next to history--design guidelines handbook.
Professional manual from the State Historical Society of Colorado for use in design standards for historical developments and areas as well as environmental and aesthetic considerations. Photographs, maps, drawings including many of Colorado historical character, 44 large-format pages.
Inventory = 1.ISBN: None. 1980. Order #: COHI3347 paper$4.95.

HERBERT HOOVER'S HIDEAWAY. by Darwin Lambert.
The story of Camp Hoover on the Rapidan River in Shenandoah National Park, used while president by Herbert Hoover. It was selected to be a retreat in natural surroundings with trout fishing and horseback riding as an escape from dealing with the challenges of his office term including the Great Depression. Tells of how the president and first lady used the camp while on visits, of interactions with neighbors, delivery of important mail by airplane drop,and visitors and events. Photos, 157 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: None. 1971. Order #: MISC3948 paper$6.95.

HISTORIC WALKS IN OLD BOSTON. by John Harris.
Stroll through three and a half centuries of Boston's history: choose from among forty historical walks that meander through major areas, including the Commons, Beacon Hill, central Boston, the waterfront, North and West ends, and Back Bay. Discover interesting and little-known facts about famous residents, history, architecture, politics, religion, customs, and intrigues of times past. Includes point-by-point directions. Photographs, maps, 334 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 1-56440-157-X. 1993. Order #: GLPE1041 paper$14.95.

 

HISTORICAL ATLAS OF THE WORLD. by R.R. Palmer.
Presents maps of the world and of nations showing changes in country borders that have occurred and geographic aspects of important periods such as the Roman Empire at several periods, Age of Discovery, the Ottoman Empire of 1529-1789, America's Revolutionary War, the United States 1775-1800, the Civil War and Campaigns of the Civil War, Europe 1922-1940 and Europe after World War II. 40 large-format (10 1/2 by 14 inches) pages, 53 maps most with inset maps, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-528-83081-3. 1965. Order #: RAMC2800 paper$5.95.

 

HISTORICAL ATLAS OF EXPLORATION: 1492-1600. by Angus Konstam.
This Age of Discovery was a period of intense passion, rivalry, and excitement during great global discovery by explorers from European nations. Read of the journeys of Christopher Columbus, Vasco de Gama's search for a sea route to the Indies, John Cabot's exploration of north America, Ferdinand Magellan's circumnavigation of the planet, and several others including search for the Northwest Passage across North America. Contemporary illustrations and 70 detailed full-color maps follow each explorer on their travels to the New World, the Pacific Islands, the Indies, the Spice Islands, and Asia. Color photographs, maps, paintings, and drawings, 192 large-format pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-8160-4248-9. 2000. Order #: MISC2706 cloth$35.00.

HOPEWELL FURNACE. by W. David Lewis and Walter Huggins.
National Park Service Handbook #124 to Hopewell Village National Historic Site in Pennsylvania, a reconstructed 19th century iron-making community. Tells how they got the ore and limestone and the coal used for heat to make it into metal products like stove parts, pots and pans, weights, buckets, and even cannon balls; how these products were made, and their distribution to a widespread market. Transportation wagons, tools, buildings, and the people and company involved. Color illustrations, 96 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 024-005-00904-3. 1983. Order #: USGB2458 paper$6.95.

LAFITTE: the Terror of the Gulf.  by Catherine Troxell Gonzalez.
Biography of coastal pirate for young readers. Lafitte and his men operated a "back-door" route through the bayous and bays to get around New Orleans with goods stolen from ships off the coast. He sided with Americans in the Battle of New Orleans when the British attempted to take the city, and now his name is on the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park.64 pages, drawings, map.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-89015-284-5. Order #: EAKI3777 cloth$6.95.

 

HISTORIC SPRINGS OF THE VIRGINIAS: a pictorial history. by Stan Cohen.
Describes 75 of the many spas that were popular resorts from late 1700s to early 1900s when these sites were declining. The springs themselves, hot baths, canoing, and tennis were among the attractions along with often-handsome architecture and gardens, Photographs, period engravings, ads of the time, maps, 216 large-format pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-933126-14-X. Order #: PIHI1571 paper$9.95.

 

THE LAST DAYS OF THE LATE, GREAT STATE OF CALIFORNIA. by Curt Gentry.
What would happen if California did, indeed, fall into the sea during an earthquake? After postulating just such an event, the author considers California in a variety of intriguing episodes revealing inconsistencies and incidents in the social, economic, and cultural aspects of the state and within its regions. "Gentry shows what California is by showing what America would not be without it." 416 pages.
Inventory = 5. ISBN: 0-89174-021-X. Order #: COMS0325 paper$6.95.

LIFE AND TIMES IN COLONIAL PHILADELPHIA. by Joseph J. Kelley, Jr..
History of the rapid growth of this city from 1640 to 1799 and the roles of the men and women who conceived the American concept of freedom. Presented as 13 essays reflecting the lives of important persons such as William Penn and Ben Franklin, the planning of the city-to-be, art and culture, Swedes and Quakers and other foreign influences, taverns, marriage, sex, and finally politics. Photographs, 256 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-8117-0949-3 1973. Dust jacket scuffed. Order #: STAC3299 cloth$16.95.

 

 

THE LIGHT-HOUSES OF THE UNITED STATES IN 1874. by Charles Nordhoff & Gustav Kobbe.
Showing lighthouses and keepers on all U.S. coasts--Pacific, Atlantic, Gulf, and Great Lakes, with three extra articles by Gustav Kobbe: "Life in a Lighthouse", and if that isn't lonely enough there comes "Life on the South Shoals Lightship". Last is "Heroism in the Lighthouse Service".
Here are four articles on that romantic historic aspect of the maritime industry--the lighthouse. The first is a history and survey of lighthouses to 1874, giving a look at the federal service that operated them and how the lighthouses were run as well as their importance to shipping when when a light was main--sometimes the only--navigational aid. Then there are insights into keepers' lives in one of the most exposed lighthouses ever built (Minot's Ledge outside Boston Harbor). Portrayed, too is the role played by offshore lights on anchored ships. And recalled, too, are dramas and devotion to fellow man and duty that must never be forgotten. First published at the pre-1900 time when lighthouses held greatest importance: Lighthouses remain intriguing for their function and dramatic vertical architecture, and are now historic, recalling dramas of the past. Many of the lighthouses described are in national and state park areas and are maintained as historic sites, with museums and visitor centers open to the public. In many you can still climb to the top for a view keepers once saw. A visit to one of these  is all the more meaningful with the insights gained from this collection of articles. 75 period engravings. 64 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = in stock in quantity. ISBN-10: 0-89646-086-X. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-086-7. Order #: VIST0086 paper$6.95.

LINCOLN MEMORIAL: a guide to the Lincoln Memorial, District of Columbia.
by E.J. Applewhite & Paul Angle.
National Park Service Handbook #129 to monument and history, with brief biography of Lincoln and his family plus Civil War involvement and his personality. Creation of the memorial and the statue of seated Lincoln. Describes the setting and the architecture and building of the structure plus early and modern events that took place there. Color illustrations, 48 pages.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-912627-28-X. 1986. Order #: USGB8817paper$4.95.

 

MEASURING AMERICA. by Andro Linklatr.
How America came to adopt a uniform system of weights and measures based on a then-traditonal system and not on decimal values. Following the war for freedom, the debts incurred winning that had to be paid, and land was to be the asset sold to raise money to do so. But some 100,000 units of measure were in place in the country and so Washington in his first presidential address to Congress proposed unification of measures as well as a monetary system. He, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, Alexander Hamilton and many others championed a system based on increments of ten, each measurement type based on some universal constant. However, the use by surveyors of the 22-yard chain both in America and Britain led us instead to the American Customary System, the last traditional system in the world. A thorough discussion of how these units were applied and their effect on American culture and life. 310 pages, illustrations, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-8027-1396-3. 2002. Order #: MISC2745 cloth$14.95.

MONTAUK POINT, LONG ISLAND: an 1872 visit. by Charles Parsons.
Oldest lighthouse in New York, from 1796, at The End, Long Island. Highlight of this early trip to the eastern tip of Long Island was the Montauk Lighthouse, picturesque beacon to aid early shipping. The author's transportation en route included boat trips and trekking through sand down the beach, past sites of shipwrecks. Hear of the early pastor who received some of his remuneration in the form of rights to parts of stranded whales! And learn of the history this spot already had by 1871. There were still Native Americans. Cattle-ranching was practiced. Now a New York State Park. Among the period illustrations of sailing ships, the lighthouse, and a graveyard, is a windmill, still standing today. 15 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = in stock in quantity. ISBN-10: 0-89646-082-7. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-082-9. Order #: VIST0082 paper$3.95.

MORE POTPOURRI. by E. Gretchenn Vandermeer.
Old recipes, cures, remedies and little-known hints. Cook apple grunt; get rid of bed bugs, weave flour sacks into rugs, dress a duck, cure meat, bring the bloom of health to sallow cheeks, use salicylic acid, make a paste for scrap books, and almost you-name-it. Illustrated with historic drawings/ 54 large-format pages.
Inventory = 4. ISBN: None. Order #: CAMB0251 paper$4.50.

 

MOUNT RUSHMORE: heritage of America (SD). Lincoln Borglum.
Idea behind memorial and carving history, by sculptor's son. 58 color photos, 48 large-format pages.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-916122-20-4. 1980. Third printing. Order #: KCPU 0720 paper$8.95.

 

 

MOUNTAIN HOME: the Walker family farmstead, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. by Robert R. Madden and T. Russell Jones.
Genealogy of the family and early history of the house's occupants, of the farmstead adjacent to the house, construction style of squared logs, layout of rooms and functions, furnishings, hand-made products, adaptation of the family to the mountain ways of living. Photographs, drawings 55pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 024-005-00671-1. 1977. Front cover top edge ragged. Order #: USGB9578 paper$9.50.

 

NATIONAL PARKS AND THE WOMAN'S VOICE: a history. by Polly Welts Kaufman.
Presents the story of women's contributions to the national parks, often told by the women themselves. Based on hundreds of interviews and includes information on women's history sites in the National Park System, evolution of a woman's ranger uniform, contributions by individual women and women's groups in the establishment of some parks. Includes the role of ranger wives. Photographs, 330 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-8263-1870-3. 2000. Order #: UNNM2723 paper$18.95.

 

 

NATIONAL PARKS OF WASHINGTON, D.C.: the story behind the scenery (DC). by Robert Fudge.
Wherever people go in Washington DC, they are not far from a National Park area.  These parks represent a remarkable array of places all with a treasure trove of stories giving expression to American values. 9x12, 48 pages, 59 color photos & 4 maps. 2006.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 088714-266-4. 20006. Order #: KCPU9521 paper 11.95.

 

 

NORTH AMERICA: a geography of the United States and Canada. by J. H. Paterson.
Thorough discussion of all aspects of this region including the broad physical regions, climate and geologic setting, peopling from Native Americans through immigrations to today, building the cities, the levels of government, land and water resources and their conservation, economics including transportation, agriculture, industry,regionalism, and character of each region with their pasts and prospects. Photographs and maps, 529 large-format pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-19-508058-0. 1994. Order #: MISC2708 cloth$24.95.

OLD LODGES AND HOTELS OF OUR NATIONAL PARKS. by Bill McMillon.
Complete history of the 22 lodges built in the late 19th or early 20th century for graceful and elegant living in incredible surroundings including national parks and areas that would become national parks. They often occupy premier spots within the most beautiful locations in the country. Narrates the history of each lodge as a part of the history of its park it resides in, and at which you make your stay while visiting the park. Among the lodges and hotels included: The Ahwahnee at Yosemite, Crater Lake Lodge, Furnace Creek Inn at Death Valley, Old Faithful Inn at Yellowstone, Paradise Inn at Mount Rainier, El Tovar at Grand Canyon, Le Conte Lodge at Great Smoky Mountains. These are examples of a style of architecture that has become know as parkatecture. Prices for reservations give a nostalgic look at 1962. Color and black-and-white photographs, 130 large-format pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-89651-551-6. 1983. Order #: ALAS9208 paper$4.95.

ON THE ROAD TO YELLOWSTONE: the Yellowstone Trail and American Highways 1900-1930. by Harold A. Meeks.
Before 1900 long distance travel in America and elsewhere was strictly a railroad phenomenon, but with improvements in the internal combustion engine, automobile travel gradually became popular. First a sporting activity for the wealthy, this new means of locomotion quickly spread to a greater consuming public and a cry for better roads swept across the land. This book traces the history of America's early roads (1900-1916) with an emphasis on the famous Yellowstone Trail that stretched from Boston to Seattle through the northern tier of states. 8 1/2"x11", 208 pages, 276 photos, maps, documents.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 1-57510-079-7. Order #: PIHI2765 paper$15.95.

 

PEACHTREE STREET, ATLANTA. by William B. Williford.
A portrait of Atlanta, Georgia, from Indian village to the railroad town of Terminus along the old Peachtree Trail. as it evolved from a village street to a bustling avenue and a capital of the South, the street remaining the heart of Atlanta. 189 pages.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-89716-006-7. 1975. Order #:MOCK3596 paper$1.75.

 

 

THE PIONEERS: or, The Sources of the Susquehanna. by James Fenimore Cooper.
Novel from 1823 set at a time only 10 years after the Revolutionary War when the frontier of white settlement is gradually advancing across the American continent to the Pacific, carrying with it pioneers, hunters, and trappers. The frontier setting is Upper New York State around Otsego Lake. 350 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-8049-0049-3. 1964. Order #: AIRM1071 paper$1.95.

 

 

PIONEER BEAUTY SECRETS: "old and new cosmetics from the kitchen" plus "garden and insect control". by Ferne Shelton.
Early beauty aids in America were made in settlements and frontier kitchens using herbs, honey, juices, vinegar, or other supplies on hand. Some came down from grandmothers; others came from new experiments. Before 1900 few commercially mixed cosmetics were available to the public but kitchen supplies were always plentiful enough to spare for the magic of beauty. As time passed store-bought items were added to improve older mixtures such as glycerine, oils, etc. and later ready-to-use products became widely available However some of the earlier grooming aids are still enjoyed for various reasons--surprisingly simple mixtures. Today's woman can wisely choose the best of old and new. Try Kitchen Wrinkle Cream, Herbal Tonic Bath, Tonic for Red Noses, Calamity Cream, Mary's Foot Cream, and many more. Drawings, 24 pages.
Inventory = 7. ISBN: None. 1970. by Hutcraft. Order #: HUTC0630 paper$3.95.

PIONEER COMFORTS AND KITCHEN REMEDIES: old-timey highland secrets from the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains. by Ferne Shelton.
America's first settlers were able from their Old World lives able to recognize and use many coastal plants. In the Appalachians they found great variety of plants some of which could be used for food, medicine, and comforts. Much has bee learned about medieval herb lore but the old-timey remedies listed here are neither suggested nor recommended. Chapters include beverages and wines, coughs and colds, aches and pains, miscellaneous miseries, perfumes, dyeing with natural colors, plants as insecticides, and lucky charms. Carrots were said to make strong eyes, horseradish was for dropsy, sage was good for loose teeth. Drawings, 24 pages.
Inventory = 11. ISBN: None. 1965. by Hutcraft. DAMAGED--1" x 1" of upper left corner of book (covers and all pages) is missing, but contents are intact. Order #: HUTC2834 paper$3.95.

PIONEER COOKBOOK: favorite campfire and kitchen recipes from early America. by Ferne Shelton.
Includes many traditional recipes made from roots, barks, leaves, and plants gathered from the woods--as well as meats such as rabbits, 'possums, birds, venison, bear, elk, etc.--depending on the skill of the gatherer or the luck of the hunter or fisher. There is blackberry nectar, locust beer, Indian pumpkin bread, hoarhound candy, long johns, roast duck, chuck wagon chops, fish cakes,, campfire corn roast, rhubarb pie, fisherman's muddle, homesteader;s beef stew--all arranged in categories of beverages and wines, breads, candy, cookies, desserts and puddings, meats, vegetables, pickles/preserves/relishes, pies and pastries, soups and stews. There are also wagon train remedies for foot corns, insect stings, sunburn, colic, and more. Drawings, 32 pages.
Inventory = 9. ISBN: None. 1973. Order #: HUTC0625 paper$3.95.

PIONEER LUCKY STONES: gem and mineral lore. by Ferne Shelton.
For centuries legends and myths told the special significance of different stones...We now classify many of those early beliefs as superstitions and folklore and today jewels are enjoyed more for their personal and sentimental value. But for anybody who wears gems and jewelry, the legends and lore of earlier times might still entertain and awaken the sense of wonder. Includes gem customs, shapes and symbols, lucky stones, days-of-the-week stones, color superstitions, gems for names, state stones, birth and anniversary stones. Drawings, 24 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: None. 1974. Order #: HUTC2833 paper$3.95.

 

PIONEER PROVERBS: wit and wisdom from early America. by Mary Turner.
Some of the old sayings in this collection may already be familiar to you, for whether serious or saucy, hundreds of proverbs have endured for generations and were a prominent part of life in early America. Contents include friendship, relationships, money, luck, pleasures, simple communication, love and marriage, and more: "pick your friends, but not to pieces"; "three may keep a secret if two of them are dead; "a little nothing will get you nowhere"'; 'mix a little folly with your serious thoughts"; "nothing is so new as has long been forgotten". Drawings, 24 pages.
Inventory = 3. ISBN: None. 1971. Order #: HUTC2836 paper$3.95.

 

PIONEER SUPERSTITIONS: old-timey signs and sayings. by Ferne Shelton.
The first American settlers from Europe came from many different countries, each bringing their own native folklore and legends, reflecting the handed down customs, omens, and wisdom of centuries. There was often a saying or rhyme to fit or explain almost any occasion. These sayings were an important part of life in early America. Superstitions are presented in chapters of weather signs, healers, garden crops, love and marriage, weddings, for housewives, New Year's signs, childrens' sayings, lucky charms: "It is a sign of rain if tree leaves show undersides"; "Severe weather ahead if there is a big crop of walnuts"; a horseshoe hung props up keeps witches away; wedding good luck comes if the couple stands with their feet parallel to cracks in the floor; seeing a white cat on the road is good luck; to have good luck for a new year, wear red garters. Drawings, 24 pages.
Inventory = 11. ISBN: None. 1969. Order #: HUTC2837 paper$3.95.

PIONEERS in PETTICOATS: Yosemite's early women, 1856-1900. by Shirley Sargent. Introduction by Francis P. Farquhar.
Cover photograph: Kitty Tatch and friend on the Overhanging Rock at Glacier Point, 1901. 80 large-format pages, 60 illustrations, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: None. Order: # GRWE7467paper$9.95.

 

 

PLANTATIONS OF LOUISIANA. by Jess DeHart.
Guides the traveler on tours of homes throughout the state and offers historical briefs and also introduces the basic architectural styles of Louisiana plantations (such as Creole Classic, Louisiana Greek Revival, Louisiana Colonial), featuring over 300. Describes architectural styles of Louisiana plantation homes--how to recognize them, their significance, and their locations to help understand this important link with the region's history. Illustrated, 13 maps, 176 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-88289-338-6. Order #: PELI2813 paper$14.95.

POWER IN THE CITY: decision making in San Francisco. by Frederick M. Wirt.
Historically informed observations of San Francisco that treat not only internal political affairs--but also city, county, state, and federal relations as well, providing an integrated political picture. What emerges is a segmented decision-making system responsive to shifting groups and alliances of powerful outside forces and of diminishing local autonomy. Tells us in a subtle way that the study of urban politics has come of age. 417 pages.
Inventory = 1. SBN:  0-520-03640-9. 1978. Order #: UNCA3712 paper$6.95.

 

 

PRESERVATION EASEMENTS: a legal mechanism for protecting cultural resources. by State Historical Society of Colorado.
A technical report for use by professionals in the field of finding mechanisms such as easements for protecting heritage properties. Numerous appendixes providing forms and letters for use in applying for easements.176 large-format pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-942576-28-4  1984. Scuffed covers. Order #: COHI3345 paper$27.50.

 

 

THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. by Hugh H. Sidey.
Concise portrayals--education, politics, elections, actions in office, war involvements, personalities, religion, family. With official portraits of all US Presidents--Washington to Clinton. 44 color illustrations, 94 pages.
Inventory = 1.ISBN: 0-912308-48-6. 1994. Order #: INPU9058 paper$9.95.

See also The First Ladies INPU9204.

 

RANCH LIFE IN THE FAR WEST (SD). by Theodore Roosevelt.
After being president, Roosevelt stated "I would not have been president had it not been for my experience in North Dakota" And so here are his experiences, as he wrote about them, of cattle, ranching, sheriff's work, hunting game, and frontier types. Tales of round-ups, breaking broncos, and arresting thieves are included, as well as the harshness of the winters on his Elkhorn Ranch, much of which is now in the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park. Foreword is by park naturalist Gerard T. Altoff. Reprinted from 1888 and 1893. Illustrated primarily with engravings done by Frederic Remington for the original publication. 96 large-format pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = in stock in quantity. ISBN-10: 0-89646-034-7. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-034-8. Order #: VIST0034 paper$9.95.

 

 

RENDEZVOUS AT THE ALAMO. by Virgil E. Baugh.
Highlights in the lives of Bowie, Crockett, and Travis and how they came from different paths to a common fate in l836 when this San Antonio mission fell to the Mexican army--amid heroism and self-sacrifice. 265 pages, illustrated, index..
Inventory = 6. ISBN: 0-8032-6074-1. Order #:UNNE1956 paper$13.95.

 

RUSH FOR RICHES: gold fever and the making of California. by J. S. Holliday.
Here is the story of California's founding era--four decades of the 19th century that shaped the state perhaps for all time to come. Describes transformation from the quietude of a Mexican hinterland to the forefront of entrepreneurial capitalism. The book recreates the masculine world of mining camps and rough cities, gold mining from treasure hunt to vast industry, the plunder of virgin rivers and vast forests, and feats of engineering of breathtaking scope. Tells of the ambitious persons who brought the transcontinental railroad, of timber barons, gamblers, and farmers and how the latter contested some of the former to ensure their place. Nearly 250 illustrations, 100 in color, and many of historical character, maps, 355 large-format pages, index. Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-520-21402-1. 1999. Order #:UNCA2719 paper$35.00.

SAN ANTONIO: a historical and pictorial guide. by Charles Ramsdell.
Past and present of this distinctive Texan city: historic districts, missions, museums, scenic features, sights. Churches, bridges, missions including the Alamo, museums, Mexican and Spanish influence. 123 illustrations,  8 maps, 320 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-292-77605-5. Order #: UNTX4728 paper$8.95.

SIGNALS OF THE SEA AND HEROES OF THE SURF: the epic story of America's light-houses and life-savers, written at their heyday. by Arthur Hewitt and John R. Spears.
Two of the most romantic traditions of the sea are here combined to form the content of this book--light-houses and life-savers. Stories of the work of the keepers and savers span the range from daytime monotony, and even loneliness, between storms, to the thrill of daring sea rescues in raging winter surf. Through all, dedication of the men involved shines as brightly as the lights they tended and as steadily as their massive surfboats while heading through the breakers to sea. Reprinted from The Outlook for 1903 and 1904. Good reading for anyone intending to visit the many lighthouses and life-saving stations maintained as historic sites on all U.S. coasts. Period engravings. 24 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = in stock in quantity. ISBN-10: 0-89646-088-6. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-088-1. Order #: VIST0088 paper$4.95.

STEPPING STONES: the Pilgrims' own story. by Adelia White Notson and Robert Carver Notson.
Stepping stones begins with the Pilgrim society in England and its removal to Holland before embankment to America. In their history they carefully formulated the principles by which they wished to associate and in the process invented the American democratic system. We learn of their interest in God and of the economic contracts they entered. Their story is presented in four sections, with each illuminated by contemporaries and with their compacts, journals, and documents that led to practices of American government today. "Not only did the Pilgrims struggle against the bitterest of hardships, but they reached for principles that were to survive and become the sinews of a nation." Drawings, map, bibliography, 205 pages, index.
Inventory= 1. ISBN; 0-8323-0453-0, 1987. Order #: BIMO 1232 cloth$19.95.

THE STORY OF MOUNT DESERT ISLAND. by Samuel Eliot Morison.
Highlights of the island's history from the time when Abnaki Indians came in summer for fishing, then discovery by Champlain in 1604, a century and a half of rivalry between English and French, settlement by New Englanders in 1761. Way of life of these Mount Deserters is explored as they exploited the island's resources where a single man "could be fisherman, sailor, farmer, lumberman, shipwright, and quarryman rolled into one, and master of all". Island shipping is featured--coastwise trading schooners, passenger steamers, and modern racing yachts. Historical photographs, bibliography, appendix of place names. 81 pages.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: None. 1960. Jacket cover scuffed. Order #: ACPU3192 cloth$15.00.

THE STORY OF THE HOMESTEAD ACT. by Conrad Stein.
Children's history of how the opening of land to settlement encouraged Americans to move into new areas and develop new ways of living. Securing and developing a a homestead, sod houses, travel by wagon, frontier farming and ranching. Illustrated, 31 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-516-04616-9. Order #: CHIL2057 paper$3.95.

 

#THE STRIPES AND STARS: the evolution of the American flag. Boleslaw & Mastai.
Chronology of flags and the periods which used them, leading to America's present flag. 71p, color Illustrated.
Inventory = Check stock. ISBN: 0-88360-001-3. Order #: MISC6835 paper$9.95.

STRUGGLE AND SURVIVAL IN COLONIAL AMERICA. by David G. Sweet & Gary B. Nash.
Stories of 23 individual inhabitants of Spanish, English, and Portuguese colonies in the New World between the 16th and 19th centuries. Persons of both genders and all classes and races of colonial society deal creatively and pragmatically with the challenges of their social world, not always successful. Includes a priest, a slave, a millwright and others. Illustrations, 406 pages.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-520-04501-7. Order #: UNCA1603 paper$9.95.

 

THE SUMMER LAND. by Burke Davis.
Novel of the tender and hilarious story of Fax Starling growing up in North Carolina tobacco country around 1916: a loving family of red-soil tobacco farmers, with chapter like "Good Men Don't Cheat--Much", "The Teacher Comes". and "Jimroe Goes Too Far." 223 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-345-24374-9. 1975. Order #: MOCK3592 paper$1.50.

 

THEODORE ROOSEVELT: the story behind the scenery (ND)--paper. Schoch.
Eroded bluffs, wildlife, human story of ND park once ranched by Roosevelt. 42 color photos, 32 large-format pages.
Inventory = 3. ISBN: 0-916122-13-1. 1979. Second printing. Order #: KCPU0737 paper$8.95.

 

 

THEODORE ROOSEVELT: the story behind the scenery (ND)--cloth. Schoch.
Eroded bluffs, wildlife, human story of ND park once ranched by Roosevelt. 42 color photos, 32 large-format pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-916122-38-7. 1979. Second printing. Order #: KCPU5869 cloth$14.95.

 

 

 

THE TREE ARMY:a pictorial history of the Civilian Conservation Corps, 1933-1942 (book). by Stan Cohen.
The New Deal programs of President Franklin D. Roosevelt changed the life of every American from the time of his inauguration in 1933 down to the present. There is general agreement that one of the best programs—and certainly one that left a remarkable visual legacy of conservation work—was the Civilian Conservation Corps. 8 1/2"x 11", 192 pages, 193 photos.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-933126-11-5. Order #: PIHI5797 paper$14.95.

 

#THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: our way of life.
Inventory = Check stock. ISBN: . IDAHO3415 paper$4.95.

THE UNITED STATES LIFE-SAVING SERVICE--1880: predecessor to today's Coast Guard. by J. H. Merryman.
Story of chain of life-saving stations that once lined all U.S. coasts--Atlantic, Gulf, Great Lakes, Pacific--with rescue dramas, apparatus and technique used by heroic federal surfmen. The U.S. Life-saving Service was at its heyday when this material was written in 1880. Shipping was a busy industry among the seaport cities, yet navigation was often unsure, and storms poorly predicted. Wrecks were all too common; ships in peril were even run toward shore to founder them where they would be closer to possible rescue. A chain of life-saving stations on all four U.S. coasts was therefore established to save lives. Accounts of heroism at these lonely outposts remain amazing--and chilling. Our author was chief inspector of the board examining these station's crews. He tells of the organization of the Service, the desperate need for the life saving function, of rescues, and of rescue methods and apparatus. Today many of these stations are maintained as historic reminders of past deeds, and several are in parks and/or include museums. Some provide demonstrations of how rescues were made in the surf and by lifeboats. Read this book and visit one or several of the stations on any coast for an appreciation of the life-saving service heritage. 79 period illustrations. 64 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = in stock in quantity. ISBN-10: 0-89646-071-1. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-071-3. Order #: VIST0071 paper$6.95.

VANDERBILT MANSION NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE (NY). by Charles W. Snell.
National Park Service Historical Handbook Series No 32. Story of Vanderbilt family and mansion with details of building and grounds plus history of how wealth was obtained through shipping and railroads. Site is at Hyde Park, New York along the Hudson River. The mansion and its rooms and furnishings are described as well as outbuildings including the elegant coach house and the grounds. Includes tips on visiting the site. Historical photographs and map, 52 pages.
Inventory = 3. ISBN: 024-005-00956-6. 1961. Order #: USGB2453 paper$4.95.

 

THE VOYAGEUR'S HIGHWAY. by Grace Lee Nute.
This "highway" was the route from Lake Superior along inland waterways to the Minnesota North Country--partly through the joint international Boundary Waters Wilderness. A dependable source on the history of the fur trade, mining of the Iron Range, and logging in the region. Chapters include "Boundary Routes and Disputes", "Famous Men of the Border", "Fur Trading Companies", "Voyageurs", "Border Indians", "Logging Days". It is the story of explorers, fur trappers, missionaries, map makers, lumberjacks, miners, conservationists, naturalists--and the trials, perils, and rewards they faced in and received from this land of water trails. Persons exploring this still-wild world today can add another dimension to their visits by knowing of the story of earlier generations. Photographs, bibliography, chronology, maps, 131 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-87351-006-2. 1999. Order #: MISC2725 paper$19.99.

A WALKER'S GUIDE TO HARPERS FERRY, WEST VIRGINIA. by Dave Gilbert.
See remnants from the past of this historically important town where the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers come together to flow through a break, or "water gap" in ridges of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Here was the site of extensive water-powered and coal-fired factories, a federal armory, and a firehouse where John Brown and some brave followers attempted to start a movement they felt would speedily free America's enslaved humans. There is also the C&O Canal and its locks, which raised boats 605 feet in its 184 1/2 miles. Text includes the Robert Harper's ferry, too, which gave the place its name. Geologic aspects and natural trees are also covered, controverting to its scenic appeal. 28 photos, 11 maps, 80 pages.
Inventory= Check stock. ISBN: 0-933126-28-X. Out of print. 1984. Order #: PIHI2793 paper$7.95.

 

#WHERE INDUSTRY FAILED: water-powered mills at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Gilbert.
60 photos and maps, 92 large-format pages. Out of print.
Inventory=Check stock. ISBN: 0-933126-49-2. Order #: PIHI5548 paper$9.95.

WHITE HOUSE LADIES: fascinating tales and colorful curiosities. by Webb Garrison.
Here are the U.S. presidents' wives from Martha Washington to Hillary Clinton; public roles these women have played and their private accomplishments and peculiarities, naturally providing insights into the presidents, too. Some rode horses, some painted, some chose china dishware. There were even some marriages in the White House. Photographs, 256 pages, index.
Inventory=1. 1-55853-417-2. 1996. ex-library with owner signature and scuffed covers. Order #: MISC1044 paper$12.99.

 

WHITMAN MISSION NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE: here they labored among the Cayuse Indians (WA). by Erwin N. Thompson.
Describes early travel west on Oregon Trail of Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, their missionary activities with local Indians and the life and culture of the natives including the mission they built in Washington, efforts made to secure assistance from  church including trips to the east, layout and functions of rooms and outbuildings, artifacts recovered. Reports the effect of measles epidemic that killed half the tribe, arrival of emigrants who became settlers and the resultant dissatisfaction with Whitmans who were in part blamed for these ills, and the resultant massacre by the Indians of the Whitmans. Photographs and drawings (some historical), maps, suggested readings, 92 pages,
Inventory =2; otherwise out of print. ISBN: 024-005-00186-7. 1964. Slight soiling of covers. Order #: USGB2454 paper$6.95.

 

A WILLIAMSBURG HORNBOOK. Wise.
Mini-encyclopedia to this colonial city. Photos, 128 pages.
Inventory = 6. ISBN: 0-8117-1203-6. Order #: STAC1383 paper$9.95.

 

WIND CATCHERS: American windmills of yesterday and tomorrow. by Volta Torrey.
Presents an historical overview of the development of wind power in this country during the last century and also considers wind power as an alternative energy source; gives insight into the beginnings of a new revolution of use of wind and thus a good historical reference. Photos, 237 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-8289-0438-3. 1976. Order #: STGR3582 paper$9.95.

 

 

WORTHWHILE PLACES: correspondence of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Horace M. Albright. edited by Joseph W. Ernst.
Illustrates a remarkable public-private partnership that helped shape our national park system, documented through 211 letters covering a 36-year period. Rockefeller and Albright shared a common concern and love of America;s natural had historic heritage and combined the opportunities of both the private sector by Rockefeller and the public one of Albright, a National Park Service director who remained active in parks conservation his entire life. Parks involved include--in some cases as to their establishment: Acadia, Grand Teton, Great Smoky Mountains, Yosemite, Virgin Islands as well as other areas such as the California Big Trees, Florida's Bald Cypress Swamp, and Virginia's Colonial Williamsburg. Photographs, maps, 366 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-8032-1330-7. 1991. Order #: MISC2732 paper$14.95.

 

 

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