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A popular guidebook during the western expansion and a valuable collectible today, The Emigrants Guide was first published in 1845. While the book introduced those heading west to the beauty and habitable nature of the Pacific coast, it had considerable shortcomings - it was the guide used by the ill-fated Donner Party. As a corrective, Randolph Marcy published a more accurate guide, The Prairie Traveler (also available from Applewood Books).
Field Book of Wild Birds and Their Music
9781557095183
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In this beautifully written and well-illustrated guide to birds' songs from 1904, Mathews describes 127 bird species, mostly of Eastern United States, and their songs. This fieldbook contains descriptions of the physical characteristics and habits of each, as well as detailed comments on their songs and calls. He includes musical scores of at least two songs for each species.
Fire: Zest for Life Boxed Set
9781429094856
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A curated boxed set of three Inspirational Books: A Short Biography of Frida Kahlo, Fire, A Short Biography of Pablo Picasso
First Ladies of the United States Crossword Puzzles
9780988288508
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Learn about twelve first ladies, from Martha Washington to Michelle Obama, in twelve crossword puzzles. Grab a pencil, open this book, and discover fascinating facts about their lives and legacies, and the changing role of First Lady throughout U.S. history.
Floral Birthday Book
9781557093851
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This reproduction of a Victorian birthday reminder book entwines flowers and their emblems with great poetry. Three hundred and sixty-five color engravings grace this little book--which is perfect for keeping track of birthdays or anniversaries. Each day of the year is beautifully illustrated with a flower and a quote from a poem.
Florida, St. John and Ocklawaha Rivers
9781429096423
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A small-format facsimile of Picturesque America's issue on the Florida Coast
Flower Fables
9781557099549
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A collection of illustrated fairy stories from Louisa May Alcott--the author who brought us Little Women . Originally published in 1854, this collection of fables was inspired by Louisa's time spent in the woods around Walden Pond--a spot endearingly named "Fairyland" by Walden's own Henry David Thoreau. Young Louisa collected these fairy fables into a volume dedicated to her friend Ellen Emerson, the daughter of Ralph Waldo Emerson. This volume--published under the title, Flower Fables --was Louisa's first published book. Applewood Books has partnered with Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House to publish this commemorative hardcover edition on the 150th anniversary of its first publication.
Food Problem
9781429010573
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In this 1917 work, Kellogg and Taylor look deeply at the international problem of food production and distribution, particularly at a time of war, in order to understand and solve these problems for future generations.
For the Nature Lover Assorted Books
9781429094924
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Fortune Teller and Dreamer's Dictionary
9781557093097
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Originally published in 1863, The Fortune Teller and Dreamer's Dictionary by Madame LeMarchand--a "celebrated Parisian fortune teller"--is a little gem of occult knowledge. Readers will learn to tell fortunes using dice or ordinary playing cards, read tea leaves and coffee grounds, interpret dreams, make charms, read palms, and much, much more. The contents include the "Lady's Love Oracle," as well as the "Art of discovering Truth from Falsehood, Augury of the Flower, Charms and Ceremonies, and How to tell fortunes by Moles." There are also instructions for telling a person's character by assigning numerical values to the letters in his or her name, adding the numbers, and referring to the number in the book's chart. Filled with diagrams and illustrations to supplement and clarify the written text, this is a reissue of a rare and unusual Civil War-era book.
Garden of Herbs
9781429010856
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Eleanour Rohde was a well-known gardener and garden historian with a passion for herbs and herb gardens. In this 1922 book, Rohde provides readers with a complete, yet concise, guide to herbs--from creating an herb garden to using the herbs in various recipes including teas, syrups, conserves, pies, wines, waters, and perfumes. As well as illustrations of historic herbal knot gardens, the volume also contains interesting bits of herbal lore from throughout the ages. The work concludes with a chronological listing of key herbal texts from the fifteenth through the twentieth century.
General Maxims of Teaching
9781429095433
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Amos Bronson Alcott, a transcendentalist philosopher and early American educator, first penned his 58 Maxims for Teaching in 1826. These collected words of wisdom and counsel guided his own educational techniques, and later informed his teaching practices at Boston's Temple School.
George Washington's Farewell Address
9781557094544
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On September 17,1796, George Washington announced that he would leave the presidency. His famous farewell address encapsulates a view of the Union, the Constitution, and good citizenship that is an important part of American political thought today.
Georgia Slave Narratives
9781557090133
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The view that slavery could best be described by those who had themselves experienced it personally has found expression in several thousand commentaries, autobiographies, narratives, and interviews with those who "endured." Although most of these accounts appeared before the Civil War, more than one-third are the result of the ambitious efforts of the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) to interview surviving ex-slaves during the 1930s. The result of these efforts was the Slave Narrative Collection--a group of autobiographical accounts of former slaves that today stands as one of the most enduring and noteworthy achievements of the WPA. Compiled in seventeen states during the years 1936-38, the collection consists of more than two thousand interviews with former slaves, most of them first-person accounts of slave life and the respondents' own reactions to bondage. The interviews afforded aged ex-slaves an unparalleled opportunity to give their personal accounts of life under the "peculiar institution," to describe in their own words what it felt like to be a slave in the United States. --Norman R. Yetman, American Memory, Library of Congress This paperback edition of selected Georgia narratives is reprinted in facsimile from the typewritten pages of the interviewers, just as they were originally typed.
Gettysburg Address
9781557090737
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The Gettysburg Address was delivered on the afternoon of November 19, 1863 by Abraham Lincoln at the dedication of the battlefield of the Civil War's bloodiest battle. Included in this edition is the Bliss text of the address, contemporary reactions, and other important documents relating to this moving speech by one of America's most beloved Presidents.
Goops and How to Be Them
9781557093929
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The Goops they lick their fingers,/And the Goops they lick their knives, /They spill their broth on the tablecloth -/Oh, they lead disgusting lives! The rhymes and drawings in this hilarious introduction to manners for children still amuse and educate 100 years later, providing lessons valuable today and shedding light on turn-of-the-century American mores.
Gospel of Wealth
9781557094711
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This classic breakthrough essay by Andrew Carnegie about the responsibilities of those of great means to use their wealth for the good of society first appeared in the North American Review in 1898.
Great American Decades Puzzle Book
9781945187247
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200 puzzles covering the events, pop culture, trends, and more of the last 100 years in America.
Great American Mid-Atlantic Road Trip Puzzle Book
9781945187186
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Grab a pencil and take a trip around the Mid-Atlantic, whether by car or couch. You are sure to discover unique, weird, and inspiring places to enhance your journey. These fun and challenging puzzles will engage travelers both young and old! Inside you will find puzzles themed around Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington D.C., and West Virginia.
Great American Midwestern Road Trip Puzzle Book
9781945187209
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Grab a pencil and take a trip around the Midwest, whether by car or couch. You are sure to discover unique, weird, and inspiring places to enhance your journey. These fun and challenging puzzles will engage travelers both young and old! Inside you will find puzzles themed around Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Great American Movie Night Puzzle Book
9781945187605
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Grab your popcorn and a pencil! In Great American Movie Night Puzzle Book , work your way through puzzles themed around America's real favorite pastime. Test your movie knowledge with puzzles like Movies about Theatre, Colorful Titles, Acting Presidents, Buddy Cops, and Best Picture.Featuring 200 puzzles packed to the brim with information about iconic, beloved, and lesser-known films, this book will help you exercise your mind while finding your new favorite movie. Perfect for in the car, on the couch, or anywhere else, take this book with you wherever you go. Hours of entertainment await movie buffs and novices alike!
Great American New England Road Trip Puzzle Book
9781945187179
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Grab a pencil and take a trip around New England, whether by car or couch. You are sure to discover unique, weird, and inspiring places to enhance your journey. These fun and challenging puzzles will engage travelers both young and old! Inside you will find puzzles themed around Connecticut, Maine, Massachussets, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Great American Northwestern Road Trip Puzzle Book
9781945187216
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Grab a pencil and take a trip around the Northwest, whether by car or couch. You are sure to discover unique, weird, and inspiring places to enhance your journey. These fun and challenging puzzles will engage travelers both young and old! Inside you will find puzzles themed around Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming.
Great American Puzzle Book
9781945187124
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Over 300 puzzles from our Great Moments in American History, providing fun for young and old alike!
Great American Puzzle Book
9781945187087
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Over 200 puzzles from our Great Moments in American History providing fun for young and old alike!
Great American Road Trip Puzzle Book
9781945187148
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200 puzzles about traveling on America's greatest road trips providing fun for young and old alike!
Great American Southeastern Road Trip Puzzle Book
9781945187162
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Grab a pencil and take a trip around the Southeast, whether by car or couch. You are sure to discover unique, weird, and inspiring places to enhance your journey. These fun and challenging puzzles will engage travelers both young and old!Inside you will find puzzles themed around Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
Great Americans Quote Book Set (w/o sc)
9785559109367
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Great Law of Peace
9781557090430
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Both a narrative and a constitution, the Great Law of Peace established the governance system of the Iroquois Confederacy. Its powerful themes of justice, cooperation, grief, health, and peace continue to inspire today. An oral constitution, the Great Law of Peace was recorded on wampum belts and ratified by the Haudenosaunee (comprised of the Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and later, the Tuscarora peoples) long before European settlers arrived in America. Cultural heroes Haiwatha and the Great Peacemaker, Deganawida, are credited with creating the Great Law of Peace . It begins with a folklore-filled history of the Iroquois peoples dating back nearly a millennium. The constitution portion of the Great Law of Peace institutes a federalist democracy with separation of powers, a bicameral legislature, equal rights for women, and many other notable attributes. The Great Law of Peace ends with descriptions of ceremonies such as funerals and appointing new chiefs. The Great Law of Peace is known to have influenced Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, and other framers of the United States Constitution. In 1988, Congress passed a concurrent resolution that officially acknowledged the "contribution of the Iroquois Confederacy of Nations to the Development of the United States Constitution." This handsome hardcover edition of the Great Law of Peace is the perfect gift for anyone interested in indigenous law, United States history, and the creation of a more harmonious, just society.
Haney's Base Ball Book of Reference
9781557095954
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The Revised Rules of Baseball for 1867 together with full instructions for umpires and scorers, and also for pitching, batting, and fielding.
Harper's Weekly April 20, 1861
9781557096234
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Facsimile newspapers of the original Harper's Weekly from the Civil War Era, faithfully reproduced on acid-free paper. The issues are filled with news, commentary, images, political cartoons, and advertisements, giving not only the important moments of Civil War America, but also some of the mundane details that make history fascinating.
Harriet Tubman
9781557092175
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One of America's most important women, Harriet Tubman was a former slave who led a heroic struggle more bravely and more successfully than any other to liberate African-Americans from slavery.
History of the U.S. Told in One Syllable
9781429020640
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Books containing words of one syllable proliferated in the late nineteenth century as a way to teach children to read. Today, these books still serve that purpose and are very popular with homeschoolers and parents as a way to promote reading. In this popular book from 1884, one-syllable words tell the history of the struggles and triumphs of the United States, touching on historic highlights from the land's sighting by Norsemen, through the times of the Pilgrims, and the Indian, Revolutionary and Civil Wars. Patriotic, informative, and historical, with multi-syllable words broken up into single syllables, this children's book remains a useful educational tool for teaching American history. Author Josephine Pollard wrote several one-syllable history books for children, as well as numerous juvenile biblical stories. Her "History of the United States" includes half a dozen illustrations of key events, and can be appreciated by book-lovers and history-lovers of any age.
Hospital Sketches
9780918222787
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This is Alcott's account of her experiences as a nurse during the Civil War in a Washington D.C. hospital. The sketches are taken "from letters hastily written in the few leisure moments of a very busy life," and so maintain the immediacy and force of their author.
How Girls Can Help Their Country
9781557095220
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Originally published in 1913, this is a fascinating reproduction of the first American Girl Scout Handbook. Author W.J. Hoxie--a naturalist--included tips and tricks for provisioning a camp, tying knots, tending the injured, and telling time by the stars. In 1916, How Girls Can Help Their Country was adapted by Juliette Low into a newer version of the Girl Scout Handbook. The ranks of the American Girl Scouts have grown from the original eighteen members to the millions of members still active today. Through the decades, each Girl Scout has used some edition of the handbook to learn about everything from camping and first-aid, to "housewifery" and patriotism. Although the roles of women have changed over the years, the importance of the handbook has not. Complete with photographs and diagrams, this centennial edition serves as a reference for life in the times of the great-, great-great-, or even great-great-great-grandmothers of today's Girl Scouts.