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Declaration of Independence Playing Cards July 4th, 1776
Each card has a different signer of the Declaration of Independence
$6.00
The Pocket Guide to Green Depression Era Glass (Schiffer Book for Collectors) by Monica Lynn Clements
During the Great Depression, glass companies turned to machine made methods to produce inexpensive, colorful glass for the table and kitchen. Green was a popular color for this glassware and its popularity is very evident today among collectors. This book, the first of its kind to extensively cover only Depression...
$16.95
A Museum of Early American Tools by Eric Sloane
This absorbing and profusely illustrated book describes in detail scores of early American tools and the wooden and metal artifacts made with them. Informally and expressively written, the text covers bulding tools and methods; farm and kitchen implements; and the tools of curriers, wheelwrights, coopers, blacksmiths, coachmakers, loggers, tanners, and...
$11.95
Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy by Nathaniel Philbrick
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Travels with George . . . is quintessential Philbrick—a lively, courageous, and masterful achievement.” —The Boston Globe Does George Washington still matter? Bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick argues for Washington’s unique contribution to the forging of America by retracing his journey as a new president through all thirteen former colonies, which were...
$30.00
Revolutionary Friends: General George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette by Selene Castrovilla (Author), Drazen Kozjan (Illustrator)
Society of School Librarians International Book Award Honor California Reading Association Eureka! Nonfiction Honor Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year Booklist Top Ten Biography for Youth Young fans of the smash Broadway hit "Hamilton" will enjoy this narrative nonfiction picture book story about the important friendship between...
$16.95
Soldier Song: A True Story of the Civil War by Debbie Levy
Amid the fearsome battles of the Civil War, both Union and Confederate soldiers were urged onward by song. There were songs to wake them up and songs to call them to bed, Songs to ready them for battle and to signal their retreat, Songs to tell them that their side...
$18.99
When Washington Crossed the Delaware: A Wintertime Story for Young Patriots by Lynne Cheney (Author), Peter M. Fiore (Illustrator)
Christmas night, 1776, was a troubled time for our young country. In the six months since the Declaration of Independence had been signed, General George Washington and his troops had suffered defeat after defeat at the hands of the British. It looked as though our struggle for independence might be...
$7.99
Worst of Friends: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and the True Story of an American Feud by Suzanne Tripp Jurmain (Author), Larry Day (Illustrator)
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were good friends with very different personalities. But their differing views on how to run the newly created United States turned them into the worst of friends. They each became leaders of opposing political parties, and their rivalry followed them to the White House. Full...
$17.99
Attracting Garden Pollinators by Jean Vernon
Attracting Garden Pollinators is a friendly, accessible, information packed guide to gardening for and with pollinators. Pollinators are in trouble, but our gardens can help. Gardens represent a vast, varied ‘nature reserve’ packed with plants rich in nectar and pollen to sustain these delicate creatures. This book explores the role that...
$25.00
Our Edible Toadstools and Mushrooms: A Selection of Thirty Native Food Varieties, Easily Recognizable By Their Marked Individualities, With Simple … of Poisonous Species (Cooking in America)
The collection of edible mushrooms has long been both a necessity and a hobby for many Americans. William Gibson's beautifully illustrated 1895 work is a basic reference to thirty common edible mushroom varieties with information on how to identify them and differentiate them from poisonous varieties. He also provides a...
$25.95
Do’s and Don’ts of Yesteryear: A Treasury of Early American Folk Wisdom by Eric Slone
A delightful mixture of early American know-how and good old-fashioned gentility, Eric Sloane's Do's and Don'ts captures the spirit of bygone America in words and pictures. Combining two of the beloved folk historian's nostalgic how-to guides, this collection offers vintage, homespun advice that recalls "the joy of doing things not...
$14.95
The Journey Forward by James Sagan
Story of the journey of a Celtic family in British America that entwines with American historical facts.
$25.00