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by Charles Nordhoff. Softbound, 448 pages,5" x 8". An intriguing look at America’s many unique collective communities. A firsthand account published in 1875 as The Communistic Societies of the United States, while all the early major communities were still thriving. Text covers the Amana Society, the Shakers, the Harmonists, Separatists of Zoar, the Oneida and Wallingford Perfectionists, the Aurora and Bethel Communes, the Icarians, and many others.
by Rodney Leftwich. Softbound, 157 pages, 6" x 9". Extensive photos and text explain the hows and whys of traditional crafts as carried on by the Cherokee people today. Subjects include basketry, pottery, weaving, wood, stone, metal and feather crafts and much more.
Softbound, 160 pages, 8" x 11". An unabridged republication of Illustrated Catalogue of Carriages, Sleighs, Harness, Saddles, &c., published by Lawrence, Bradley & Pardee, New Haven, CT., 1862. Contains over 220 finely detailed engravings of mid-19th century carriages and sleighs. Accompanied by descriptions and prices, these elegant illustrations comprise not only a rich source of copyright-free art for today's commercial artist and advertiser, but an intriguing volume for casual browsers, antique enthusiasts and anyone fascinated by American life in bygone eras.
Hardbound, 119 pages, 6" x 9". A reprint of Col. George Rogers Clark’s original account of his campaign in the Illinois Country. Includes the public and private instructions to Col. Clark from the Governor of Virginia, Patrick Henry. Also includes Major Bowman’s journal of the “Taking of the Post of St. Vincent”.
by Patricia and Robert Foulke. Softbound, 388 pages, 5" x 8". Helps you discover all of the fascinating places and events that bring early American history and culture alive. Includes: Recreated colonial villages; Rev. War battle reenactments, old forts and seaports, historic districts, 18th century inns and taverns, colonial festivals, American Indian exhibits, restored trading posts and much more.
by Candace Leslie & Diane Hopkins-Hughes. Softbound, 96 pages, 9" x 10". The story of one of smithing's most accomplished, yet little-known artisans. With photographic study, the authors have restored Erich Riesel to his proper place in the pantheon of ironwork artists. Fascinating descriptions of Riesel's creative process, from discussing how he gets his ideas through step-by-step discussion of the construction of an artwork in iron. From massive ranch gates to airy railings to intricate chandeliers, masterpiece after masterpiece in iron, creating a legacy that still endures.
by Robert W. Kapoun with Charles J. Lohrmann. Softbound, 192 pages, 8-1/2” x 11”. For all Native American cultures, from the Plains and Southwest people to the tribes of the Northwest Coast, the blanket makes a visual statement of “Indianness.” Language of the Robe explains a living tradition among the Native American people. Today, trade blankets are collectibles, especially those that were made prior to World War II. This volume identifies, classifies, and presents the history of the trade blanket.
by John Logan Allen. Softbound, 400 pages, 6" x 8". Long before Lewis and Clark charted the vast territory between the Missouri River and the Pacific Ocean, the American northwest filled American and European imaginations with dreams of an agricultural paradise and a short water passage to the Pacific. How these geographical images took form over the years and how Lewis & Clark’s discoveries dramatically modified them is the subject of this highly praised study. Focuses on the Lewis & Clark journey and includes 47 maps and illustrations.
by Hilary Stewart. Softbound, 190 pages, 6" x 9". A guide to 110 totem poles in British Columbia and Alaska. Stewart describes the types of poles, their purpose, how they were carved and raised. She also identifies and explains frequently depicted figuresand objects. Each pole is shown in a detailed drawing with text giving historical and cultural background.
by Benson J. Lossing. A two-volume set. Softbound 1084 pages, 6" x 9". The result of meticulous research and in-depth interviews with veterans, this book is a narrative of historic events during that period of war. Accounts are given on a host of topics such as the perils of the country immediately succeeding the Revolutionary War, the struggle of power with Britain, and the origin of the United States' political parties and their relation to the War of 1812. Originally written in 1868, this narrative brings to view actors whose deeds have been overlooked by history, but whose sacrifices will forever be remembered. This first volume covers the early days of the Republic through the Battle of Lake Erie.
by Benson J. Lossing. A two-volume set. Softbound 1084 pages, 6" x 9". The result of meticulous research and in-depth interviews with veterans, this book is a narrative of historic events during that period of war. Accounts are given on a host of topics such as the perils of the country immediately succeeding the Revolutionary War, the struggle of power with Britain, and the origin of the United States' political parties and their relation to the War of 1812. Originally written in 1868, this narrative brings to view actors whose deeds have been overlooked by history, but whose sacrifices will forever be remembered. This second volume continues on from Harrison's invasion of Canada right through the defense of New Orleans and peace.
by Larry Nelson. Softbound, 157 pages, 5” x 8”. The book’s narrative focus is February through September of 1813, when the American forces at Fort Meigs, on the south bank of the Maumee River near Lake Erie, repelled two major attacks by the British and Indian forces. Gen. William Henry Harrison, commander of the army of the northwestern frontier and future president of the United States, was the most colorful figure on the American side. His British counterpart was Col. Henry Proctor, but the great Indian leader, Tecumseh, is perhaps the most legendary figure involved with Fort Meigs. Here Larry L. Nelson, site director of the Fort Meigs State Memorial in Perrysburg, follows the chronology of events surrounding Fort Meigs.
Compiled by Colin Galloway. Select Narratives of Indian Captivity from Vermont and New Hapmshire Softbound, 160 pages, 6" x 9". The eight narratives selected for this book challenge old stereotypes and provide a clearer understanding of the nature of captive taking. Indians used captives to replace losses in their tribes and families; and also to participate in the French & British ransom market. These stories portray Indian captors as individuals with a unique culture and offer glimpses of daily life in frontier communities.
Vol. 2 - by George Bird Grinnell. Softbound, 430 pages, 6" x 9". A classic ethnography, originally published in 1923, that grew out of George Bird Grinnell’s long acquaintance with the Cheyennes. Vol. I looks at the tribe’s early history and migrations, customs, domestic life, social organization, hunting, amusements and government. Vol. II looks at its war-making and warrior societies, healing practices and responses to European diseases, religious beliefs and rituals, and legends and prophecies surrounding the culture hero Sweet Medicine.History and Society.
Vol. I - by George Bird Grinnell. Softbound, 358 pages, 6" x 9". A classic ethnography, originally published in 1923, that grew out of George Bird Grinnell’s long acquaintance with the Cheyennes. Vol. I looks at the tribe’s early history and migrations, customs, domestic life, social organization, hunting, amusements and government. Vol. II looks at its war-making and warrior societies, healing practices and responses to European diseases, religious beliefs and rituals, and legends and prophecies surrounding the culture hero Sweet Medicine.History and Society.
by Henry J. Kauffman. Softbound, 175 pages, 7" x 10". For centuries the silversmith has been one of the most skilled of craftsmen. In Colonial America silversmiths produced objects of great merit, crafting everyday articles with care and skill. The silver products of the colonial period are well known, but there is little authoritative research on the actual techniques of the silversmith. Kauffman fills the gap with this study. Photographs of the finished products, together with detailed illustrations of the step-by-step fabrication of individual objects supplement the text.
by Walter Lord. Softbound, 385 pages, 5" x 8". In the dark summer of 1814, a new sense of national identity emerged from the smoky haze above Washington’s burning White House and Baltimore’s besieged Fort
by Samuel R. Brown. Hardbound, 350 pages, 6" x 9". A reprint of an 1817 Emigrants Directory containing a geographical description of the Western states of Louisiana, Ohio, Tennessee and Mississippi and the territories of Illinois, Missouri, Alabama and Michigan. An appendix contains sketches of some western counties of New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia and a description of the Great Lakes.
by Francis Jennings. Softbound, 456 pages, 5" x 8". The author describes the experience of the first pioneers of the North American continent, who migrated from Siberia cross what is now Beringia--nomadic people who traveled over the continents and islandof the Americas, establishing networks of trails and trade and adapting the land to human purposes. He tells of the rise of imperial city states in Mexico and Peru, and of the extension of cultures from Mexico into North America; he describes themultitude of cultures and societies created by the native Americans, from simple kin-structured bands to immense and complex cities. The Europeans did not "discover" America; they invaded it and conquered its population. We grew up on history written from the point of view of the victor. Here now is the rest of the story, by the acknowledged dean of American Indian history. Includes much background and information on historic North American native cultures.
