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BY Eric Sloane.  Softbound, 128 pages, 6-1/2" x 9-1/2".  Pen and ink sketches with illuminating text covering early tools and the artifacts our forefathers made with them.  Included are building tools and methods, farm and kitchen implements, the tools offarriers, wheelwrights, coopers, blacksmiths, coachmakers, sawyers, loggers, tanners and many other craftsmen of the pre-industrial age.

by Eric Sloane. Softbound, 128 pages, 8-1/2" x 11". The old-time country store was more than just an emporium. With its potbellied stove and barrel of common crackers within reach of whoever had the time for chatting, this time-honored institution was also a general meeting house, a public forum, and an entertainment center. With words both wise and droll and his inimitable line drawings, the author recreates the flavor of the country store in all its delightful moods and poses.

by Eric Sloane.  Softbound, 112 pages, 6-1/2" x 9-1/2".  Accurate line drawings depict a variety of barns, such as those in Maine, attached to houses; an "open" log barn in Virginia and a "top hat" barn in North Carolina.  Covered bridges--like barns, built for soundness and endurance--are also illustrated. Among them a saltbox structure in New England, a bridge with a pedestrian walkway in rural New York state, and a 10-span-long bridge at Clarks' Ferry, PA.  Americana enthusiasts and lovers of these traditional symbols of early American life will delight in this priceless tribute to a bygone era.

by Eric Sloane. Softbound, 112 pages, 5" x 8". A delightful blend of serious meteorology and beautiful illustrations, this informative book displays the many talents of the author. A writer, landscape painter, weather forecaster, and authority on early American history. Take a voyage of discovery as Sloane traces  a single air mass from the Canadian Rockies to northern New England. A vivid narrative and the author's own pen and ink sketches describe the progress of the air mass over America, and tell about its encounters with other elements of weather systems and with Americans from a variety of backgrounds.

by Eric Sloane. Softbound 96 pages, 8-1/2" x 11". Glean climate information by "reading" such natural phenomena as winds, skies, or animal sounds. A beautifully illustrated and practical treasure trove of enlightening lore for outdoorsmen, farmers, sailors, and anyone who's ever wondered whether to take an umbrella when they leave the house.

by Eric Sloane. Softbound, 160 pages, 8-1/2" x 11". The author applies his reverent touch to yet another fascinating aspect of early American life as he considers the seasons of the year. From kites and marbles, "sugaring time," and strawberry picking in cider-making, this charming book takes readers through a full year's activities, with Sloane's drawings of cider mills and presses, sleds, pumps, and wells, stump-pulling equipment, axes, plows, and other elements of America's rural heritage. A section of old recipes and household hints adds additional color and practical value to this delightful book.

by Eric Sloane. Softbound, 132 pages, 8-1/2" x 11". In a rare autobiographical work, the beloved "cracker-barrel philosopher" shares his experiences on the roads he drove during two voyages from New York to his beloved Taos (once in 1925, and again in 1960). Sloane offers his wry, heartfelt, and incisive reflections on America's rapidly changing landscapes and regional cultures. 84 black and white illustrations, 4 color plates.

by Eric Sloane. Softbound, 96 pages, 11" x 8-1/2". Sketches of traditional scenes, themes, and objects that are the very essence of illustrated Americana. Here, Sloane captures in words and pictures the pastoral landscapes, rustic homes, and traditional arts he encountered in his travels. 74 black and white illustrations.

by Eric Sloane. Softbound, 48 pages, 8-1/2" x 11". Harkening back to a time when the three R's actually stood for reading, 'riting and religion, Sloane's sketchbook explores the history of early American schools. He writes of the preciousness of paper, the origins of the words "blackboard" and "moonlighting," and offers marvelous illustrations of one-room New England schoolhouses, desks, and benches from the 18th and 19th centuries.

by Eric Sloane. Softbound, 112 pages, 9" x 12". The finest cloud painter of his generation travels back in time to explore how early American farmers interpreted and embraced weather signs. Combining elements of meteorology and Americana, this charming work features dozens of illustrations and 16 magnificent full-color paintings.

by Eric Sloane. Hardboundm 128 pages, 4-1/2" x 7". This hardcover collection offers cozy, homespun advise that recalls a kinder, less hectic time. Culled from early American almanacs and diaries, hundreds of brief reflections cover proper behavior as well as tips on carpentry, housework, weather, and more. Features dozens of Sloane's infamous drawings.

by Dan Brett. Softbound, 224 pages, 8-1/2" x 11". This book is a collection of the best tools, techniques, recipes and general common sense gleaned from the history of Victorian-era ingenuity. A hands-on manual of traditional skills from the Blue Ox Millworks Historic Park. Starting with a tale of the Victorian craftsmanship that inspired it all, subsequent chapters elaborate on specific crafts and skills, accompanied by detailed illustrations of the processes described. Topics range from blacksmithing, wood turning, ornamental plaster molding, homemade paints varnishes, glues and other concoctions useful to artisans and craftsmen alike.

by Oliver Johnson. Softbound, 133 pages, 5" x 8". Oliver Johnson’s account of pioneer life in the Indianapolis area in the 1820’s as told to his grandson in the 1870’s. Each chapter is a story in itself: To Build a Cabin, Clearing the Land, The Fireplace,Fights & Shooting Matches, Driving Hogs to River, and much more. A true account of frontier life as experienced by settlers throughout the upper Midwest.

by Elizabeth Perkins. Softbound, 252 pages, 5" x 9". In this original and sensitive ethnography of frontier life, the author recovers the rhythms of warfare, subsistence, and cultural encounter that governed existence on the margins of British America. Richly detailed, Border Life captures the intimate perceptive universe of the men and women who colonized Kentucky and southern Ohio during the Revolutionary War. In reconstructing the mental world of border inhabitants, Perkins draws on a pioneering source in oral history. In the 1840's, the Rev. John Dabney Shane conducted hundreds of interviews with surviving western settlers, gathering their recollections on topics ranging from food preparation to encounters with Native Americans. Although Shane'sinterviews have long been hailed as a rich, if complicated, source for western history, Perkins is the first scholar to consider them critically, as texts for cultural analysis.

Edited by Marion Tinling.  Softbound, 224 pages, 6" x 9".  Whereas male commentaries frequently focus on larger events in history at the expense of the common people, this collection of twenty-seven accounts by European women, who visited America between 1775 and 1918, reveals ordinary life on a day-to-day basis in America.  Marion Tinling had gathered these primary-source accounts by women who tell of fighting slavery, dining in the White House, and struggling for social justice and women’s rights, aswell as traveling in Yosemite, the Rocky Mountains, and among the Chippewa and California Indians.  From comments about bad manners of Americans to beautiful descriptions of natural wonders, these accounts reveal a history of the United States through women’s eyes.

by Mrs. Child. Hardbound, 170 pages, 5" x 8". Originally printed in 1831, these classic instructions for mothers on the subject of raising children gives us a unique view of early 19th century life. Many are still effective today.

by Mrs. Child. Hardbound, 130 pages, 4" x 7". First published in 1828, this was a popular manual for homemakers. Interesting recipes and remedies, advice on parenting, and the myriad responsibilities of housekeeping are all put forth in no nonsense Yankeeprose.

by Carol Berkin. Softbound, 224 pages, 5-1/4" x 8". The American Revolution was a home-front war that brought scarcity, bloodshed, and danger into the life of every American, and the author shows us that women played a vital role throughout the struggle. Taking us into the ordinary mementos of extraordinary lives, we see women boycotting British goods in the years before independence, writing propaganda that radicalized their neighbors, raising funds for the army, and helping finance the fledgling government. We see how they managed farms, plantations, and businesses while their men went into battle, and how they served as nurses and cooks in the army camps, risked their lives seeking personal freedom from slavery, and served as spies, saboteurs, and warriors.

by Elinore Pruitt Stewart. Softbound, 5" x 8". A series of letters written by a young, fiercely determined widow in early 1900's Wyoming. A towering classic of American frontier life painting a candid portrait of her work, travels, neighbors and harsh life. Includes the original illustrations by N. C. Wyeth. These letters were the basis of the 1980 movie Heartland.

by Donald A. Hutslar. Softbound, 265 pages, 5-1/2" x 8-1/2". The author documents the beginning of log construction in Ohio and the details concerning its spread and evolution.