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by J. Morgan Sincock. Softbound, 40 pages, 8-1/2" x 11". Photos & text illustrate Early American taverns, their contents, equipment, services, recipes and more.

by Elmer L. Smith. Softbound, 32 pages, 8-1/2" x 11". Fun-filled reading on early doctoring. Always interesting, sometimes hilarious. Includes pictures of early medicine bottles and advertising copy.

by Alice Morse Earle. Softbound, 470 pages, 5" x 8". Written in 1898, this book is a comprehensive and detailed account of how colonists built their homes, procured their food, raised their families, worked and worshipped. Includes line drawings of homes, tools, costumes, housewares and more.

by Samuel Bard, M.D. Hardbound, 28 pages, 4" x 7". Originally delivered as a commencement address at King’s College in 1769, this little book provides a first hand look at an important part of early American life.

 by C. Keith Wilbur, M.D. Softbound, 80 pages, 8" x 11". Sometimes surprisingly effective, often tragically wrong, here is a fascinating account of 18th century medical practices in the U.S. Tools and techniques and the medical theory of the day sheds adifferent light on the “good old days”.

by Alice Morse Earle. Softbound, 176 pages, 5" x 7". A catalog of colonial American crimes and their penalties, with chapters on pillories, stocks, the scarlet letter, the ducking stool, discipline of authors and books (egad!), and four other horrifying examples of ways in which those who transgressed the laws were made to pay for their sins.

by Roger Welsch. Softbound, 160 pages, 5-1/2" x 8". A collection of tall tales, lies and fantabulous descriptions from the plains states. A jackpot of pioneer humor

by Roland Ambrose. Softbound, 44 pages, 7" x 8-1/2". Fictional tales of suspense in historical settings.

by Wayne Erbsen.  Softbound, 184 pages, 6” x 9”.  While relating his personal journey of finding and restoring an historic log cabin, the author introduces you to authentic pioneers who sing ancient songs, spin yarns about Davy Crockett, Daniel Boone and Thomas Jefferson, and tell spellbinding tales of bear hunting or buying a mule.  Includes: remedies, superstitions, romantic advice, 143 vintage photos, words and music for 19 songs.

 by A. G. Smith. Softbound, 8-1/2" x 11". With this easy-to-make model of an Indian teepee village, youngsters ages 5 & up can travel back in time to a way of life practiced for centuries by tribes that roamed the vast plains of the American West. Printedon card stock are 5 teepees and 20 action figures of individuals and troops involved in everyday activities.

by Joseph Hamilton. Softbound, 224 pages, 5-1/2" x 8-1/2". The only approved guide through all the stages of a quarrel, this reprint of an 1829 manual offers advise on everything from withdrawal of challenges to weapons. Its dramatic anecdotes recount duels between friends and brothers, as well as those arising from disagreements over religion, women, gambling, and other volatile subjects.

384 pages. Many photographs. Sections on pioneer log cabin building, hog dressing and curing, mountain crafts and foods, planting by the signs, snake lore, hunting tales, faith healing, moonshining and other “affairs of plain living”.

410 pages. A sequel to the original, including stories on ghosts, midwifing, wagon making and other “affairs of plain living”. Beautifully illustrated.

511 pages. The third in the series, includes tales on animal care, banjos and dulcimers, hide tanning, wild plant food, butter churns and more. Also includes an index of topics throughout Foxfire I, II and III.

496 pages. Fourth in the Foxfire series, includes fiddle making, spring houses, logging, gardening and further “affairs of plain living”.

511 pages. Fifth in the Foxfire series of “affairs of plain living”. Topics include iron making, blacksmithing, bear hunting and more. An extensive section on muzzle loading firearms covers both modern and historical topics.

506 pages. Topics include shoemaking, toys and games, gourd banjos and song bows, wooden locks, water powered sawmills and other “affairs of just plain living”. Also includes a cumulative index of Foxfire IV, V and VI.

490 pages. To further the series, topics include ministers, revivals, faith healing, footwashing, snake handling and other traditions of mountain religious heritage.

510 pages. Continuing the Foxfire series, this one deals with southern folk pottery, roosters, mule swapping and chicken fighting. A fascinating slice of Americana.

512 pages. A wide variety of subjects including home remedies, general stores, pottery making, quilting, log cabin building and a detailed, fully photographed and documented section on wagon making in which a master blacksmith constructs a farm wagon fromscratch. Includes a cumulative index of Foxfire VII, VIII and IX.