The tried and true McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader develops basic reading comprehension skills for children as young as three all the way to adults learning to read. Using stories, word lists, phoni
Originally published in 1886, this collection of recipes and miscellaneous tips and tricks is a volume published almost entirely by women for women. The book was launched to raise funds for the women’
The landmark legal document of the United States, the U.S. Constitution comprises the primary law of the Federal Government. Signed by the members of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia on S
Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence summarizes America's founding political philosophy. At once a cherished symbol of liberty and an expressi
This collection represents the best quotations from Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States and general-in-chief of the Union forces during the Civil War.
Quotations inspire the soul. The quote books in Applewood Books’ Great Quotations series are each bound with a handsome three-piece cover, and do just that and more.This collection of quotes features
A touchstone of eighteenth-century American book illustration, this "curious" children's Bible contains nearly five hundred woodcuts made by American artists. The most ambitious woodcut book produced
Quotations inspire the soul. The quote books in Applewood Books’ Great Quotations series are each bound in a handsome three-piece cover, and do just that and more. Quotations of Ernest Hemingway is a
Quotations inspire the soul. The quote books in Applewood Books’ Great Quotations series are each bound with a handsome three-piece cover, and do just that and more.A collection of quotes revealing Jo
Beloved American children’s author Louisa May Alcott worked as an army nurse in Union Hospital in Washington, D.C. for six weeks during the Civil War. Portions of letters sent home to Concord, Massach
This handsome guide to the Star-Spangled Banner is a concise collection of the history and etiquette of our national anthem. The book, bound in hardcover in a distinctive red leatherette with gold sta
“The audacity of hope! In the end, that is God’s greatest gift to us, the bedrock of this nation; the belief in things not seen; the belief that there are better days ahead.”–Keynote AddressDemocratic
From the "Quotes of Inspiration" Series. This little collection of over 100 inspirational and motivational quotations from famous Americans is separated into two parts. The first is the Quote section
Quotations inspire the soul. The quote books in Applewood Books’ Great Quotations series are each bound in a handsome three-piece cover, and do just that and more. Quotations of Ralph Waldo Emerson is
Alexander Hamilton was one of the most important of the Founding Fathers: he was senior aide to General Washington in the Revolutionary War, founded the Bank of New York, was a major contributor to Th
This handsome boxed set features the three most historic founding documents of the United States of America: The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution of the United States of America, and The
This 2017 second edition of African Americans on Martha's Vineyard includes four articles. Three of the articles appeared in the first edition of the book, published in 1997. Reprinted from the Dukes
Farewell Addresses of the Presidents of the United States collects ten addresses delivered by departing presidents, from George Washington in 1796 to Barack Obama in 2017. The book was published the d
The Silent Traveller Returns! Distinguished author, artist, calligrapher, and poet Chiang Yee wrote and illustrated a dozen “Silent Traveller” books, from 1937-1972. The second to focus on an American
African-American educator, author, and leader Booker T. Washington addressed the students and staff at Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, the school he led from 1881 until his death in 1915, wi
Applewood Books' new "Elements" series collects thoughtful, inspirational, and intriguing quotations from notable Americans about the elements of nature — Air, Earth, Fire, and Water — in fo
The Silent Traveller Returns! Distinguished author, artist, calligrapher, and poet Chiang Yee wrote and illustrated a dozen “Silent Traveller” books, from 1937-1972. The last to focus on an American c
Applewood Books' new "Elements" series collects thoughtful, inspirational, and intriguing quotations from notable Americans about the elements of nature — Air, Earth, Fire, and Water — in fo
Applewood Books' new "Elements" series collects thoughtful, inspirational, and intriguing quotations from notable Americans about the elements of nature - Air, Earth, Fire, and Water - in fo
Applewood Books' new "Elements" series collects thoughtful, inspirational, and intriguing quotations from notable Americans about the elements of nature — Air, Earth, Fire, and Water — in fo
Written by Walt Whitman under the pseudonym Mose Velsor, and originally published in the New York Atlas between 1858-1860, Manly Health and Training is a series of Whitman essays on topics such as die
The Silent Traveller Returns! Distinguished author, artist, calligrapher, and poet Chiang Yee wrote and illustrated a dozen “Silent Traveller” books, from 1937-1972. The first to focus on an American
A facsimile of the 1922 first edition. The world in which Emily Post's 1922 bestseller Etiquette appeared was one of great change, not unlike our own. The rules of social intercourse became murky and
One of the twelve-book "Quotes of Inspiration" Series. This little collection of over 100 inspirational and motivational quotations from famous Americans is separated into two parts. The fir
One of the twelve-book "Quotes of Inspiration" Series. This little collection of over 100 inspirational and motivational quotations from famous Americans is separated into two parts. The fir
From the "Quotes of Inspiration" Series. This little collection of over 100 inspirational and motivational quotations from famous Americans is separated into two parts. The first is the Quot
Charles Coe was among the few white people who troubled to take up and write about the tragic treatment of the Seminole Indians by the American government (and people). Coe makes it clear that his boo
When the Secretary of War moved regulars into primitive Florida in response to trouble with the Seminole Indians in 1836, he called on the southern states for militia and volunteers. Myer M. Cohen, a
Rembert Patrick’s classic biography of Brigadier General Duncan Lamont Clinch is a study into the life of a man who helped shape early-nineteenth-century America. Clinch served in the War of 1812, led
Transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson’s 1841 essay “Circles” reflects on the endless circles found in nature, and the fluidity of the universe. He encourages the embracing of new thoughts and ideas: “
Despite her shyness, Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt, followed her conscience to become one of the most admired, most criticized, and most influential First Ladies in United States h
William Jefferson Clinton was America's 42nd president and the first Democrat since Franklin Roosevelt to be elected to a second term. Bill Clinton presided over the longest period of peacetime econo
Includes some 100 quotations about freedom, faith, war, government, and politics from America's 40th president, whose words have inspired many. The book features a classic portrait of "the Great Comm
