Over 60 images of Native American Chiefs in a full-color paperback. Part of Applewood's Pictorial America series, the book features images drawn from historical sources and includes prints, paintings
Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, wrote this 1869 novel with the intent of describing a New England village’s life and character in the years after the Revolutionary War, before the
May Alcott, the youngest of the four Alcott sisters, is best known to readers as ""Amy"" in the beloved classic ""Little Women,"" written by her sister Louisa May Alcott. Caroline Ticknor's 1928 memoi
Over 60 images relating to roosters in a full-color paperback. Part of Applewood's Pictorial America series, the book features images free for personal use drawn from historical and modern sources an
This volume of essays and short stories by Harriet Beecher Stowe was written under the pseudonym Christopher Crowfield. As with many women of her time, Stowe took on a male pseudonym in order to make
Books containing words of one syllable proliferated in the late nineteenth century as a way to teach children to read. Today, these books still serve that purpose and are very popular with homeschoo
Author Josephine Pollard's beautifully illustrated children's book about the winter activities of a town was originally published circa 1886 by McLoughlin Brothers of New York. In this rhyming story,
Renowned American historian and leading horticulturalist Francis Parkman (1823-1893), briefly a Professor of Horticulture at Harvard University and President of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Englishman Frederick William Burbidge (1847-1905) was a legendary and intrepid collector of tropical orchids, traveling in Borneo, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Australia, and the Fiji Islands in sear
An intimate portrait of one of America's most beloved writers is revealed in this 1889 work from editor Ednah Dow Cheney. Originally published just a year after Louisa May Alcott's death at the age o
Learn to read the old fashioned way, with McGuffey's Eclectic Primer. This first reading book begins with the alphabet and moves from simple sentences made up of one-syllable words ("A cat and a rat."
New in Applewood's Books of American Wisdom series is "Paul Revere's Ride," which includes the 1860 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem of the same name, as well as Paul Revere's own account of
The Gettysburg Address is the most famous speech of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and one of the most quoted speeches in United States history. It was delivered at the dedication of the Soldiers' Na
British Surgeon Benjamin Travers originally published his work A Synopsis of Diseases of the Eye in 1820, based on seven years of experience at the London Infirmary for Diseases of the Eye and subsequ
Author and historian Samuel Adams Drake traveled 2400 miles of Maine seacoast, by rail, by boat, and on foot, and wrote lovingly of his journey. Through his eyes, the reader learns about the towns, n
Suzanne Zuckerman Werner is a survivor of suicide. The day her husband lost his eight year battle with depression was the day her own battle to recover began. About a year into her own journey, thr
America's 32nd president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected to the country's top office four times, making him the only president to serve more than two terms. FDR led the country through the Gre
The original manual of the Camp Fire Girls, an organization among whose founders were Dr. & Mrs. Luther Halsey Gulick, was published in 1912. The motto of the Camp Fire Girls, "WoHeLo," was also
Over 90 images relating to Thomas Jefferson are found in this full-color paperback. Part of Applewood's Pictorial America series, the book features images drawn from historical sources and includes p
Over 60 images relating to the subject of Love in a full-color paperback. Part of Applewood's Pictorial America series, the book features images drawn from historical sources and includes prints, pai
From the Authors' Notes: This cookbook adventure is based on Lewis Carroll's masterpiece, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." The cookbook contains one or more excerpts from each of the twelve chapt
Called ""the figure skater's bible"" by Time Magazine, The Art of Skating by national figure skating champion and Olympic competitor Irving Brokaw traces the history and development of the sport from
Over 50 full-color images cover a span of over 100 years of textiles, from the 1800s through the 1900s. Featured images derive from prints, paintings, illustrations and photographs, and illustrate the
Over 60 images relating to balloons in a full-color paperback. Part of Applewood's Pictorial America series, the book features images free for personal use drawn from historical and modern sources an
Sixty images relating to Christmas are found in this full-color paperback. Part of Applewood's Pictorial America series, the book features images drawn from historical sources and includes prints, pai
Over 60 images relating to trains in a full-color paperback. Part of Applewood's Pictorial America series, the book features images free for personal use drawn from historical and modern sources and
Over 60 images relating to books and reading in a full-color paperback. Part of Applewood's Pictorial America series, the book features images drawn from historical sources and includes prints, paint
Over 60 images relating to apples in a full-color paperback. Part of Applewood's Pictorial America series, the book features images free for personal use drawn from historical and modern sources and
Over 60 images relating to Halloween in a full-color paperback. Part of Applewood's Pictorial America series, the book features images drawn from historical sources and include prints, paintings, ill
Popular American historian Benson J. Lossing was a prolific writer whose "Biographical Sketches of the Signers of the Declaration of American Independence" reads like a Who's Who of the country's ear
Over 60 images relating to Halloween are found in this full-color paperback. Part of Applewood's Pictorial America series, the book features images drawn from historical sources and includes prints, p
This fantasy of the origins of Santa Claus by the author of "The Wizard of Oz" books is a delight for children of all ages. Baum is at his best in creating a mythic and fantastic world into which the
Over 60 images relating to Christmas in a full-color paperback. Part of Applewood's Pictorial America series, the book features images drawn from historical sources and include prints, paintings, ill
Over 70 images relating to Thanksgiving are in this full-color paperback. Part of Applewood's Pictorial America series, the book features images drawn from historical sources and includes prints, pain
Over 60 images relating to the battle of Gettysburg are found in this full-color paperback. Part of Applewood's Pictorial America series, the book features images drawn from historical sources and inc
Hugh Findlay's 1918 work outlines for the home gardener the fundamental principles involved in growing a few select varieties of vegetables and choice fruits.
An updated edition of "Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States," this second volume contains the speeches of Grover Cleveland (1885) through George W. Bush (2001).
