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The Magnificent Mississippi: legends of our land.

Arpy, Jim, · 1983 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,512)

Grinnell, IA, Iowa Heritage Gallery, (1983). VG lg sz PB. The events recorded here are exciting, sometimes improbable, and offer a never-before-provided "behind'the-scenes" look at. the "Gateway to the West" carefully culled from many sources. Beautiful copy.

The Johnstown Flood July 20, 1977: Memorial edition.

Pisczek, Bernie, Larry Hudson, Jay Harris, Dave Knapp, · 1977 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,235)

Lubbock, TX, C. F. Boone, (1977). G lg sz PB. "The Day They Said Couldn't Happen"; True Meanings of Flood Never Found in History Books", what caused it, survivors,. Edge wear.

Maine History: Here Come the British!: January 2007.

Various, · 2007 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,596)

Portland, ME, Maine Historical Society, (2007). VG PB. Address label back cover.

Passages of Time: narratives in the history of Amherst College.

Wilson, Douglas, edited and with several selections by, · 2007 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,554)

np, Amherst College Press, (2007). VG in VG DJ. Editor Wilson worked for 27 years in the publications office of Amherst, retiring in 2002. Most of the selections in this. anthology are narrative chapters of Amherst history from earliest days to recent time. They take the reade...

History of the Gow School 1926-2001,75 years, South Wales, NY.

Gow, David W., · 2001 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,973)

np, np, ca 2001. VG lg sz PB. 75 year history of the Gow School in South Wales, NY.

The Shakers and Their Homes: a concise history of The United Society of Believers Called Shakers.

Robinson, Charles Edson, · 1976 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,873)

Canterbury, NH, Shaker Village, Inc., 1976/1893. Facsimile. VG in G DJ ex-library. In the spring of 1774, Mother Ann Lee imprated to her congregation a special revelation from heaven to establish. the church of Christ in America. Library markings.

The C.S.S. David: "Little David", the story of the first successful torpedo boat.

Representative First Congressional District of S.C., · 1970 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,512)

Charleston, S.C., Comprint, (1970). Bicentennial. VG PB. First successful torpedo boat attack in naval warfare.

The Log of Mystic Seaport Autumn 1995 (Vol. 47, No. 2).

Mystic Seaport Museum, · 1995 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Mystic, CT, Mystic Seaport Museum, (1995). VG lg sz PB. The Steamer Sabino on Casco Bay, 1927-1961; Mystic Seaport's Community Sailing Program; Twenty Years under Steam: views of. the Merchant Marine Career of Rupert S. Decker; Dining Disasters at Sea by Sandra L. Oliver.

Lighthouses on Parade Portland Maine.

Benigni-Lynch, Lou Ann presented by Hannaford, · 2003 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,235)

Rochester, NY, Monroe Litho, (2003). VG. Colorful lighthouses of the Portland, Maine, area in project sponsored by Hannaford.

History of South Portland, Maine.

South Portland History Committee, · 1992 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,512)

S. Portland, ME, Brownie Press, (1992). 2nd ptg. G lg sz PB. It was not until the late 1780s that the maritime trade began a second development between 1793 and 1807 by profit from the. war between England and France and the need to use neutral vessels for shipping. Laid in ne...

We Lived in a Little Cabin in the Yard.

Hurmence, Belinda, edited by, · 2006 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,235)

Winston-Salem, NC, John F. Blair, (2006). 8th ptg. VG PB. These ex-slaves were in their declining years by the time of the Great Depression but they provided a priceless record of. life under the yoke, where slaves lived, how they were treated, what they ate, how they worked, ...

Spillin' the Beans: behind the scenes at L. L. Bean.

Griffin, Carlene ( a 45-year employee), · 1992 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,235)

Farmington, ME, Knowlton & McCleary Ptg, (1992). 2nd ptg. G lg sz PB. Wonderful employee anecdotes & vignettes, some reaching back 60 years or more to the early days of L. L. Bean, Inc. Damp stain along edge of ft cover and first page.

The First Naval Battle of the War of the Revolution: the capture of the British sloop of war Margaretta 1775.

Daughters of the American Revolution, Machias, Maine, · 0 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,512)

Machias, Maine, DAR, nd. VG PB. Defiance of the British order to procure lumber and boards for building barracks in Boston for use of British troops.

Old-Time New England: Summer-Fall 1978 Vol LXIX nos. 1-2 Serial Nos. 253-2541.

Society for Preservation of New England Antiquities, · 1978 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,235)

Boston, MA, Society Presersvation, 1978. VG PB. 18th century Field Patterns as Vernacular Art by Stewart G. McHenry. Crease to top of front cover, slight soil.

When Presidents Life: a history of official deception and its consequences.

Alterman, Eric, · 2004 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Viking, (2004). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Effects of institutionalized dishonesty in our political culture especially in the executive branch when presidential. power allows for the greatest latitude in misrepresenting the truth and the greatest long term damage to the interes...

The Logbook of the Captaini's Clerk: adventures in the China Seas.

Sewall, John S., edited by Arthur Power Dudden, · 1995 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,873)

Chicago, Lakeside Press/Donnelley, 1995. VG. American expeditions of mid-19th century that culminated in the establishment of diplomatic and trade relations with Japan. Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry, U.S.N., accepted the difficult task of opening Japan to the West and succ...

American National Red Cross Text-Book on First Aid and Relief Columns: a manual of instruction.

Lynch, Charles, Major, · 1915 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$28.00 (€25.40 | £21.19 | ¥4,470)

Philadelphia, Blakiston, (1915). 2nd ptg. G. How to prevent accidents and what to do for injuries and emergencies. Worn covers, edge wear.

Lincolnville Memories: vol. III, Part 1.

Watts, Jacqueline (Jackie) June Young, · 1983 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,973)

Lincolnville Center, ME, Lincolnville Historical Soc., (1983). VG lg sz PB. Front cover pictorial by .D O'Brien. Many photos of people in the town. Mended tear to bottom of back cover, few smudges.

Yankee Whalers in the South Seas.

Whipple, A.B.C., · 1954 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Doubleday, 1954. G in G DJ. Whaling stories of this extraordinary era of ships sunk by rogue wheales, the real-life protogype of Moby Dick, cannibalism. mutiny, and Polynesian marriage. Light gray binding with darker gray whale on front cover, pictorial DJ edge wear, picto...

The History of England from the reign of Henry the 4th to the death of Charles the 1st (with few dates).

Le Faye, · 1993 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,235)

Chapel Hill, Algonquin Books, 1993. 1st ed 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. With a keen eye, 16 yr old Jane observed the English monarchs with an already keen eye and unmistakable wit. Lovely copy. An irreverent look at a subject usually treated with deadly seriousness, full of very huma...