For Sale, postage extra:
JOHN BARRY, FATHER OF THE NAVY, Wibberley, 1957 Ariel books, Farrar,
Straus and Cudahy, xlib, good cond, 157 pp, size of a landmark, $8
JOHN MARSHALL, See and Read biography, hb, Martin, xlib, vg cond, John
Adams appoints Marshall Cheif Justice of the Supreme Court, $5
JOHN HANCOCK, FRIEND OF FREEDOM, Nolan, hb, illus by Cary, mylar dj,
xlib, 1966, Houghton Mifflin pub, 192 pp, especially written for youth
between 9 and 12 years of age, emphasizes the childhood traits of
Hancock's character that led to his adult achievements. Piper books, vg
cond, $10
MIDNIGHT ALARM, THE STORY OF PAUL REVERE'S RIDE, by Mary Kay Phelan,
illus by Weisgard, hb xlib, 1968, mylar dj, 131 pp, "An account of the
famous ride by the Boston silversmith to warn the countryside of the
approaching British." $6
THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE, World Landmark #34, Bright Sword for
Freedom,1958, hb, xlib, page before title page has 2 closed tears at
bottom, Discard library stamps inside cover, vg cond, $12
MR. HAMILTON AND MR. JEFFERSON, Chidsey, hb, xlib, mylar dj, 1975,
"discusses the ideological conflict between Thomas Jefferson and
Alexander Hamilton and its effect on the development of the mewly created
United States", 207 pp, high school level, vg cond, $8
THE STORY OF AMERICA IN PICTURES, HB, by Alan Collins, intro by Bowers,
new revised edition, Doubleday, 1953, 480 pp, full of b & w photos and
illustrations on every page, from 1000 (Discovery by Vikings) to post
World War II years, excellent book for those wanting original art,
illustrations, and photos of U.S. history!, beautiful condition, $20
TICONDEROGA, The Story of a Fort, Lancastser, hb, xlib, NORTHSTAR
BOOK,"'Excellent, enticing, exquisite, charming, richly factual, good
history, impressive, superb, compellingly dramatic, fresh and vigorous'
are all words national publications have used to describe the North Star
series, Some of the best-known authors in America write, for younger
readers, books that are really informative and exciting. Taken together,
these books form a library of high literary quality that will provide a
young reader with a comprehensive knowledge of our past. Ticonderoga the
Story of a Fort is North Star book #13. Bruce Lancaster, who is a
meticulous military historian, revives the excitement, suspense, and
heartbreak of those stirring days in his narrative of Fort Ticonderoga-
the bastion against invasion from north or south in the French and Indian
War and also the American Revolution. Courageous men step from these
pages- Champlain, the founder of New France, the gallant Montcalm, Sir
Jeffrey Amherst, and Burgoyne, to mention only a few." 1959, HM, 182 pp,
"illustrations, diagrams, maps, index. Maps of the route to Ticonderoga.
Diagrams of the fort. Pictures of fights and famous generals. July 8,
1758--British and Americans fight the French for the possesion of
Canada." $14
FATHERS OF AMERICA'S FREEDOM, Cooke, hb, The Story of the Signers of the
Declaration of Independence, 1969, illustrations, Declaration of
Independence on the last 2 pages, 93 pp, published by Hammond in
conjucntion with the Disabled American Veterans, small print, alot of
details, $8
THE EDUCATION OF HENRY ADAMS, by Henry Adams(1838-1918), sc, Quite simply
the greatest autobiography of Amrican letters, with an introductory essay
by Grogan, Sentry Edition 1961, Houghton Mifflin, 518 pp, vg cond, some
notes in margins (doesn't affect readability), $8
THE EDUCATION OF HENRY ADAMS, The Modern Library hb, by Henry Adams (1838
- 1918), intro by James Truslow Adams, 1931, 518 pp, exc cond, $12
WHERE WAS PATRICK HENRY ON THE 29TH OF MAY? Jean Fritz, first inside
blank page removed, illustrated by Tomes, 48 pp, 1975, vg cond, HB,
beautiful clean white pages, ''$8
SON OF THUNDER, PATRICK HENRY, Julia Carson, hb with mylar dj(dj has tear
on spine), "history of a member of the Virginia legislature at the time
of the American Revolution" ,244 pages,$12
THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE, a Cambridge Topic Book, by Evans, hb,
xlib, 1977, "an account of the American War of Independence with
particular emphasis on the military conduct of the war." 50 pp, many
illustrations and photos, maps, 6 x 8, $10
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, Parkingson, the Putnam Pictorial sources series,
hb, xlib, mylar dj, 128 pp, 1971, full of photos and illustrations,
newspaper articles, of the period, vg cond, source documents, wonderful
resource, approx 8 x 9 in size, It's approach to history uses source
documents. Each page has photos of source documents, such as newspaper
articles, paintings, political cartoons, letters, etc. and it teaches
about this time period by narrating around these sources. The first 2 pp
in each chapter are all writing, then each page with the photos does
have about 2 paragraphs at the top of the page of narration. The pictures
and portraits and illustrations are quite interesting. $18
PHEOBE AND THE GENERAL, by Judith Griffin, illus by Tomes, hb, 1977,
"During the revolution, Phoebe Fraunces has a chance to save the life of
General George Washington while he has dinner at Mortier House in New
York City" 47 pp, exc cond, $7
THE INCREDIBLE DEBORAH, A STORY BASED ON THE LIFE OF DEBORAH SAMPSON, by
Cora Cheney, hb,
"In 1782, Deborah Sampson, a twenty-one-year-old Massachusetts girl, put
on men's clothes and using the name Robert Shirtliff became a soldier in
the Continental Army." 1967, 203 pp, vg cond, $15
DOLLY MADISON, Nolan, hb, Messner biography, xlib, 1958, 192 pp, soiled
from much use, but strong and tight binding, rare, picture cover, $20
JOHNNY TREMAIN, The Story of Boston in revolt against the British, by
Esther Forbes, large type 9 x 12 oversized book, hb, complete and
unabridged, Franklin Watts, 1943, exc cond, no dj, a Keith Jennison
Book, 346 pp, xlib, ''$12
DRUMMER BOY FOR MONTCALM, Wilma Pitchford Hays, hb, xlib, mylar dj,
1959/67, Viking Press, 191 pp, This is about the Seige of Quebec in 1759,
a battle which would determine who would control the New World- France or
England,written from the standpoint of the drummer boy, vg cond, $10
"MAD ANTHONY" WAYNE, Bob Wells, hb, xlib, mylar dj, 1970, 192 pp,
"Anthony Wayne was young and enthusiastic when he fought under George
Washington in the Revolutionary War. The General lives up to his name,
from Canada to the Southern swamplands, his cry, "Forward! Attack!
Attack!" went out.Later,Washington chose him to subdue the warring
Indians of the Old Northwest-it was his last battle."
Putnam, Lives to Remember, $15
DAVID FARRAGUT, SEA FIGHTER, Messner, HB, xlib, 1961, exc cond, $8
AARON BURR, Wise, hb, xlib , mylar dj, " A biography of the controversial
American who became Vice President, killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel,
and was indicted for murder and treason. " 1968, Putnam publisher, 190
pp, some underlining in pencil and parenthesis in margins, $8
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