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The Circus: 1870-1950

8 reviews

Taschen, 2008

The Circus-1870 to 1950
I own many circus books and i was advised about this one is a must. For a $200 circus book it better be great one and the waters better part. When it arrived I was amazed at the size and the weight of it. Then i open it up and it was like the land of Oz going from black and white to TECHNICOLOR. In all my life I have never seen a book printed like this with all those beautiful color photos of ...

The Boy Who Drew Birds: A Story of John James Audubon (Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 ...

6 reviews
Jacqueline Davies

Houghton Mifflin, 2004

Bird Lovers Take Note!
I loved reading this beautiful book with my nieces and nephew. There's so much to look at in the illustrations, and the writing flows naturally like the countryside Audubon explored. Children will be inspired to conduct their own investigations in the outside world after reading this. Each time you read this book, you find new things to look at and words to enjoy.

Audubon Art Prints: A Collector's Guide to Every Edition

10 reviews
Bill Steiner

University of South Carolina Press, 2003

Excellent Resource to Amateur Collectors of Audubon Prints
I got my copy a few months ago from Amazon.Com, and essentially read through it cover-to-cover, so to speak. I am an amateur collector of Audubon prints, and an enthusiast of Audubon's life, and the legacy he left behind for all the Americans. I think Bill Steiner's book is an invaluable resource that fills a major void about Audubon's prints - - It provides information on what to look for in ...

Little Bear's Visit (An I Can Read Book)

7 reviews
Else Holmelund Minarik

HarperTrophy, 1979

This is a charming book that kids absolutely love!
My kids have been captivated by this book from the time they were barely old enough to look at the pictures. My oldest is almost five, and she still asks me to read this book, even though she has it memorized! It is a charming tale of Little Bear's visit to his grandparents' house. The love in this bear family is so heartwarming, and the sense of fun so nicely realized that adults will love ...

Carlos Montezuma, M.D.: A Yavapai American Hero--The Life and Times of an American Indian, 1866-1923

7 reviews
Leon Speroff

Arnica Publishing, 2003

History every American citizen should know
This passionately written book relates the story of an amazing man whose life existed in two cultures: one Americans label as native/indigenous, the other as cultured/civilized. The circumstances of Montezuma's life placed him in a position few had at that time to help bridge the gap. The rich and well researched detail in this book gives the reader insite into a time and subject in American ...

Abraham Lincoln, A Novel Life

5 reviews
Tony Wolk

Ooligan Press, 2004

Lincoln Transported
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this novel. Have you ever wondered what a wonderful personality of the past might think if he or she were suddenly standing in a different era? Lincoln sees cars, a "modern" 50's kitchen, and interesting clothing as he walks into 1955 for a day. It's a day that changes the entire life of Joan, who meets him there. The reader has the opportunity to get personal with ...

John James Audubon: The Making of an American

20 reviews
Richard Rhodes

Knopf, 2004

Fascinating, Encyclopedic Study of Audubon and Early America
In the tradition of the great biographers, Rhodes leaves no stone unturned in his exploration of this remarkable fellow. The author carries us through the journey of the quintessential self-made man as he comes into maturity with his new country, the United States. This is a study of a man, not an ornithological treatise. We all have seen the beautiful portraits of birds (terrific color ...

A Fistful of Thorns

8 reviews
Michael A. Crane

Boot Hill Press, 2003

The 'Rough around the Edges' American Hero
This is a wonderfully entertaining story that illustrates just how much courage it takes to stand up to corruption and greed. While most tales of the Old West paint Doc as shady sidekick to the noble and just Earps, Michael Crane shifts the focus and shows us a much more complete picture. We see that while Doc was the hard drinking gambler with a deadly temper that we're all familiar with, he ...

Wings of the Falcon

16 reviews
Barbara Michaels

Severn House Publishers, 1995

Even Amelia Peabody would enjoy this one
This historical romance by 'Barbara Michaels' aka Elizabeth Peters, is set during the Italian Risorgimento of the mid nineteenth century. Francesca Fairbourn is the daughter of an impoverished English father and an aristocratic Italian mother. Her parents had eloped to England in a most romantic fashion, causing her to be disowned by her family. In true romance fashion the young woman died in ...

Berlin: Portrait of a City

8 reviews
Hans-Christian Adam

Taschen, 2007

A facinating book about a facinating city
My first visit to Berlin, in May'89 was inspired by Wender's "Wings of Desire" movie. Since then I have been back to Berlin dozens of times; even bought our wedding rings there. Unlike, say, Paris, Berlin is not an easy city to discover or appreciate. This huge well printed and edited book does a wonderful job of bringing Berlin to life for the viewer. Most of the photos are images I've ...

Turner in His Time, Revised and Updated Edition

5 reviews
Andrew Wilton

Thames & Hudson, 2007

Terrific Introduction to J.M.W. Turner
I checked this book out at my local library. It is so good, I'm going to buy it. While I knew who Turner was and had seen one or two reproductions of his work in books about other, later artists, I had seen little of his work and knew nothing about him before reading this book. It has been an absolutely wonderful introduction and has spurred me to look for more about Turner's art. There are ...

Edward Hopper: 1882-1967, Vision of Reality (Big Art S.)

5 reviews
Ivo Kranzfelder

Taschen, 2006

If you are interested in Hopper, DO NOT miss this book!
This is one of the most intelligent and interesting books on Hopper I've read. And I have a good-sized collection of books on this American artist because he's my favorite. Not only are there rarer paintings and etchings in here not often included in coffee table books on Hopper, but author Kranzfelder shows his influence on photography, and shows the influence of other artists (notably Degas) on ...

Lucy Audubon: A Biography (Southern Biography Series)

5 reviews
Carolyn E. Delatte

Louisiana State University Press, 1982

a great work
This is a excellent,thorough book written by an excellent, thorough lady and professor. Sadly, she passed away in August 2004, so there will be no more books. However, this book stands as a monument to her diligence as a historian and talent as a writer. Dr. Delatte will be missed.

Swamp : Bayou Teche, Louisiana, 1851

5 reviews
Kathleen Duey, Karen A. Bale

Aladdin, 1999

A really cool book!
This book is so exciting, as is all the other books in the Survival! series! I think Lily LeGrand was a great character, and her problems were very realistic. Paul is also a great character. Their problems, the setting, and everything else was very realistic. The details help me feel like I was really there with them. I hope Kathleen Duey and Karen A. Bale keep writing these books. They ...

Voyage of the Exiles (Land of the Far Horizons, No 1)

5 reviews
Patricia Hickman

Bethany House Publishers, 1995

Wonderful!
If you enjoy suspence, romance, and excitment then you will enjoy Voyage of the Exiles. When George is arrested for pickpocketing and sent on a ship to Southern Whales he thinks all is lost, including his daughter Katy and wife Amelia, little does he know that his daughter is sailing on the same ship as the captian's maid and his wife is on another ship for being wrongfully accused of ...

The Shirley Letters: From the Calfornia Mines, 1851-1852

5 reviews
Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe

Heyday Books, 1998

Definitive edition of a Gold Rush classic
Dame Shirley's classic (and often humorous!) letters portray the California gold rush in all its excitement and ethnic diversity. At last an edition has appeared that sets her writings in context! Editor Marlene Smith-Baranzini has done students, researchers, and history buffs a huge favor by putting together THE definitive Dame Shirley collection, complete with excellent introduction, ...

The Awakening (Norton Critical Editions)

5 reviews
Kate Chopin

W. W. Norton, 1993

quietly submersed
Kate Chopin's "The Awakening" is the classic novel about women that "Madame Bovary" purports to be but isn't. It's not just a "woman's" novel, though, it perfectly (and poetically) captures the inner life of a solitary person who is forced to live for the sake of others. And while this has been a distinctly female position for a large part of Western history, it is a position that can be ...

Cradled in Glory, Georgia Military Institute, 1851-1865

4 reviews
Gary Livingston

Caisson Pr, 1997

Excellent Book - Best I've read on GMI
Gary does an excellent job detailing the establishment of the school, the life of cadets on campus and their participation in the Civil War. He has an incredible amount of information on many of the cadets,their attendance at GMI and courageous actions during military action. Cradle of Glory truly brings to life young men who grew from "seed corn" to soldiers fighting for the southern ...

The Awakening and Selected Stories (Penguin Classics)

4 reviews
Kate Chopin

Penguin Classics, 2003

The quintessential edition of an essential work.
Like far too many, I was first introduced to Chopin in college. As an educator, I find Chopin's work to be timeless. Chopin speaks to contemporay society--and especially American society--in ways that few authors can and do. I use "The Awakening," as one of the cornerstones (yes; one may have more than one cornerstone) of my literature class--a class that relies on trade publications rather ...

Covered Wagon Women 3: Diaries and Letters from the Western Trails 1851 (Covered Wagon Women Vol. 3)

5 reviews

Bison Books, 1996

Honorable, virtuous
More heartfelt, lively accounts from the Oregon Trail during the year 1851. Harriet Talcott Buckingham's diary is both poetic and colorful, describing prairies, mountain passes, river crossings, flora, Indians and other travelers met along the way. Amelia Hadley's writing style is very sincere. She not only visually describes streams, buffalo, landforms and Indians, but along with counting the ...

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