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Print: $39.95 Download: $24.95 Is your food budget out of control? The Better Days Books Frugal Food Bible can help, offering four timeless 19th and early 20th Century frugal food classics bound together in one practical, enlightening and entertaining omnibus collection: The American Frugal Housewife, by Lydia M. Child (1832), Foods That Will Win The War And How To Cook Them by C. Houston Goudiss (1918), Home Vegetable Gardening: A Complete And Practical Guide To The Planting And Care Of All Vegetables, Fruits And Berries Worth Growing For Home Use, by F. F. Rockwell (1911) and Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery: A Manual Of Cheap And Wholesome Diet, by A.G. Payne (1891). With over 400 pages of frugal food recipes, household hints, money saving tips, backyard gardening guidance and more, The Better Days Books Frugal Food Bible is a gift of practical wisdom from the past that no modern family can afford to be without during the hard economic times ahead.
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Download: $24.95 Hardcover Print: $44.95 Is your food budget out of control? The Better Days Books Frugal Food Bible can help, offering four timeless 19th and early 20th Century frugal food classics bound together in one practical, enlightening and entertaining omnibus collection: The American Frugal Housewife, by Lydia M. Child (1832), Foods That Will Win The War And How To Cook Them by C. Houston Goudiss (1918), Home Vegetable Gardening: A Complete And Practical Guide To The Planting And Care Of All Vegetables, Fruits And Berries Worth Growing For Home Use, by F. F. Rockwell (1911) and Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery: A Manual Of Cheap And Wholesome Diet, by A.G. Payne (1891). With over 400 pages of frugal food recipes, household hints, money saving tips, backyard gardening guidance and more, The Better Days Books Frugal Food Bible is a gift of practical wisdom from the past that no modern family can afford to be without during the hard economic times ahead.
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Print: $11.95 Download: $3.95 "The people who make constant use of chocolate are the ones who enjoy the most steady health, and are the least subject to a multitude of little ailments which destroy the comfort of life..." (from the introductory chapter, “Cocoa and Chocolate”)
Compiled for complimentary distribution by chocolate maker Walter Baker & Co., Ltd. in 1909, Chocolate and Cocoa Recipes By Miss Parloa and Home Made Candy Recipes By Mrs. Janet McKenzie Hill gives detailed instructions for creating 139 Victorian Era chocolate delicacies ranging from the simplest hot breakfast cocoa to the most extravagant desserts and elegant party dishes and delights. A must-own collectible volume for lovers of chocolate, vintage cook books and American Victoriana alike!
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Download: $3.95 Hardcover Print: $19.95 "The people who make constant use of chocolate are the ones who enjoy the most steady health, and are the least subject to a multitude of little ailments which destroy the comfort of life..." (from the introductory chapter, “Cocoa and Chocolate”)
Compiled for complimentary distribution by chocolate maker Walter Baker & Co., Ltd. in 1909, Chocolate and Cocoa Recipes By Miss Parloa and Home Made Candy Recipes By Mrs. Janet McKenzie Hill gives detailed instructions for creating 139 Victorian Era chocolate delicacies ranging from the simplest hot breakfast cocoa to the most extravagant desserts and elegant party dishes and delights. A must-own collectible volume for lovers of chocolate, vintage cook books and American Victoriana alike!
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Print: $13.95 Download: $3.95 Originally published in 1832, this extraordinary manual for the homemaker of modest means is far more than a mere "cookbook." In an age before electricity, refrigeration or any other modern convenience, the fine art of storing, preparing and serving food presented difficulties unimagined in our time, challenges our forebears mastered with ingenuity, hard work, the inherited knowledge of generations past, and the sheer American pluck required to make the cheerful best of any social or economic situation. Also included are instructions for making soap, beer and wine, for repairing worn clothing and furniture, for enduring poverty, and even for rightly educating one's daughters. A rich treasure trove of practical frontier knowledge, Lydia M. Child's The American Frugal Housewife is an essential volume for contemporary homesteaders, antiquarian collectors, and anyone who longs for a firsthand taste of real American history.
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Download: $3.95 Hardcover Print: $22.95 Originally published in 1832, this extraordinary manual for the homemaker of modest means is far more than a mere "cookbook." In an age before electricity, refrigeration or any other modern convenience, the fine art of storing, preparing and serving food presented difficulties unimagined in our time, challenges our forebears mastered with ingenuity, hard work, the inherited knowledge of generations past, and the sheer American pluck required to make the cheerful best of any social or economic situation. Also included are instructions for making soap, beer and wine, for repairing worn clothing and furniture, for enduring poverty, and even for rightly educating one's daughters. A rich treasure trove of practical frontier knowledge, Lydia M. Child's The American Frugal Housewife is an essential volume for contemporary homesteaders, antiquarian collectors, and anyone who longs for a firsthand taste of real American history.
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Print: $11.95 Download: $3.95 An early Twentieth Century publication of New York and Chicago's Vaughan Seed Store, VAUGHAN'S VEGETABLE COOK BOOK: HOW TO COOK AND USE RARER VEGETABLES AND HERBS offers a wide range of delectable recipes drawn from the Chicago Herald-Record Newspaper, popular cook books of the era including "The Cook's Own Book," "The Household" and "Practical Housekeeping," and a variety of traditional French and German sources. This Better Days Books quality reprint edition is taken from the Third Printing of this popular title (1919), and reproduces the original cover in all its plain but timeless charm – including the original price of just 35 cents!
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Download: $3.95 Hardcover Print: $21.95 An early Twentieth Century publication of New York and Chicago's Vaughan Seed Store, VAUGHAN'S VEGETABLE COOK BOOK: HOW TO COOK AND USE RARER VEGETABLES AND HERBS offers a wide range of delectable recipes drawn from the Chicago Herald-Record Newspaper, popular cook books of the era including "The Cook's Own Book," "The Household" and "Practical Housekeeping," and a variety of traditional French and German sources. This Better Days Books quality reprint edition is taken from the Third Printing of this popular title (1919), and reproduces the original cover in all its plain but timeless charm – including the original price of just 35 cents!
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Print: $13.95 Download: $3.95 Though it contains nearly 250 frugally delicious, food conserving recipes, Foods That Will Win the War and How to Cook Them is far more than a mere cookbook. At once educational and deeply inspiring, this World War One classic reveals the terrible human cost of wasting food, the power that lies in the hands of every family to make a real difference during times of world food crisis (such as we face today), and the practical steps even the humblest cook or family food budgeter can take to ensure the long-term food security of his or her own family, of our nation, and of the world all families share. Illustrated with vintage WWI era United States Food Administration food conservation posters (which are reproduced in full color in the e-book download and Amazon Kindle versions of the book), Foods That Will Win the War and How to Cook Them provides as much satisfaction to the eye as it is does to the conscience and the palate.
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Download: $3.95 Hardcover Print: $22.95 Though it contains nearly 250 frugally delicious, food conserving recipes, Foods That Will Win the War and How to Cook Them is far more than a mere cookbook. At once educational and deeply inspiring, this World War One classic reveals the terrible human cost of wasting food, the power that lies in the hands of every family to make a real difference during times of world food crisis (such as we face today), and the practical steps even the humblest cook or family food budgeter can take to ensure the long-term food security of his or her own family, of our nation, and of the world all families share. Illustrated with vintage WWI era United States Food Administration food conservation posters (which are reproduced in full color in the e-book download and Amazon Kindle versions of the book), Foods That Will Win the War and How to Cook Them provides as much satisfaction to the eye as it is does to the conscience and the palate.
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Print: $13.95 Download: $3.95 You can grow your own food!
With some, the home vegetable garden is a hobby; with others, especially in these days of high prices, a great help. There are many in both classes whose experience in gardening has been restricted within very narrow bounds, and whose present spare time for gardening is limited. It is as "first aid" to such persons, who want to do practical, efficient gardening, and do it with the least possible fuss and loss of time, that this book is written.
- From the Introduction -
For those who understand the significance of home-grown foods to surviving and thriving in difficult times, F. F. Rockwell's no-nonsense Home Vegetable Gardening: A Complete And Practical Guide To The Planting And Care Of All Vegetables, Fruits And Berries Worth Growing For Home Use, may be the best single volume, practical manual of family-feeding, high-yield home gardening ever compiled.
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Download: $3.95 Hardcover Print: $22.95 You can grow your own food!
With some, the home vegetable garden is a hobby; with others, especially in these days of high prices, a great help. There are many in both classes whose experience in gardening has been restricted within very narrow bounds, and whose present spare time for gardening is limited. It is as "first aid" to such persons, who want to do practical, efficient gardening, and do it with the least possible fuss and loss of time, that this book is written.
- From the Introduction -
For those who understand the significance of home-grown foods to surviving and thriving in difficult times, F. F. Rockwell's no-nonsense Home Vegetable Gardening: A Complete And Practical Guide To The Planting And Care Of All Vegetables, Fruits And Berries Worth Growing For Home Use, may be the best single volume, practical manual of family-feeding, high-yield home gardening ever compiled.
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Print: $8.95 Download: $3.95 Grow a bumper crop of crunchy cabbages, crispy cauliflower, sweet baby brustels sprouts and mouth-watering Kale without using chemical fertilizers or poisonous pesticides – the "Origiganic" way!
It has been only since the 1960s that dangerous petroleum-based fertilizers and pesticides have been in widespread use, so any serious gardening "how to" treatise published prior to 1960 will, quite "naturally," exclude their use. "Origiganic" is a new word we have coined here at Better Days Books to describe these time-tested, chemical-free "original" methods of growing food in our backyards, gardens and even on full scale farms. With The Better Days Books Origiganic Guide to Growing Cabbages and Cauliflowers (Original publication date: 1889) you'll be well on your way to producing a better, healthier, safer, and even generally less expensive bounty of fabulous, poison-free food – for your family and for the marketplace.
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Download: $3.95 Hardcover Print: $19.95 Grow a bumper crop of crunchy cabbages, crispy cauliflower, sweet baby brustels sprouts and mouth-watering Kale without using chemical fertilizers or poisonous pesticides – the "Origiganic" way!
It has been only since the 1960s that dangerous petroleum-based fertilizers and pesticides have been in widespread use, so any serious gardening "how to" treatise published prior to 1960 will, quite "naturally," exclude their use. "Origiganic" is a new word we have coined here at Better Days Books to describe these time-tested, chemical-free "original" methods of growing food in our backyards, gardens and even on full scale farms. With The Better Days Books Origiganic Guide to Growing Cabbages and Cauliflowers (Original publication date: 1889) you'll be well on your way to producing a better, healthier, safer, and even generally less expensive bounty of fabulous, poison-free food – for your family and for the marketplace.
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Print: $13.95 Download: $3.95 First published in 1912, M. G. Kain's CULINARY HERBS: THEIR CULTIVATION, HARVESTING, CURING AND USES is at once a down to earth guide to the "Origiganic," chemical free cultivation, preparation and savory use of the 36 herbs most essential to every great cook’s cupboard, and an inspiring and poetic love song to the culinary charm of these tantalizing "masters of the kitchen."
"Origiganic" is a new word we have coined at Better Days Books to describe time-tested "original" methods of growing food naturally in our backyards, gardens and farms. Only since the 1960s have petroleum-based fertilizers and pesticides have been in widespread use, so any "how to" treatise published prior to 1960 will quite "naturally" exclude their use. The old-fashioned, "original" method, it turns out (as is so often the case), is simply a better, healthier, safer, and even generally less expensive way to produce bounties of fabulous, poison-free food – for our families, and for the marketplace.
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Download: $3.95 Hardcover Print: $19.95 First published in 1912, M. G. Kain's CULINARY HERBS: THEIR CULTIVATION, HARVESTING, CURING AND USES is at once a down to earth guide to the "Origiganic," chemical free cultivation, preparation and savory use of the 36 herbs most essential to every great cook’s cupboard, and an inspiring and poetic love song to the culinary charm of these tantalizing "masters of the kitchen."
"Origiganic" is a new word we have coined at Better Days Books to describe time-tested "original" methods of growing food naturally in our backyards, gardens and farms. Only since the 1960s have petroleum-based fertilizers and pesticides have been in widespread use, so any "how to" treatise published prior to 1960 will quite "naturally" exclude their use. The old-fashioned, "original" method, it turns out (as is so often the case), is simply a better, healthier, safer, and even generally less expensive way to produce bounties of fabulous, poison-free food – for our families, and for the marketplace.
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Print: $8.95 Download: $3.95 A Better Days Books Home School Classic!
Phonics is not a method of teaching reading, but it is a necessary part of every good, modern method. It is the key to word mastery, and word mastery is one of the first essentials in learning to read. A knowledge of the sounds of letters, and of the effect of the position of the letter upon its sound, is an essential means of mastering the mechanics of reading, and of enabling children to become independent readers.
A knowledge of phonics not only gives power to pronounce new words, but it trains the ear, develops clear articulation and correct enunciation, and aids in spelling. Later, when diacritical marks are introduced, it aids in the use of the dictionary. The habit of attacking and pronouncing words of entirely new form, develops self-confidence in the child, and the pleasure he experiences in mastering difficulties without help, constantly leads to new effort.
-- From The Author’s Forward
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Download: $3.95 Hardcover Print: $16.95 A Better Days Books Home School Classic!
Phonics is not a method of teaching reading, but it is a necessary part of every good, modern method. It is the key to word mastery, and word mastery is one of the first essentials in learning to read. A knowledge of the sounds of letters, and of the effect of the position of the letter upon its sound, is an essential means of mastering the mechanics of reading, and of enabling children to become independent readers.
A knowledge of phonics not only gives power to pronounce new words, but it trains the ear, develops clear articulation and correct enunciation, and aids in spelling. Later, when diacritical marks are introduced, it aids in the use of the dictionary. The habit of attacking and pronouncing words of entirely new form, develops self-confidence in the child, and the pleasure he experiences in mastering difficulties without help, constantly leads to new effort.
-- From The Author’s Forward
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Print: $13.95 Download: $3.95 Originally published in 1910 as a manual for teachers of woodwork, William Noyes' HANDWORK IN WOOD to this day ranks among the all time best, most complete and practical primers on the tools and techniques of good, old fashioned "no electricity needed" hand tool carpentry. Whether you are headed "off the grid" or just off to the garage, with over 300 photographs and illustrations, HANDWORK IN WOOD is the only book the modern handyman with a taste for Old World craftsmanship and style will ever need.
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Download: $3.95 Hardcover Print: $24.95 Originally published in 1910 as a manual for teachers of woodwork, William Noyes' HANDWORK IN WOOD to this day ranks among the all time best, most complete and practical primers on the tools and techniques of good, old fashioned "no electricity needed" hand tool carpentry. Whether you are headed "off the grid" or just off to the garage, with over 300 photographs and illustrations, HANDWORK IN WOOD is the only book the modern handyman with a taste for Old World craftsmanship and style will ever need.
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Print: $11.95 Download: $3.95 Originally published in 1877 – just 12 years after the Civil War ended – John M. Gould’s How to Camp Out: Practical Advice for the Outdoor Adventurer Based on the Experience of a Civil War Soldier is at once a down to Earth guide to recreational camping and a must-have, "you are there" handbook of 19th Century American military methods, sure to please any fan of Civil War reenactment. From Boy Scouts seeking to "rough it" in the wilderness to contemporary wearers of the Blue or the Gray, How to Camp Out: Practical Advice for the Outdoor Adventurer Based on the Experience of a Civil War Soldier is an indispensible addition to any well-stocked library of outdoor wisdom.
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Download: $3.95 Hardcover Print: $19.95 Originally published in 1877 – just 12 years after the Civil War ended – John M. Gould’s How to Camp Out: Practical Advice for the Outdoor Adventurer Based on the Experience of a Civil War Soldier is at once a down to Earth guide to recreational camping and a must-have, "you are there" handbook of 19th Century American military methods, sure to please any fan of Civil War reenactment. From Boy Scouts seeking to "rough it" in the wilderness to contemporary wearers of the Blue or the Gray, How to Camp Out: Practical Advice for the Outdoor Adventurer Based on the Experience of a Civil War Soldier is an indispensible addition to any well-stocked library of outdoor wisdom.
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Print: $13.95 Download: $4.95 Originally published in 1913, Camping for Boys is a classic "… handbook of suggestions for those in charge of camps for boys and for boys who go camping…" based on H. W. Gibson's 23 years of experience in the late 19th and early 20th Century "boys' camp movement," out of which arose such positive, character and culture-shaping organizations as the Boy Scouts of America. While aimed chiefly at leaders planning camp activities for groups of six to one hundred boys (especially Christian leaders hoping to build youthful character with an inspiring blend of outdoor fun, Bible study and Traditional moral instruction), Camping for Boys includes a treasure trove of exciting woodcraft lore sure to thrill every red-blooded American boy, with instructions for building tents and lean-to's, making – and using! – real bows and arrows, etc., along with useful lessons in Camp Cooking, Personal Hygiene, First Aid, Athletics, Games, Nature Study, Weather Forecasting and much, much more!
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Download: $4.95 Hardcover Print: $22.95 Originally published in 1913, Camping for Boys is a classic "… handbook of suggestions for those in charge of camps for boys and for boys who go camping…" based on H. W. Gibson's 23 years of experience in the late 19th and early 20th Century "boys' camp movement," out of which arose such positive, character and culture-shaping organizations as the Boy Scouts of America. While aimed chiefly at leaders planning camp activities for groups of six to one hundred boys (especially Christian leaders hoping to build youthful character with an inspiring blend of outdoor fun, Bible study and Traditional moral instruction), Camping for Boys includes a treasure trove of exciting woodcraft lore sure to thrill every red-blooded American boy, with instructions for building tents and lean-to's, making – and using! – real bows and arrows, etc., along with useful lessons in Camp Cooking, Personal Hygiene, First Aid, Athletics, Games, Nature Study, Weather Forecasting and much, much more!
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Print: $10.95 Download: $3.95 First published in 1888, Play Ball! Everything You Need To Become The World's Best Baseball Player is a classic manual of the Great American Pastime, written by a champion professional ballplayer, team captain and manager. John Montgomery "Monte" Ward was a man of tremendous talent and personal integrity, and a true sports hero for his own time and ours.
This latest Better Days Books Growing up Great Guide for American Boys is a practical and inspiring beginner’s guide to understanding the "nuts and bolts" of America’s favorite game (the rules, the layout of the field, the domain and duties of each position, etc.), and an indispensible handbook aspiring stars of the field, mound and batter's box can employ toward the achievement of their highest potential as players. Includes valuable tips on training and diet, how and when to steal bases (and how to know when to stay put!), the mechanics of pitching an unhittable curve ball and more!
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Download: $3.95 Hardcover Print: $19.95 First published in 1888, Play Ball! Everything You Need To Become The World's Best Baseball Player is a classic manual of the Great American Pastime, written by a champion professional ballplayer, team captain and manager. John Montgomery "Monte" Ward was a man of tremendous talent and personal integrity, and a true sports hero for his own time and ours.
This latest Better Days Books Growing up Great Guide for American Boys is a practical and inspiring beginner’s guide to understanding the "nuts and bolts" of America’s favorite game (the rules, the layout of the field, the domain and duties of each position, etc.), and an indispensible handbook aspiring stars of the field, mound and batter's box can employ toward the achievement of their highest potential as players. Includes valuable tips on training and diet, how and when to steal bases (and how to know when to stay put!), the mechanics of pitching an unhittable curve ball and more!
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Print: $16.95 Download: $4.95 Industry, Ambition, Self Control, Self-Respect, Courage, Duty, Honesty, Enthusiasm, Humility, Patriotism… In every era of our Nation's history, the true alchemy by which ordinary boys have been transformed into Great American Men has occurred only where these indispensable moral principles have been applied. In an age where such manly ideals are openly derided by popular culture, it's time to turn to the past for a clear vision of what it takes to be a Great American, and the true moral and ethical ladder that leads to its attainment.
You Can Be a Great American: 39 Steps to True and Lasting Greatness was first published in 1900, under the title The True Citizen, How to Become One, and contains 39 essential lessons in manhood tailored to each age and transition in a boy's life. It is the clearest road map to Greatness ever compiled for the youth of our Nation, and remains as life-changing today as it was when first published, over 100 years ago.
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Download: $4.95 Hardcover Print: $23.95 Industry, Ambition, Self Control, Self-Respect, Courage, Duty, Honesty, Enthusiasm, Humility, Patriotism… In every era of our Nation's history, the true alchemy by which ordinary boys have been transformed into Great American Men has occurred only where these indispensable moral principles have been applied. In an age where such manly ideals are openly derided by popular culture, it's time to turn to the past for a clear vision of what it takes to be a Great American, and the true moral and ethical ladder that leads to its attainment.
You Can Be a Great American: 39 Steps to True and Lasting Greatness was first published in 1900, under the title The True Citizen, How to Become One, and contains 39 essential lessons in manhood tailored to each age and transition in a boy's life. It is the clearest road map to Greatness ever compiled for the youth of our Nation, and remains as life-changing today as it was when first published, over 100 years ago.
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Print: $11.95 Download: $3.95 Originally published in 1910, Alfred Rochefort's HEALTHFUL SPORTS FOR BOYS is an optimistic "Can Do!" prescription for the kind of vigorous, competitive, yet thoroughly wholesome boyhood that for more than two centuries has reliably bred great American men of character, courage and good common sense. In our 21st Century, "post-modern" era of video games, virtual reality and "couch potato kids," Rochefort's vision of active boys creating fun with their own minds and muscles is a reminder of everything great about boys and about America, and a Clarion Call to a new generation to "get up and get great!" -- Before it's too late!
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Download: $3.95 Hardcover Print: $19.95 Originally published in 1910, Alfred Rochefort's HEALTHFUL SPORTS FOR BOYS is an optimistic "Can Do!" prescription for the kind of vigorous, competitive, yet thoroughly wholesome boyhood that for more than two centuries has reliably bred great American men of character, courage and good common sense. In our 21st Century, "post-modern" era of video games, virtual reality and "couch potato kids," Rochefort's vision of active boys creating fun with their own minds and muscles is a reminder of everything great about boys and about America, and a Clarion Call to a new generation to "get up and get great!" -- Before it's too late!
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Print: $16.95 Download: $3.95 In a time when traditional manly virtues like courage, perseverance, loyalty, honor, the importance of physical strength and martial skill, and (dare we say it!) true, selfless Chivalry have been all but forgotten by American society, there can be no better role model for contemporary boys than the great historical and legendary figure of Arthur, King of the Britons.
This classic collection of Arthurian Tales includes both the complete British adventures of King Arthur and His Knights and their generally more mysterious Welsh counterparts, as recounted in the Mabinogeon. Here, also, are the sagas of many great heroes of the British race, including the Danish monster-slayer, Beowulf, Cuchulain, the Champion of Ireland, and the beloved Anglo-Saxon archer/bandit/hero, Robin Hood. Recounted as exciting adventure stories, in plain English, Thomas Bulfinch’s THE AGE OF CHIVALRY is the most complete – and inspirational – compilation of Arthurian lore available in this or any age.
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Download: $3.95 Hardcover Print: $23.95 In a time when traditional manly virtues like courage, perseverance, loyalty, honor, the importance of physical strength and martial skill, and (dare we say it!) true, selfless Chivalry have been all but forgotten by American society, there can be no better role model for contemporary boys than the great historical and legendary figure of Arthur, King of the Britons.
This classic collection of Arthurian Tales includes both the complete British adventures of King Arthur and His Knights and their generally more mysterious Welsh counterparts, as recounted in the Mabinogeon. Here, also, are the sagas of many great heroes of the British race, including the Danish monster-slayer, Beowulf, Cuchulain, the Champion of Ireland, and the beloved Anglo-Saxon archer/bandit/hero, Robin Hood. Recounted as exciting adventure stories, in plain English, Thomas Bulfinch’s THE AGE OF CHIVALRY is the most complete – and inspirational – compilation of Arthurian lore available in this or any age.
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Print: $13.95 Download: $3.95 The perfect "cabin fever" companion for energetic children cooped up indoors during the long winter months - or in urban settings where outdoor play is unsafe or unsavory year round - Clarence Squareman's 1916 classic MY BOOK OF INDOOR GAMES shares rules and clear play instructions for nearly 200 games, puzzles, riddles and tricks with which children of all ages can actively and intelligently amuse themselves without need for computers, video game play systems or TV. Many of these games are so old as to have been long forgotten by present generations - allowing them to be rediscovered and made "new again" by children today. A great "idea book" for homeschool groups, teachers, child care staff or anyone who truly cares about caring for children, MY BOOK OF INDOOR GAMES is your child's ticket to unending imaginative fun. The vintage cover and numerous interior illustrations make this book a great nostalgia piece for grown-ups, as well!
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Download: $3.95 Hardcover Print: $22.95 The perfect "cabin fever" companion for energetic children cooped up indoors during the long winter months - or in urban settings where outdoor play is unsafe or unsavory year round - Clarence Squareman's 1916 classic MY BOOK OF INDOOR GAMES shares rules and clear play instructions for nearly 200 games, puzzles, riddles and tricks with which children of all ages can actively and intelligently amuse themselves without need for computers, video game play systems or TV. Many of these games are so old as to have been long forgotten by present generations - allowing them to be rediscovered and made "new again" by children today. A great "idea book" for homeschool groups, teachers, child care staff or anyone who truly cares about caring for children, MY BOOK OF INDOOR GAMES is your child's ticket to unending imaginative fun. The vintage cover and numerous interior illustrations make this book a great nostalgia piece for grown-ups, as well!
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Print: $13.95 Download: $3.95 Our American Holidays: Their Meaning and Spirit was originally published in 1906, and is at once a heartwarming reminiscence on the Victorian Era in America and a reminder of the inspiration and delight our most beloved Traditional holidays – Christmas, Thanksgiving Day, Easter, Halloween – as well as the national identity and pride our uniquely American holidays – Independence Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington – can still hold for us today. Compiled from the pages of St. Nicholas Magazine, a popular turn of the Century publication for youth ages five to eighteen, Our American Holidays: Their Meaning and Spirit is an ideal resource for reclaiming the original, uncommercialized significance and character of every American holiday for ourselves, and for sharing that vision, inspiration and delight with the children we love.
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Download: $3.95 Hardcover Print: $19.95 Our American Holidays: Their Meaning and Spirit was originally published in 1906, and is at once a heartwarming reminiscence on the Victorian Era in America and a reminder of the inspiration and delight our most beloved Traditional holidays – Christmas, Thanksgiving Day, Easter, Halloween – as well as the national identity and pride our uniquely American holidays – Independence Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington – can still hold for us today. Compiled from the pages of St. Nicholas Magazine, a popular turn of the Century publication for youth ages five to eighteen, Our American Holidays: Their Meaning and Spirit is an ideal resource for reclaiming the original, uncommercialized significance and character of every American holiday for ourselves, and for sharing that vision, inspiration and delight with the children we love.
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Print: $13.95 Download: $3.95 A Vintage medley of spooky fascination and fun for every grown-up who still thrills to the sight of carved pumpkins, straw witches and the eerie promise of a full, golden moon crowning a crisp October night!
In Ruth Edna Kelley's THE BOOK OF HALLOWE'EN, you'll discover the roots of our modern Halloween holiday in the religious and cultural traditions of the ancient Celts, Irish, Scots, Welsh, Britons, Germans and other Peoples of Old Europe, while also catching an enticing firsthand glimpse of how the holiday was enjoyed during the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, in both Europe and America.
Filled with Halloween poems, games and tried and true ancient methods for divining the future (especially for discovering the identity of one's future spouse!), THE BOOK OF HALLOWE'EN opens a captivating window onto the past of one of today's most beloved holidays.
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Download: $3.95 Hardcover Print: $19.95 A Vintage medley of spooky fascination and fun for every grown-up who still thrills to the sight of carved pumpkins, straw witches and the eerie promise of a full, golden moon crowning a crisp October night!
In Ruth Edna Kelley's THE BOOK OF HALLOWE'EN, you'll discover the roots of our modern Halloween holiday in the religious and cultural traditions of the ancient Celts, Irish, Scots, Welsh, Britons, Germans and other Peoples of Old Europe, while also catching an enticing firsthand glimpse of how the holiday was enjoyed during the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, in both Europe and America.
Filled with Halloween poems, games and tried and true ancient methods for divining the future (especially for discovering the identity of one's future spouse!), THE BOOK OF HALLOWE'EN opens a captivating window onto the past of one of today's most beloved holidays.
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Print: $8.95 Download: $3.95 Hallow-e'en or Hallow-Even is the last night of October, being the eve or vigil of All-Hallow's or All Saint's Day, and no holiday in all the year is so informal or so marked by fun both for grown-ups as well as children as this one. On this night there should be nothing but laughter, fun and mystery. It is the night when Fairies dance, Ghosts, Witches, Devils and mischief-making Elves wander around. It is the night when all sorts of charms and spells are invoked for prying into the future by all young folks and sometimes by folks who are not young...
-- From the Introduction
First published in 1912, this vintage holiday classic is packed with ideas and activities guaranteed to make your Victorian-themed Halloween gathering the most authentic, impressive and talked about party of the year! Includes instructions for more than 60 traditional Halloween games, plus dozens of riddles, party game "forfeits" and more!
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Download: $3.95 Hardcover Print: $17.95 Hallow-e'en or Hallow-Even is the last night of October, being the eve or vigil of All-Hallow's or All Saint's Day, and no holiday in all the year is so informal or so marked by fun both for grown-ups as well as children as this one. On this night there should be nothing but laughter, fun and mystery. It is the night when Fairies dance, Ghosts, Witches, Devils and mischief-making Elves wander around. It is the night when all sorts of charms and spells are invoked for prying into the future by all young folks and sometimes by folks who are not young...
-- From the Introduction
First published in 1912, this vintage holiday classic is packed with ideas and activities guaranteed to make your Victorian-themed Halloween gathering the most authentic, impressive and talked about party of the year! Includes instructions for more than 60 traditional Halloween games, plus dozens of riddles, party game "forfeits" and more!
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Print: $13.95 Download: $3.95 Originally published in 1907 as part of Dodd, Mead & Company's "Our American Holidays" series. With entires from Charles Wesley, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Milton, Charles Dickens, William Shakespeare, William Makepeace Thackeray, Washington Irving, William Wordsworth, Alfred Tennyson, Martin Luther, Hans Christian Andersen and dozens of other authors whose names ring synonymous with everything about our most cherished American holiday that touches our hearts and inspires our spirits (even the famous "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Clause" letter is here!), Robert Haven Schauffler's Christmas: Its Origin, Celebration And Significance As Related In Prose And Verse brings together in a single omnibus volume the most complete collection of beloved classic Yultide poems, stories, carols, hymns and more, from both religious and secular sources, ever compiled between the covers of a single book. A true "must-have" for vintage Christmas and antiquarian book collectors alike.
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Download: $3.95 Hardcover Print: $23.95 Originally published in 1907 as part of Dodd, Mead & Company's "Our American Holidays" series. With entires from Charles Wesley, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Milton, Charles Dickens, William Shakespeare, William Makepeace Thackeray, Washington Irving, William Wordsworth, Alfred Tennyson, Martin Luther, Hans Christian Andersen and dozens of other authors whose names ring synonymous with everything about our most cherished American holiday that touches our hearts and inspires our spirits (even the famous "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Clause" letter is here!), Robert Haven Schauffler's Christmas: Its Origin, Celebration And Significance As Related In Prose And Verse brings together in a single omnibus volume the most complete collection of beloved classic Yultide poems, stories, carols, hymns and more, from both religious and secular sources, ever compiled between the covers of a single book. A true "must-have" for vintage Christmas and antiquarian book collectors alike.
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Print: $11.95 Download: $3.95 Discover the pleasures of a true Old World Christmas, and share the wonder with your children! Originally published in 1898, Christmas Entertainments brings together more than sixty "Fancy Drills, Acrostics, Motion Songs, Tableaux, Short Plays, and Recitations in Costume for Children of Five To Fifteen Years" by such Yuletide luminaries as Eugene Field and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, as well as by many lesser known but equally talented educators whose creative holiday musings appeared in the 19th Century periodical The School Journal. Giving equal time to Christian religious and secular "Santa Claus" themes, Christmas Entertainments is an ideal holiday pageant source and inspiration book for modern public school teachers and homeschool parents seeking to offer children a taste of what Christmas was like for American kids before TV, modernism, commercialism and "political correctness" so successfully conspired in our time to obscure the season's true meaning.
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Download: $3.95 Hardcover Print: $19.95 Discover the pleasures of a true Old World Christmas, and share the wonder with your children! Originally published in 1898, Christmas Entertainments brings together more than sixty "Fancy Drills, Acrostics, Motion Songs, Tableaux, Short Plays, and Recitations in Costume for Children of Five To Fifteen Years" by such Yuletide luminaries as Eugene Field and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, as well as by many lesser known but equally talented educators whose creative holiday musings appeared in the 19th Century periodical The School Journal. Giving equal time to Christian religious and secular "Santa Claus" themes, Christmas Entertainments is an ideal holiday pageant source and inspiration book for modern public school teachers and homeschool parents seeking to offer children a taste of what Christmas was like for American kids before TV, modernism, commercialism and "political correctness" so successfully conspired in our time to obscure the season's true meaning.
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