The Story of the Naval War of 1812
By C. S. Forestor
No one has been so well equipped as C. S. Forester to dramatize the sea battles of the War of 1812, to characterize the heroes more skillfully, or to comprehend ...
1956; Chapman Billies; 5.50"x 8.50"; 284 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-939218-06-6
Price: $17.95
Amasa Walker's Splendid Garment
By Emily Chetkowski
Illustrated by Dawn Peterson
In the spring of 1811, eleven-year-old Amasa Walker's mother decided he needed a new fancy coat, and so she sent him to fetch wool from a sheep farmer to make ...
1996; Alan C. Hood & Company, Inc.; 7"x 10"; 48 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-911469-21-9
Price: $9.95
American Frugal Housewife 12th Edition 1833, The
Dedicated to Those who are not Ashamed of Economy
By Mrs. Lydia Maria Child
The true economy of housekeeping is simply the art of gathering up of all the fragments, so that nothing is lost. I mean fragments of time, as well as materials. ...
1828; Chapman Billies; 4"x 7.25"; 130 pages; Hardcover
ISBN: 978-0-939218-22-6
Price: $9.95
The Death & Life of an American River
By John R. Wennersten
Located in Washington, D. C., the Anacostia River is a poster child for America's tragically neglected, abused urban waterways. There are compelling ethical grounds for remedying this river's environmental problems, ...
2008; Chesapeake Book Company; 6"x9"; 304 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-9635159-6-4
Price: $20.00
By Ian Cramb
Drawing on five generations of family tradition as stonemasons in his native Scotland, Ian Cramb created this masterful work to pass on his knowledge and experience to craftsmen who wish ...
1992; Alan C. Hood & Company, Inc.; 8.5"x 11"; 174 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-911469-27-1
Price: $25.00
The Maryland Oyster Roast Fire of 1956
By Joseph B. Ross, Jr.
On the night of Sunday, January 29, 1956, fire broke out at a church fund-raiser in the small town of Brooklyn, Maryland, trapping 1200 people in a large hall and ...
2008; Chesapeake Book Company; 7"x 10"; 208 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-9635159-7-1
Price: $18.00
The Lore and Science of the Woodcutter
By Dudley Cook
Illustrated by S. Lawrence Whipple
The Ax Book is a thorough guide to cutting wood with hand tools.The author explains how to use various types of axes, hatchets, mauls, saws and wedges to take down ...
1999; Alan C. Hood & Company, Inc.; 8.50"x 11"; 144 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-911469-16-5
Price: $22.50
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Barns, Sheds & Outbuildings [Out Of Print]
Placement, Design, and Construction
By Byron D. Halsted, Editor
Foreword by Castle Freeman
Although it harks from a time before power tools, electricity, and gasoline, this book abounds in simple ideas that rural householders still find useful today.Barns, poultry houses, piggeries, corn cribs, ...
1881; Alan C. Hood & Company, Inc.; 5.50"x 8.50"; 240 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-911469-12-7
Price: $14.00
By Col. Frank A. Haskell
Col. Haskell wrote the first and, according to many authorities, the best eyewitness account of the most pivotal event in American history. His unique position and duties required him to ...
1864; Chapman Billies; 5.50"x 8.50"; 156 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-939218-12-7
Price: $9.95
Its Origin, Progress & Decline in America
By Henry Reed Stiles
Bundling was an important part of American courting life, enjoyed by all good country maids and men and blessed by honest folk. During the nineteenth century, many elders clothed bundling ...
1871; Chapman Billies; 5"x 7"; 146 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-939218-23-3
Price: $10.00
Cannibalism, Headhunting and Human Sacrifice in North America
A vivid account of the barbaric practices of Native Americans and European explorers and colonists.
By George Franklin Feldman
This riveting volume dispels the sanitized history surrounding Native American practices toward their enemies that preceded the European exploration and colonization of North America. We abandon truth when we gloss ...
2008; Alan C. Hood & Co., Inc.; 6"x 9"; 272 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-911469-33-2
Price: $20.00
A Sense of Place and a Call to Action
By Ned Tillman
Extensive and fragile, the Chesapeake Bay watershed is one of the fastest growing and most endangered regions in the country. Here accomplished environmental scientist and lifelong ourdoorsman Ned Tillman issues ...
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ISBN: 978-0-9823049-0-7
Price: $16.00
Country Plumbing, Revised Edition
Living with a Septic System
By Gerry Hartigan
You can keep your septic system running day-after-day, year after-year. First published in 1984, Country Plumbing, in its initial edition, went through eight printings and has educated and entertained thousands ...
1984; ;
ISBN: 978-0-911469-34-9
Price: $12.50
Cross-Class Alliances And The Birth Of Modern Liberalism
Maryland's Workers, 1865-1916
By George B. Jr. DuBois
Spanning the years 1865 to 1916 when the industrial revolution took hold, this book, one of the rare state level studies of labor and politics, explains how workers discarded outworn ...
2008; Chesapeake Book Company; 6"x 9"; 336 pages; Hardcover
ISBN: 978-0-9635159-8-8
Price: $35.00
Cycling Along The Canals of New York State, 2nd Edition
Scenic Rides On The Historic Waterways Of The Empire State
By Louis Rossi
Experience breathtaking landscapes while you explore the rich history along the many canals of upstate New York. Ride the Canalway Trail, one of the most extensive trail networks in the ...
2006; Vitesse Press; 6"x 9"; 224 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-941950-39-8
Price: $17.95
Cycling Health and Physiology, Second Edition
Using Sport Science to Improve Your Riding and Racing
By Edmund R. Burke
U.S. Olympic cycling manager Ed Burke presents practical cyclist-to-cyclist advice on how the heart, lungs, and muscles work and how this knowledge can help any rider get the most out ...
1998; Vitesse Press; 6"x 9"; 240 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-941950-34-3
Price: $17.95
By Janet Greene
In earlier times, people felt the need to leave a permanent record of who they were and what they stood for. Nowadays people tend to keep quiet about those things, ...
1962; Alan C. Hood & Company, Inc.; 5.50"x 8.50"; 120 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-911469-10-3
Price: $12.95
By George A. Martin
Foreword by Castle Freeman
"The author, George A. Martin, knows his subject, not only fence building but the farm and its requirements. He knows the stock: the unconfinable pig, the dexterous cow. He knows ...
1887; Alan C. Hood & Company, Inc.; 5.50"x 8.50"; 192 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-911469-08-0
Price: $12.50
Being the Saga of John Young and his Sloop-of-War
By William Bell Clark
During the American Revolution, the Saratoga played a significant role in stemming the flow of supplies to British forces. Sailing out of Delaware River ports on her three cruises, she ...
1953; Chapman Billies; 5.50"x 8.50"; 208 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-939218-07-3
Price: $14.95
By Frank Holan
Foreword by Jerry Gibbs
The Fisherman's Companion has found its way into thousands of tackleboxes across North America and this new improved edition is even better. Read it before you leave home, and keep ...
1999; Alan C. Hood & Company, Inc.; 4.50"x 8.50"; 160 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-911469-15-8
Price: $12.95
Fit & Pregnant, Revised Edition
The Pregnant Woman's Guide To Exercise
By Joan Marie Butler
Active women who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy know that staying fit is good for them and their baby. This book will help them understand the tremendous changes that ...
; Vitesse Press; 7"x 10"; 192 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-941950-40-4
Price: $17.95
The Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Years
By Heidi Hill
Fit Family is packed with ideas on how to have fun exercising with your kids. You'll read parent-to-parent tips on scheduling, snacks, solo workouts, as well as personal here's what ...
2008; Vitesse Press; 6"x 9"; 176 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-941950-41-1
Price: $17.95
Forgotten Art of Building A Good Fireplace, The
By Vrest Orton
Since its original publication in 1969 by Yankee, Inc.,Vrest Orton’s classic book on fireplace design has gone through numerous printings and has brought about a revival of the Rumford fireplace. ...
1969; Alan C. Hood & Company, Inc.; 6"x 9"; 64 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-911469-17-2
Price: $12.50
Forgotten Art Of Building And Using A Brick Bake Oven, The
By Richard M. Bacon
First published by Yankee Magazine in 1977, this book remains the authority on how old-time brick ovens were designed and used. The book explains the evolution of the brick oven ...
1977; Alan C. Hood & Company, Inc.; 6"x 9"; 64 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-911469-25-7
Price: $12.50
Grandmother's Story Of Bunker Hill Battle
As She Saw It From The Belfry
By Oliver Wendell Holmes
Illustrated by Howard Pyle
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Poet Laureate of Boston, wrote this poem in 1875 as part of the Centenary celebration of the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Two months after Lexington and ...
1875; Chapman Billies; 5.50"x 8.50"; 80 pages; Hardcover
ISBN: 978-0-939218-10-3
Price: $12.50
Confronting The Myths and Fixing Our Failing System
By Robert H. LeBow, MD and C. Rocky White, MD
Almost five years after the original publication of Dr. Lebow's authoritative dissection of America's health care system, the situation has in many ways deteriorated. More Americans lack any health insurance, ...
2007; Alan C. Hood & Company, Inc.; 6"x 9"; 304 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-911469-30-1
Price: $15.00
Hundred And Seventy Chinese Poems, A
By Arthur Waley
First published by Alfred Knopf in 1919, this is the book that alerted the West to the richness and variety of Chinese literature. Arthur Waley (1889-1966), a shy reclusive scholar, ...
1919; Chapman Billies; 5.25"x 8.25"; 242 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-939218-17-2
Price: $14.95
A Pioneer Hero
By W. D. Haley
This profile of Jonathan Chapman appeared in Harper’s Magazine of November 1871. It was one of the earliest, if not the first, gathering of all of the facts known about ...
; Chapman Billies; 5.50"x 8.75"; 40 pages; Hardcover
ISBN: 978-0-939218-04-2
Price: $9.95
The Black Brothers
By John Ruskin
Illustrated by Richard Doyle
For over one hundred fifty years, people of all ages have enjoyed this happy tale. Written at a time when children's books were more lectures than adventures, and their creators ...
1841; Chapman Billies; 5.50"x 8.50"; 64 pages; Hardcover
ISBN: 978-0-939218-09-7
Price: $12.50
Life And Adventures Of James R Durand, The
By James R. Durand
James R. Durand served on three American war vessels, including the USS Constitution (Old Ironsides), was taken prisoner of war, and then impressed into the British Navy. For seven years ...
1820; Chapman Billies; 5.50"x 8.50"; 156 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-939218-08-0
Price: $9.95
By Edward Everett Hale
First published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1863 and written to inspire patriotism and combat Northern sympathy with the Confederacy during the Civil War, this classic story met with immediate ...
1863; Chapman Billies; 5.50"x 8.50"; 128 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-939218-03-5
Price: $9.95
By Roger PozeznikBob Trindle
Recreational and competitive riders can learn the healing powers of sports masage with this step-by-step illustrated guide, the first of its kind especially for cyclists. "Sports massage helps eliminate the ...
1995; Vitesse Press; 8.50"x 11"; 112 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-941950-33-6
Price: $14.95
Mountain Biking in New Jersey, 3rd Edition
50 Off-Road Rides
By Christopher Mac Kinnon
This third edition is chock full of up-to-date information on fifty off-road rides in the Garden State, including expanded South Jersey coverage.
2006; Freewheeling Press; 6"x 9"; 144 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-9652733-9-8
Price: $16.95
Narrative Of The Captivity And Restoration Of Mrs Mary Rowlandson
By Mrs. Mary Rowlandson
In February 1676, during King Philip’s War, the frontier village of Lancaster, Massachusetts, was attacked by a party of Nipmuck Indians and completely destroyed. As relief from Concord approached, the ...
1682; Chapman Billies; 4.50"x 7"; 94 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-939218-20-2
Price: $9.95
By Washington Irving
Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott
This handsome edition of Washington Irving’s Old Christmas contains all of the 110 illustrations that Randolph Caldecott originally prepared for it. The text of Old Christmas first appeared as five ...
1819; Chapman Billies; 6"x 9"; 110 pages; Hardcover
ISBN: 978-0-939218-15-8
Price: $22.95
By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hawthorne’s talent for descriptive writings was never exercised on a happier theme than the Old Manse in Concord, Massachusetts. Built in 1765 by Ralph Waldo Emerson’s grandfather, it was Emerson’s ...
1845; Chapman Billies; 4.25"x 7.50"; 96 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-939218-00-4
Price: $9.95
Recapturing the Flavor of Early America
By Suzanne Goldenson and Doris Simpson
"Food cooked in the fireplace tastes better than food cooked in most conventional methods today," say the authors and this book shows how twenty-first century folks can enjoy hearth-cooked meals ...
2005; Alan C. Hood & Company, Inc.; 6"x 9"; 192 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-911469-26-4
Price: $15.00
By David Tresemer, with an Addendum by Peter Vido
In the last few years, interest in the scythe has grown remarkably; and so have the sales of The Scythe Book. Now Peter Vido, who has written two outstanding articles ...
2001; Alan C. Hood & Company, Inc.; 5.50"x 8.50"; 160 pages; Paperback;
ISBN: 978-0-911469-19-6
Price: $16.50
A History of Baltimore Police Officers Killed in the Line of Duty, 1808-2007
By Steven P. Olson and Robert P. Brown
From Baltimore's earliest days as mobtown to current drug and gang violence, this memorial volume, written by two veteran officers presents brief biographies of the 124 men and women of ...
2007; Chesapeake Book Company; 6"x 9"; 248 pages; Hardcover
ISBN: 978-0-9635159-5-7
Price: $25.00
Sotterley: Her People and Their Worlds
Three Hundred Years of a Maryland Plantation
By David G. Brown
The story of Sotterley plantation in St. Mary's County began shortly after the founding of Maryland and continued over three centuries that saw it rise from humble beginnings, prosper in ...
2010; Chesapeake Book Company; 6"x 9"; 116 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-9823049-1-4
Price: $17.00
Maryland and the Secession Crisis
By Lawrence M. Denton
Maryland did not freely choose to remain in the Union at the outbreak of the Civil War, this book argues: the state was held by brute force. A colorful account ...
1995; Publishing Concepts; 6"x 9"; 256 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-9635159-4-0
Price: $21.00
Stalking The Blue-Eyed Scallop
By Euell Gibbons
Euell Gibbons tells how to find marvelous food in every coastal area of North America.This book contains numerous drawings for identification and abounds in recipes and cooking tips from chowders ...
1964; Alan C. Hood & Company, Inc.; 5.50"x 8.50"; 332 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-911469-05-9
Price: $20.00
By Euell Gibbons
Here Euell Gibbons shows the reader how to enjoy the culinary and medicinal virtues of herbs and wild plants. Drawn from the author’s wide knowledge of plants as well as ...
1966; Alan C. Hood & Company, Inc.; 5.50"x 8.50"; 301 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-911469-06-6
Price: $17.50
By Euell Gibbons
Euell Gibbons was one of the few people in this country to devote a considerable part of his life to the adventure of “living off the land.” He sought out ...
1962; Alan C. Hood & Company, Inc.; 5.50"x 8.50"; 303 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-911469-03-5
Price: $17.50
By Stewart Elliott and Eugenie Wallas
After many years, and 9 printings, Housesmiths Press has licensed the rights to this classic resource, first published in 1977, to Alan C. Hood & Co. This book is a ...
1977; Alan C. Hood & Company, Inc.; 8.50"x 11"; 169 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-911469-32-5
Price: $30.00
True Story of Saint Nicholas, The
By Rebecca Benson Haskell
Illustrated by Elizabeth Durham Goodhue
Santa Claus is real.
His name comes from the Dutch colloquial Sinterklaas, a short way of saying Sint Nicolaas. This charming book, ideal for under the Christmas tree, is ...
2006; Alan C. Hood & Company, Inc.; 5.5"x 8.5"; 32 pages; Hardcover
ISBN: 978-0-911469-29-5
Price: $16.00
Twelve Seasons of Vermont, The
By Various Authors
Edited by Vermont Life Magazine
Each writer takes a month in this stunning new book capturing the changing beauty of Vermont’s incomparable countryside. Every lover of Vermont will relish this portfolio of over 100 full-color ...
2004; Vermont Life Magazine; 8.75"x 7.50"; 112 pages; Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-931389-07-5
Price: $29.95
By Dick Stewart
This essential reference for fly tyers has sold 350,000 copies since original publication in 1979, including sales of the second edition, issued in 1994. This reprint of the second edition ...
1994; ; 8.50"x 11"; 56 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-911469-31-8
Price: $15.00
Vermont Life Guide To Fall Foliage, The
By Charles W. Johnson and Gale Lawrence
This guide is for everyone who appreciates Vermont's glorious autumn. Whether you are the casual observer in awe of the colorful splendor or the beginning naturalist who wants to know ...
2001; Vermont Life Magazine; 7"x 7"; 96 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-936896-78-6
Price: $14.95
A Special Beauty
By Tom Slayton
In a world of rapid change and growth, the Vermont countryside is a priceless treasure that reflects New England traditions and a bustling contemporary life. This charming collection of photographs ...
2006; Vermont Life Magazine; 10.25"x 8.25"; 80 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-931389-22-8
Price: $16.95
Our Lives of Hope
By Diane Karper
Here are the life stories of eighteen people who, but for this book, would live out their lives in obscurity. From Ale to Ubaldo, these men and women of rural ...
2010; Alan C. Hood & Company, Inc.; 6"x 9"; 96 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-911469-35-6
Price: $15.00
By Catherine D. Kerr
Comprehensive maps are the central feature of this book, which describes a variety of walks including trails, state and local parks, the Delaware Canal towpath, historic districts in Newtown and ...
2001; Freewheeling Press; 5.50"x 8.50"; 112 pages; Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-965273-38-1
Price: $12.95
Woodburners Companion, 3rd Edition
Practical Ways of Heating with Wood
By Dirk Thomas
With fuel prices still going higher, more people than ever are looking at alternative ways to stay warm. This third edition of Dirk Thomas's popular and authoritative guide adds a ...
2006; Alan C. Hood & Company, Inc.; 6"x 9"; 176 pages Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-911469-28-8
Price: $16.50
A Biographical Novel
By Curtis Bill Pepper
This compelling novel takes the reader into the tumultuous period of the Renaissance and the origins of Leonardo da Vinci, the bastard child of a notary. Of da Vinci, the ...
2012; Alan C. Hood & Co., Inc.; Hardcover; 6 1/8" X 9 1/4"; 584 pages
ISBN: 978-0-911469-36-3
Price: $35.00
Drawings by Robert L. Dickinson, 1917-1918
By Gail Dickerson Spilsbury
New York physician Robert L. Dickinson, a lover of nature and a prolific artist, served with the War Department in Washington during World War I and while there explored both ...
2011; Chesapeake Book Company; 9 1/2 x 10 1/2; 196 pages, 38 full-color and 46 black-and-white illustrations, photographs, and diagrams; 18" x 24" foldout map in back pocket; notes; bibliography; paperback (gatefold cover)
ISBN: 978-0-9823049-3-8
Price: $30.00
The "Winans" Steam Gun and the Civil War in Maryland
By John W. Lamb
In the spring of 1861, with secession in full flower and Baltimore occupied by General Benjamin “Beast” Butler’s nervous Union troops, reports emerged that southern sympathizers there possessed a terrible ...
2011; Chesapeake Book Company; 6" x 9"; 96 pages; paper; illustrations; notes; index;
ISBN: 978-0-9823049-2-1
Price: $12.50
A Year of Racing and Family and Steeplechasing
By Patrick Smithwick
Inspired by the Henry Taylor poem of the same name, Flying Change is the true story of a man changing strides and leaving the comforts and security of middle-age life ...
2012; Chesapeake Book Company; Hardcover
ISBN: 978-0-9823049-4-5
Price: $30.00
