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Scraps of Life
Paperback full color, 93 pages A historical look at the life of Elizabeth Patton Crockett and a step by step guide to creating her family heirloom quilt.
James Mackay
The book, James Mackay, is a story based upon what is known of his life and the time period in which he lived. It is told in an oral-narrative form, which has long been used in Scotland to relate history from one generation to the next. The year is 1859 when Mackay's widow, Isabella, tells his story to their grandson, John Barker. The reader will soon find themselves immersed in the 18th Century family culture and customs of Scotland. When James emigrates with his brother John, to Canada the story sweeps along into the dangerous and colorful Canadian Fur Trade. James and his brother watch in fascination, the wild dances and strange customs of the Native American villagers whom they meet. Mackay's knowledge of North American rivers led to his employment by the Spanish and a two year expedition up the Missouri River. Almost a decade later his map would be the most complete Map used by the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Early in 1800 our hero finds himself embroiled in the traumatic events of the time period. America's purchase of the territories brought a cascade of legal battles over the Land Grants he received from the Spanish. Website: www.jamesmackay.us.
David Crockett in Texas
David Crockett in Texas: His Search for New Land, by Allen J. Wiener, takes a fresh look at the well-known figure from the perspective of his quest for land in Texas and the new start it promised for his family. This retelling of what the author terms “the last adventure in the life of a nineteenth-century Tennessee frontiersman who became a national celebrity” presents a picture of Crockett that contrasts with the popular image of the brash adventurer who sought glory on the battlefield as well as that of the bitter, failed politician who came to Texas as a last resort. Wiener presents a nuanced examination of Crockett’s motivations that places them in the context of the full arc of h...
A Night to Remember
A cloth bag containing eight copies of the title.
Newport Villas
A survey of the Gilded Age mansions of Newport, Rhode Island, for all who love grand houses. Newport Villas describes the architectural and social development of this summer resort town, the nexus of wealth and fashion at the end of the nineteenth century. All the accoutrements were the best that money could buy, whether it was Parisian frocks, meticulously groomed thoroughbred horses, or meals prepared by imported French chefs. To properly mount their entertainments, Newport's elite built "cottages" that ranged in size from thirty to seventy rooms. The country's most accomplished architects designed these seaside villas, many of them rivaling the great houses of Europe. Pictured here in abundant archival and new photographs, with accompanying floor plans, the houses cover the gamut of revival styles from Colonial Revival to Italian Renaissance Revival, from French Classical Revival to Georgian Revival.
Robert Hutchins of Colonial America
The first Hutchins name recorded in America was that of Robert Hutchins of the Jamestown colony of Virginia in 1628. Later on, he was known in the records as Robert Hutchinson. Includes the Pintard family. Surname is spelled Hutchins, Hutchings, Hutchens, Hutchin, Houchins and others.
The Guest Book
Instant New York Times Bestseller Longlisted for Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence 2020 New England Society Book Award Winner for Fiction “The Guest Book is monumental in a way that few novels dare attempt.” —The Washington Post The thought-provoking new novel by New York Times bestselling author Sarah Blake An exquisitely written, poignant family saga that illuminates the great divide, the gulf that separates the rich and poor, black and white, Protestant and Jew. Spanning three generations, The Guest Book deftly examines the life and legacy of one unforgettable family as they navigate the evolving social and political landscape from Crockett’s Island, their family retreat off the coast of Maine. Blake masterfully lays bare the memories and mistakes each generation makes while coming to terms with what it means to inherit the past.
Hitler And Spain
The Spanish Civil War, begun in July 1936, was a preliminary round of World War II. Hitler's and Mussolini's cooperation with General Franco resulted in the Axis agreement of October 1936 and the subsequent Pact of Steel of May 1939, immediately following the end of the Civil War. This study presents comprehensive documentation of Hitler's use of the upheaval in Spain to strengthen the Third Reich diplomatically, ideologically, economically, and militarily. While the last great cause drew all eyes to Western Europe and divided the British and especially the French internally, Hitler could pursue territorial gains in Eastern Europe. This book, based on little-known German records and recently opened Spanish archives, fills a major gap in our understanding of one of the 20th century's most significant conflicts. Its comprehensive treatment of German-Spanish relations from 1936 through 1939, bringing together diplomatic, economic, military, and naval aspects, will be of great value to specialists in European diplomacy and the political economy of Nazi imperialism, as well as to all students of the Spanish Civil War.
