By Subject > American History, Americana > General
The history of a young and growing nation can be told through many different mediums. From traditional travelogues of America's greatest and earliest explorers to the charming paper doll books featuring the modern-day American family, the following books offer valuable pieces that help complete the nation's puzzle.
Recommendations...
 Covered Bridges 2 Book Set
by Dover
Covered Bridges of the Northeast by Richard Sanders Allen describes foot bridges, latticework, and more. Eric Sloane's American Barns and Covered Bridges depicts Maine-styled barns, an "open" log barn in Virginia, and a host of others.
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| Products in General | | |  | The Story of the Alamo
by Peter F. Copeland
Thirty exciting, carefully researched drawings chronicle events leading up to the fall of the Alamo and the last stand of Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, William Travis, and the many others. Captions.
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| |  | The Adventures of Lewis and Clark
by John Bakeless
Action-packed account of perilous journey made by undaunted men who faced hostile Indians, prairie fires, floods, famine, sub-zero weather, and other perils to chart the vast unknown lands of the Louisiana Purchase.
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|  | The Age of Reason
by Thomas Paine, Moncure Daniel Conway
Based on years of study and reflection by the author, this 18th-century work, which was written from the deist point of view, questions Christian beliefs and the role of religion in society.
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| |  | American Barns and Covered Bridges
by Eric Sloane
Lovingly written book, accompanied by the author's own sketches, depicts Maine-styled barns attached to houses, an "open" log barn in Virginia, a 2,088-foot covered bridge at Clark's Ferry, Pennsylvania, and a host of other structures.
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|  | American Circus Posters
by Charles Philip Fox
Here collected together for the first time are 48 large, full-color, rare posters, 1890s-1940s, superbly reproduced. The posters feature many of the greats of the American circus: Ringling Bros., Barnum & Bailey, Sparks, more.
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|  | The American Family in the Colonial Period
by Arthur W. Calhoun
This complete, fundamental, and authoritative classic — the result of years of research, analysis, and thought — describes the American family as a product of many factors, among them, the distinctive environment: a virgin continent.
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|  | American Family of 1900-1920 Paper Dolls in Full Color
by Tom Tierney
10 dolls, 37 costumes recall American fashions at the beginning of the century through WWI. Dresses, sportswear, military attire, wedding fashions, children's styles, more. Introduction. Descriptive Notes.
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|  | American Family of the 1890s Paper Dolls in Full Color
by Tom Tierney
Meticulous renderings depict 9 dolls and 46 authentic costumes, including work clothes, winter wear, wedding outfits, more. Elaborately decorated hats and leg o' mutton sleeves for the women, derbies, walking canes for the men.
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| |  | American Family of the 1940s Paper Dolls
by Tom Tierney
From World War II era — 9 dolls, 37 costumes: elegant dresses and straight-line suits, military uniforms, 3-piece business suit, "Rosie the Riveter" outfit, teen's "zoot suit," much more.
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|  | American Family of the 1950s Paper Dolls
by Tom Tierney
Carefully researched collection captures the decade after World War II. 10 dolls depict 3 generations of a family. Wardrobe includes beach wear, lounging outfits, dress suits for the men and women and formal wear.
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|  | American Family of the 1970s Paper Dolls
by Tom Tierney
7 dolls are accompanied by wardrobes appropriate for work and play, including a string bikini, a polyester business suit, hot pants, bell-bottoms, and much more. Great for collectors and nostalgia lovers.
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|  | American Family of the 1980s Paper Dolls
by Tom Tierney
A variety of clothing styles for a multi-generational family. 10 dolls are accompanied by 30 costumes that include shirtdresses, leotards, suits, jeans, and wedding apparel, as well as sneakers, caps, and other accessories.
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|  | American Family of the 1990s Paper Dolls
by Tom Tierney
Dress 8 dolls in 24 great outfits, among them flared slacks, a cartoon sweatshirt, a summer dress over matching cotton shorts, cut-off jeans, and a classic wedding dress.
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|  | American Family of the Colonial Era Paper Dolls in Full Color
by Tom Tierney
American family of 8 is shown in period attire worn for housework, farming, formal occasions. Lace-and-ruffle gowns, a judge's robe, military uniforms, an elegant suit, Indian-inspired frontier attire, more. 8 dolls, 32 costumes.
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| |  | American Family of the Pilgrim Period Paper Dolls in Full Color
by Tom Tierney
8 dolls and 28 costumes: authentically rendered suits, busks, jerkins, capes, shifts, petticoats, corsets, linen shirts, breeches, and more — for work and travel, for leisure wear and special occasions.
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