Lafcadio Hearn's La Cuisine Creole is the first Creole cookbook, one of the great rare classics of the culture. Among its recipes, collected "from leading chefs and noted Creole housewives," are gu...więcej »
The original manual of the Camp Fire Girls, an organization among whose founders were Dr. & Mrs. Luther Halsey Gulick, was published in 1912. The motto of the Camp Fire Girls, "WoHeLo," was also th...więcej »
Originally published in 1922, the Rootabaga Stories was written by one of America's most beloved folk chroniclers, Carl Sandburg. He wrote these stories for "people from 5 to 105." "I knew that Ame...więcej »
Daniel Boone: His Own Story by Colonel Daniel Boone & The Adventures of Daniel Boone, The Kentucky Rifleman by Francis Lister Hawks.
Before Davy Crockett and Kit Carson came along to share the wild...więcej »
One of America's earliest books.
One of the most important early Pilgrim tracts to come from America, this book helped persuade others to come join those who already came to Plymouth.więcej »
When it was first published in 1871, this book offered practical advice for American-born Jews who did not have the benefit of a Jewish education. Authentic Jewish cuisine for today's cook.więcej »
A guide to home health from Lydia Maria Child, one of the 19th Century's most popular domestic advisors and most ardent feminists. Mrs. Child's down-to-earth advice to pre-Civil War families stand...więcej »
The first American edition of this staple of the American household during the Revolutionary War. How to market. How to roast and broil and fry. Gravies, sauces, hashes, fricasses,
ragouts.
The ...więcej »
William Cobbett's 1819 work was designed to provide the information necessary to improve the understanding of the art and practice of gardening in America.więcej »
McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book includes a pictorial alphabet plus 248 individual lessons on spelling, grammar, pronunciation, abbreviation, usage and more. This 1881 revised edition conforms to ...więcej »