Mike Armstrong
Hunter
Winter reading! Used books for sale. ALL PRICES INCLUDE SHIPPING TO THE LOWER 48 STATES! (If you are in Alaska or HI, let me know and I'll figure out if there are any added shipping costs). An "I'll take book #____" ON THIS THREAD is the only way to reserve a book. Then I'll PM you with my address for payment. Please ask any questions by PM; I'll try to answer them as fast as possible. I take cash, MOs of any kind, and personal checks. I ship by USPS Media Mail (popularly known as "book rate").
***Take $1 off the price of each book after the first one you order!***
Western/US history books
1) SPF "The American Revolution" by Bruce Lancaster. American Heritage Magazine's history of the Revolution from its causes to its end and aftermaths. Covers the war mainly by region and campaign. New/exc PB 368 pp illus. w/maps and colored repros of contemporary paintings. $4
2) SPF "The Essential Lewis and Clark" ed. by Landon Y. Jones. An edited and annotated edition of the Lewis and Clark's journals that preserves the most interesting passages in the original spellings. HB in near-new cond. 223 pp. $5
3) SPF "Flames Across the Border: The Canadian-American Tragedy 1813-14" by Pierre Berton. The War of 1812 from a distinctly Canadian perspective: how it shaped present day Canada. HB 492 pp. in exc. shape but with "library discard" stamps and stickers in front. $5
4) "The Path Between the Seas: the Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914" by David McCullough. National Book Award-winning historyof the construction of the Panama Canal; earlier attempts, the creation of the nation of Panama, TR's part, "the Zone." Quality PB 698 pp. exc. cond. w/82 b/w photos and 2 detailed maps. $7
5) "A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906" by Simon Winchester. Whole story of the '06 quake: what--geologically and historically--went into it, and what came out of it. By the author of "Krakatoa." HB new cond. 488 pp. fully illus. w/many maps and period b/w photos. $7
6. SPF "The General and the Jaguar: Pershing's Hunt for Pancho Villa" by Eileen Welsome. Pulitzer-winning reporter's history of the Mexican conflicts that let to Villa's brief invasion of the US and our invasion of Mexico in 1916, which very nearly set off a war between the two nations. A brief history of the Mexican revolutions, Villa's personal history, and a great narrative of the Pershing "counterinsurgency" campaign, including Lt. George Patton's part. HB new cond. 410 pp. illus w/maps and b/w photos. $7
7) SPF "Cutting for Sign" by William Langewiesche. A 1990's study of the US/Mexican border by a resident. The border wars, the relations of the races, what and who "gets across" and why. How we got where we are. HB 247 pp. in exc. cond. $6
8) SPF "Wickenburg! The Ultimate Guide to the Ultimate Western Town" by Alan Korwin, foreword by Barry Goldwater. Written in 1994, this guidebook isn't for vacation reservation info, but the history, natural and human, hasn't changed and THAT'S here! PB exc./new cond. 187 pp. illus. w/b/w historic photos and line drawings, maps. $5
9) SPF "The Enders Hotel: A Memoir" by Brandon Schrand. Growing up in an old hotel built in 1917 in Soda Springs, ID. A '70s childhood in Idaho with some tough times and hard folks. Quality PB 236 pp. new/exc. cond (U. Nebraska Bison Press) $5
10) "American Gunfight: the Plot to Kill Harry Truman and the Shoot-out That Stopped It" by Stephen Hunter and John Bainbridge, Jr. Thriller writer and DC lawyer explain the Puerto Rican nationalist movement that led terrorists to attack the US president in the White House and the gunfight that ended it. (The wheelgunners won!). HB new/exc. cond. 378 pp. illus w/b/w photos. $7
World Adventures
11) "Across China" by Peter Jenkins. Author of "A Walk Across America" travels across China, ending up in Tibet and Mongolia. Has real adventures like real travelers have: no malls, no canned tours, no 5-star lodging or grub. Trade PB 379 pp. in exc. cond. illus. w/b/w photos. $4
12) SPF "Into a Desert Place: A 3000 Mile Walk Around the Coast of Baja California" by Graham Mackintosh. English couch potato takes on some of the world's toughest terrain and ends up "Adventure Traveler of the Year." All the details: people, critters, bites, stings.... HB 315 pp. exc. cond. illus. w/maps and color photos. Signed by the Author. $7
13). SPF "God and Mr. Gomez" by Jack Smith. The hilarious account of how the author and his wife learn that BOTH God and Mr. Gomez are needed to build their vacation house in Baja California in 1974. Good stories about Baja as it was (and often still is). By a reporter who was a WWII USMC vet. HB in exc. cond. 219 pp. Signed and inscribed by the author. $6
14) "Two in the Far North" by Margaret Murie. Memoir of the first woman graduate of the University of Alaska which details her life in the Alaskan wilderness with her US Fish and Game biologist husband from 1921 to 1961 (see his book on animal tracks below). Excellent nature writing, charming woodcut illustrations. Oversized quality PB 371 pp. in exc. cond. $6
15) "Empire on Ice" by Willy Lou Warbelow. Story of Alaska in the 1940s--a Wisconsin couple teach school in an Arctic Eskimo village from 1945-48. Details of Eskimo, frontier life, hunting, trapping. Quality PB 254 pp in new cond illus w/many full page original b/w photos. Signed and inscribed by the author. $7
16) "The Gold of Troy: The Story of Heinrich Schliemann and the Buried Cities of Ancient Greece" by Robert Payne. Obsessed 19th century German store clerk turned tycoon persistently follows his dream and finds the real city of Troy. A true story worthy of a novel. HB 280 pp. in exc. reading cond w/flyleaf gift inscription, stains on dust jacket and cover. Illus w/b/w photos and maps. $5
17) "Justice in the Mountains" by Deane C. Davis. Stories of a Vermont country lawyer who later became a judge and governor of Vermont. Cases and their backgrounds from the 1920s and '30s, from adultery and murder to undersized trout! PB new cond. 185 pp. illus w/drawings. $5
18) "No Picnic on Mt. Kenya" by Felice Benuzzi. True story of three Italian POWs in Africa who escaped from their British prison camp to climb Mt. Kenya, and return to their camp alive! A very tough prank. Details their preparation, escape, the climb, the return, and the consequences. (Mt. Kenya is 17K + high!). Quality PB exc. cond 240 pp. illus w/maps. $6
19) "Adventuring in East Africa: the Sierra Club Guide to the Great Safaris of Kenya, Tanzania, Eastern Zaire, Rwanda, and Uganda" by Allen Beckby. NOT a hunting book, but good basic information on how photographic safaris work and what kinds are available, African nature, and basic African travel issues. (DO check out what is presently going on in these countries before you set your heart on a trip to say, Eastern Congo....). PB 458 pp. in exc. cond with a few underlines.. Illus. w/maps and b/w photos. $5
20) "Rainbow's End" by Lauren St. John. A sport's journalist's memoir of her childhood on a farm in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) during their civil war. Peace, war, family, nature, and loss. HB 271 pp. in exc. cond. illus. w/maps and b/w photos. $6
Nature and Outdoor Topics
21) SPF "Never Sniff a Gift Fish" by Patrick McManus. 28 of McManus' columns with humorous takes on hunting, fishing, and other outdoor disasters. HB. 220 pp. in exc/new cnd. $6
22) SPF "A Fine and Pleasant Misery" by Patrick McManus. Humorous essays on the fun and foolishness of fishing, fishermen, and fish by the "Field and Stream" and "Sports Illustrated" staff writer. Paperback 209 pp. in exc. cond. $5
23) SPF Stalking the Wild Asparagus" by Ewell Gibbons. Classic book that helped popularize wild foods. A guide to finding and preparing mainly wild vegetables, but also honey, game, panfish, "mud bugs," and even carp, turtles and frogs. HB 313 pp. exc. cond. w/slightly worn dust jacket. Illus. w/drawings. $6
24) SPF "Hawks in Flight" by Pete Dunne, David Sibley, and Clay Sutton. For birders and we who just like to see "other hunters at work," hawks are often very hard to identify in flight. This book shows how--IN GREAT DETAIL. Photos and David Sibley drawings show all the "tells." Quality PB 263 pp. in exc./new cond. fully illus. All North American raptors. $7
25) SPF "The Natural History of the Wild Cats" by Andrew Kitchener. British biologist's comprehensive explanation of the life histories, hunting, habitats, relationships and evolution of the genera Felis and Panthera--from cougars and lions to sand cats and kodkods. 20 color plates, 99 drawings, many b/w photos and data tables. Scientific but understandable by us lay people. Cat domestication explained. $8
26) SPF "Peterson's Field Guide to Animal Tracks" by Olaus J. Murie. THE book on animal tracks. (By the husband of the woman who wrote "Two in the Far North" listed above). Includes tracks in sand, mud, earth, and snow; scats, rugs and antler/bone gnawing marks! Covers North American mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates, and domestic animals. PB new cond. 397pp extensively illus. w/detailed drawings. $7
27) "The Readers Digest Guide to American Wildlife" by the editors of Readers Digest. An excellent family guide to all major North American birds, animals, plants, trees, wildflowers, mushrooms,etc. including insects, reptiles, arachnids, fish, and snails. Describes each and shows range it inhabits. Chapters on all major habitat types and what lives there. Heavily illus w/color plates and maps.
HB exc. cond. with no dust jacket. 580 pp. $6
28) SPF "The Wildlife Explorer." A home resource that is really an encyclopedia of world wildlife. 10x11" ring binder filled with hundreds of two-sided full color sheets that fold out into 9x16" profiles of each animal. Each includes life-cycle, habitat, breeding, food and hunting, related species, physical characteristics, and any conservation issues. Sections on mammals, birds, reptiles, fishes, invertebrates, animal behavior, world habitats, and general conservation topics. New condition, a great resource for teachers, home schooling, student clubs, or as a home reference. $15 (big and heavy).
Aviation books
29) SPF "The Tin Goose: Ford's Fabulous Tri-Motor" by Douglas J. Ingalls. History of "The Ford that Flew" and its ancestors made by Stout Aircraft. R&D, airline and freight services, military use. Many historic b/w photos. Softbound 8 1/2x11" Aero Publication. 96 pp. in exc. shape. $6
30) SPF "The Smithsonian Book of Flight" by Walter J. Boyne. Director of the National Aerospace Museum's history of human flight from Renaissance dreams to the Space Age. Oversized HB 9x11" 288 pp. in near new cond. w/hundreds of b/w, color photos, some full-page, and full color combat paintings. Boyne was a 26-year USAF veteran bomber pilot who has authored numerous books on specific historic planes. $9 (heavy to ship).
31) SPF "Fighting Jets" by Bryce Walker. A Time-Life book full of photographs, color combat paintings, and color plates of aircraft good for modelers. From the first WWII jets to the A-10, F-16, and Mig 29, describes jet combat in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, the Cold War, Arab-Isreali Wars, and the Falklands. 8 1/2x11" hardbound 176 pp. in exc. cond. $5
32) "Russia's Top Guns: Soviet Air Power" An encyclopedia of all Soviet military aircraft from the Korean War through 1990. Contains specs, color plates, line drawings, and color illus. exc. for details for modelers of over 40 types, including helicopters. 8 1/2x11" hardbound 144 pp. in new cond. $7
Books on the Civil War
33) "Blackjack Logan" by Gary Ecelbarger. Biography of John Alexander Logan, Union major general described as the "best volunteer soldier of the War." Logan volunteered--on a battlefield--while he was still a sitting congressman! HB 399 pp. new cond. illus w/b/w photos and repros of documents. $7
34) SPF "April, 1865, the Month that Saved America" by Jay Wink. Basis of the History Channel special of the same name, details the many crucial events of the month and their effect on the War and its aftermath. Quality PB 473 pp. in new cond. $6
35) "Grant, A Biography" by William D. McFeeley. Complete biography of Grant by history prof and expert on Reconstruction period. HB 605 pp. in exc./new cond. illus w/b/w photos. Focus on Grant's complex personality. $6
36) SPF "Ordeal By Fire: the Civil War and Reconstruction" by James M. McPherson. First 2/3 of the book is a very succinct history of the Civil War. The last third explains the aftermath: Radical Reconstruction, "The Bloody Shirt" in politics, the retreat from Reconstruction, and the rise of the "New South." HB 735 pp. in exc.cond except a few underlines and no dust jacket. Illus. w/maps, b/w phtos, and tables, includes bibliography. $7
Collecting, DIY hobbies
37) "Fell's Collectors Guide to American Antique Firearms" by Martin Rywell. Classic introduction to gun collecting (1963) HB discarded library book with stamps on inside cover, otherwise exc. cond illus. w/b/w photos. $4
38)SPF "Antique Guns and Gun Collecting" by Frederick Wilson. Another old introduction to the types and history of antique guns, mainly ML and percussion revolvers. 8 1/2x11" HB in exc. cond. w/worn dust jacket 97 pp. illus. w/32 color plates and 64 b/w photos and drawings. $4
39) "The Book of Old Silver" by Seymour B. Wyles. A history and guide to old silver and Sheffield silver plate. Covers/lists thousands of hallmarks of silver makers and has over 100 photos of finished pieces. Covers American, British, and European makers. HB 8 1/2x11" 455 pp. in exc. cond w/worn dust jacket. $6
40) "The Natural History of Barns" by Eric Sloane. A special edition of "The Age of Barns" that describes and illustrates the development of barns in America from the 1840s European-based models to specialized American models like corn silos, sugar houses, and tobacco barns. 9x11" softbound 73 pp. in exc. cond. illus w/color plates and exquisite detailed line drawings of barns, construction details, and hardware/fittings. How barns were raised is illustrated. $6
41) "Extreme Brewing: A Enthusiast's Guide to Brewing Craft Beer at Home" by Sam Calagione, owner of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery. DIY manual for serious home brewers. All the tools, ingredients, 33 recipes, and how to use them. HB 8 1/2x11" 184 pp. full illus w/color photos and tables. A beautiful guide. $8
Thanks for reading my extra-long post! Don't forget to take $1 off each book after the first one you order! Happy 2013!
Mike Armstrong
***Take $1 off the price of each book after the first one you order!***
Western/US history books
1) SPF "The American Revolution" by Bruce Lancaster. American Heritage Magazine's history of the Revolution from its causes to its end and aftermaths. Covers the war mainly by region and campaign. New/exc PB 368 pp illus. w/maps and colored repros of contemporary paintings. $4
2) SPF "The Essential Lewis and Clark" ed. by Landon Y. Jones. An edited and annotated edition of the Lewis and Clark's journals that preserves the most interesting passages in the original spellings. HB in near-new cond. 223 pp. $5
3) SPF "Flames Across the Border: The Canadian-American Tragedy 1813-14" by Pierre Berton. The War of 1812 from a distinctly Canadian perspective: how it shaped present day Canada. HB 492 pp. in exc. shape but with "library discard" stamps and stickers in front. $5
4) "The Path Between the Seas: the Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914" by David McCullough. National Book Award-winning historyof the construction of the Panama Canal; earlier attempts, the creation of the nation of Panama, TR's part, "the Zone." Quality PB 698 pp. exc. cond. w/82 b/w photos and 2 detailed maps. $7
5) "A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906" by Simon Winchester. Whole story of the '06 quake: what--geologically and historically--went into it, and what came out of it. By the author of "Krakatoa." HB new cond. 488 pp. fully illus. w/many maps and period b/w photos. $7
6. SPF "The General and the Jaguar: Pershing's Hunt for Pancho Villa" by Eileen Welsome. Pulitzer-winning reporter's history of the Mexican conflicts that let to Villa's brief invasion of the US and our invasion of Mexico in 1916, which very nearly set off a war between the two nations. A brief history of the Mexican revolutions, Villa's personal history, and a great narrative of the Pershing "counterinsurgency" campaign, including Lt. George Patton's part. HB new cond. 410 pp. illus w/maps and b/w photos. $7
7) SPF "Cutting for Sign" by William Langewiesche. A 1990's study of the US/Mexican border by a resident. The border wars, the relations of the races, what and who "gets across" and why. How we got where we are. HB 247 pp. in exc. cond. $6
8) SPF "Wickenburg! The Ultimate Guide to the Ultimate Western Town" by Alan Korwin, foreword by Barry Goldwater. Written in 1994, this guidebook isn't for vacation reservation info, but the history, natural and human, hasn't changed and THAT'S here! PB exc./new cond. 187 pp. illus. w/b/w historic photos and line drawings, maps. $5
9) SPF "The Enders Hotel: A Memoir" by Brandon Schrand. Growing up in an old hotel built in 1917 in Soda Springs, ID. A '70s childhood in Idaho with some tough times and hard folks. Quality PB 236 pp. new/exc. cond (U. Nebraska Bison Press) $5
10) "American Gunfight: the Plot to Kill Harry Truman and the Shoot-out That Stopped It" by Stephen Hunter and John Bainbridge, Jr. Thriller writer and DC lawyer explain the Puerto Rican nationalist movement that led terrorists to attack the US president in the White House and the gunfight that ended it. (The wheelgunners won!). HB new/exc. cond. 378 pp. illus w/b/w photos. $7
World Adventures
11) "Across China" by Peter Jenkins. Author of "A Walk Across America" travels across China, ending up in Tibet and Mongolia. Has real adventures like real travelers have: no malls, no canned tours, no 5-star lodging or grub. Trade PB 379 pp. in exc. cond. illus. w/b/w photos. $4
12) SPF "Into a Desert Place: A 3000 Mile Walk Around the Coast of Baja California" by Graham Mackintosh. English couch potato takes on some of the world's toughest terrain and ends up "Adventure Traveler of the Year." All the details: people, critters, bites, stings.... HB 315 pp. exc. cond. illus. w/maps and color photos. Signed by the Author. $7
13). SPF "God and Mr. Gomez" by Jack Smith. The hilarious account of how the author and his wife learn that BOTH God and Mr. Gomez are needed to build their vacation house in Baja California in 1974. Good stories about Baja as it was (and often still is). By a reporter who was a WWII USMC vet. HB in exc. cond. 219 pp. Signed and inscribed by the author. $6
14) "Two in the Far North" by Margaret Murie. Memoir of the first woman graduate of the University of Alaska which details her life in the Alaskan wilderness with her US Fish and Game biologist husband from 1921 to 1961 (see his book on animal tracks below). Excellent nature writing, charming woodcut illustrations. Oversized quality PB 371 pp. in exc. cond. $6
15) "Empire on Ice" by Willy Lou Warbelow. Story of Alaska in the 1940s--a Wisconsin couple teach school in an Arctic Eskimo village from 1945-48. Details of Eskimo, frontier life, hunting, trapping. Quality PB 254 pp in new cond illus w/many full page original b/w photos. Signed and inscribed by the author. $7
16) "The Gold of Troy: The Story of Heinrich Schliemann and the Buried Cities of Ancient Greece" by Robert Payne. Obsessed 19th century German store clerk turned tycoon persistently follows his dream and finds the real city of Troy. A true story worthy of a novel. HB 280 pp. in exc. reading cond w/flyleaf gift inscription, stains on dust jacket and cover. Illus w/b/w photos and maps. $5
17) "Justice in the Mountains" by Deane C. Davis. Stories of a Vermont country lawyer who later became a judge and governor of Vermont. Cases and their backgrounds from the 1920s and '30s, from adultery and murder to undersized trout! PB new cond. 185 pp. illus w/drawings. $5
18) "No Picnic on Mt. Kenya" by Felice Benuzzi. True story of three Italian POWs in Africa who escaped from their British prison camp to climb Mt. Kenya, and return to their camp alive! A very tough prank. Details their preparation, escape, the climb, the return, and the consequences. (Mt. Kenya is 17K + high!). Quality PB exc. cond 240 pp. illus w/maps. $6
19) "Adventuring in East Africa: the Sierra Club Guide to the Great Safaris of Kenya, Tanzania, Eastern Zaire, Rwanda, and Uganda" by Allen Beckby. NOT a hunting book, but good basic information on how photographic safaris work and what kinds are available, African nature, and basic African travel issues. (DO check out what is presently going on in these countries before you set your heart on a trip to say, Eastern Congo....). PB 458 pp. in exc. cond with a few underlines.. Illus. w/maps and b/w photos. $5
20) "Rainbow's End" by Lauren St. John. A sport's journalist's memoir of her childhood on a farm in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) during their civil war. Peace, war, family, nature, and loss. HB 271 pp. in exc. cond. illus. w/maps and b/w photos. $6
Nature and Outdoor Topics
21) SPF "Never Sniff a Gift Fish" by Patrick McManus. 28 of McManus' columns with humorous takes on hunting, fishing, and other outdoor disasters. HB. 220 pp. in exc/new cnd. $6
22) SPF "A Fine and Pleasant Misery" by Patrick McManus. Humorous essays on the fun and foolishness of fishing, fishermen, and fish by the "Field and Stream" and "Sports Illustrated" staff writer. Paperback 209 pp. in exc. cond. $5
23) SPF Stalking the Wild Asparagus" by Ewell Gibbons. Classic book that helped popularize wild foods. A guide to finding and preparing mainly wild vegetables, but also honey, game, panfish, "mud bugs," and even carp, turtles and frogs. HB 313 pp. exc. cond. w/slightly worn dust jacket. Illus. w/drawings. $6
24) SPF "Hawks in Flight" by Pete Dunne, David Sibley, and Clay Sutton. For birders and we who just like to see "other hunters at work," hawks are often very hard to identify in flight. This book shows how--IN GREAT DETAIL. Photos and David Sibley drawings show all the "tells." Quality PB 263 pp. in exc./new cond. fully illus. All North American raptors. $7
25) SPF "The Natural History of the Wild Cats" by Andrew Kitchener. British biologist's comprehensive explanation of the life histories, hunting, habitats, relationships and evolution of the genera Felis and Panthera--from cougars and lions to sand cats and kodkods. 20 color plates, 99 drawings, many b/w photos and data tables. Scientific but understandable by us lay people. Cat domestication explained. $8
26) SPF "Peterson's Field Guide to Animal Tracks" by Olaus J. Murie. THE book on animal tracks. (By the husband of the woman who wrote "Two in the Far North" listed above). Includes tracks in sand, mud, earth, and snow; scats, rugs and antler/bone gnawing marks! Covers North American mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates, and domestic animals. PB new cond. 397pp extensively illus. w/detailed drawings. $7
27) "The Readers Digest Guide to American Wildlife" by the editors of Readers Digest. An excellent family guide to all major North American birds, animals, plants, trees, wildflowers, mushrooms,etc. including insects, reptiles, arachnids, fish, and snails. Describes each and shows range it inhabits. Chapters on all major habitat types and what lives there. Heavily illus w/color plates and maps.
HB exc. cond. with no dust jacket. 580 pp. $6
28) SPF "The Wildlife Explorer." A home resource that is really an encyclopedia of world wildlife. 10x11" ring binder filled with hundreds of two-sided full color sheets that fold out into 9x16" profiles of each animal. Each includes life-cycle, habitat, breeding, food and hunting, related species, physical characteristics, and any conservation issues. Sections on mammals, birds, reptiles, fishes, invertebrates, animal behavior, world habitats, and general conservation topics. New condition, a great resource for teachers, home schooling, student clubs, or as a home reference. $15 (big and heavy).
Aviation books
29) SPF "The Tin Goose: Ford's Fabulous Tri-Motor" by Douglas J. Ingalls. History of "The Ford that Flew" and its ancestors made by Stout Aircraft. R&D, airline and freight services, military use. Many historic b/w photos. Softbound 8 1/2x11" Aero Publication. 96 pp. in exc. shape. $6
30) SPF "The Smithsonian Book of Flight" by Walter J. Boyne. Director of the National Aerospace Museum's history of human flight from Renaissance dreams to the Space Age. Oversized HB 9x11" 288 pp. in near new cond. w/hundreds of b/w, color photos, some full-page, and full color combat paintings. Boyne was a 26-year USAF veteran bomber pilot who has authored numerous books on specific historic planes. $9 (heavy to ship).
31) SPF "Fighting Jets" by Bryce Walker. A Time-Life book full of photographs, color combat paintings, and color plates of aircraft good for modelers. From the first WWII jets to the A-10, F-16, and Mig 29, describes jet combat in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, the Cold War, Arab-Isreali Wars, and the Falklands. 8 1/2x11" hardbound 176 pp. in exc. cond. $5
32) "Russia's Top Guns: Soviet Air Power" An encyclopedia of all Soviet military aircraft from the Korean War through 1990. Contains specs, color plates, line drawings, and color illus. exc. for details for modelers of over 40 types, including helicopters. 8 1/2x11" hardbound 144 pp. in new cond. $7
Books on the Civil War
33) "Blackjack Logan" by Gary Ecelbarger. Biography of John Alexander Logan, Union major general described as the "best volunteer soldier of the War." Logan volunteered--on a battlefield--while he was still a sitting congressman! HB 399 pp. new cond. illus w/b/w photos and repros of documents. $7
34) SPF "April, 1865, the Month that Saved America" by Jay Wink. Basis of the History Channel special of the same name, details the many crucial events of the month and their effect on the War and its aftermath. Quality PB 473 pp. in new cond. $6
35) "Grant, A Biography" by William D. McFeeley. Complete biography of Grant by history prof and expert on Reconstruction period. HB 605 pp. in exc./new cond. illus w/b/w photos. Focus on Grant's complex personality. $6
36) SPF "Ordeal By Fire: the Civil War and Reconstruction" by James M. McPherson. First 2/3 of the book is a very succinct history of the Civil War. The last third explains the aftermath: Radical Reconstruction, "The Bloody Shirt" in politics, the retreat from Reconstruction, and the rise of the "New South." HB 735 pp. in exc.cond except a few underlines and no dust jacket. Illus. w/maps, b/w phtos, and tables, includes bibliography. $7
Collecting, DIY hobbies
37) "Fell's Collectors Guide to American Antique Firearms" by Martin Rywell. Classic introduction to gun collecting (1963) HB discarded library book with stamps on inside cover, otherwise exc. cond illus. w/b/w photos. $4
38)SPF "Antique Guns and Gun Collecting" by Frederick Wilson. Another old introduction to the types and history of antique guns, mainly ML and percussion revolvers. 8 1/2x11" HB in exc. cond. w/worn dust jacket 97 pp. illus. w/32 color plates and 64 b/w photos and drawings. $4
39) "The Book of Old Silver" by Seymour B. Wyles. A history and guide to old silver and Sheffield silver plate. Covers/lists thousands of hallmarks of silver makers and has over 100 photos of finished pieces. Covers American, British, and European makers. HB 8 1/2x11" 455 pp. in exc. cond w/worn dust jacket. $6
40) "The Natural History of Barns" by Eric Sloane. A special edition of "The Age of Barns" that describes and illustrates the development of barns in America from the 1840s European-based models to specialized American models like corn silos, sugar houses, and tobacco barns. 9x11" softbound 73 pp. in exc. cond. illus w/color plates and exquisite detailed line drawings of barns, construction details, and hardware/fittings. How barns were raised is illustrated. $6
41) "Extreme Brewing: A Enthusiast's Guide to Brewing Craft Beer at Home" by Sam Calagione, owner of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery. DIY manual for serious home brewers. All the tools, ingredients, 33 recipes, and how to use them. HB 8 1/2x11" 184 pp. full illus w/color photos and tables. A beautiful guide. $8
Thanks for reading my extra-long post! Don't forget to take $1 off each book after the first one you order! Happy 2013!
Mike Armstrong
