Mike Armstrong
Hunter
FS: used books on Western/US history, modern military topics, adventure/exploration, hunting/fishing, etc. ALL PRICES INCLUDE SHIPPING TO CONUS ZIPS. I take checks made out to me, money orders ditto, cash. I DON't take credit cards, PayPal, or electronic payments like ApplePay.
How it works: if you want a book or books, put an "I'll take book(s) __________" as a "reply" to this thread. PMs won't hold books, use them only to ask questions, make remarks, or make multi-book offers.
Then I'll acknowledge your order with a reply, mark the book or books "SPF" (sold pending funds) on the ad, and PM you with my "legal" name and address for payment. I try to ship books the next business day after I get payment (our PO is closed on weekends).
TAKE $1 OFF THE PRICE OF ANY BOOK OR BOOKS YOU ORDER AFTER THE FIRST ONE! (I get a break on multi-book shipment postage).
Western/US history titles
1) SPF "Blockade Runners of the Confederacy" by Hamilton Cochran.
2) SPF "Gettysburg: A Journey in Time" by William Frassanito.
3) SPF "The Shipwreck of Their Hopes: The Battles for Chattanooga" by Peter Cozzens.
4) SPF "Bitter Waters: America's Forgotten Naval Mission to the Dead Sea" by David Howard Bain.
5) SPF "Astoria: Astor and Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire" by Peter Starke.
6) "Rivers of America: The Everglades" by Marjory Stoneman Douglas. Volume of the classic "Rivers of America" series that covers the nature, history and prehistory, and legends of the "River of Grass." The endless (literally--not YET terminated by treaty) Seminole War, and the peace that the Civil War unexpectedly brought to the 'Glades, then the more modern developments. HB 407 pp. exc. reading cond. but no dust jacket. Illus w/many line drawings, maps. $5
7) SPF "Blood and Thunder: The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West" by Hampton Sides.
8) SPF "Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors" by Stephen E. Ambrose.
9) SPF "Son of the Morning Star: Custer and the Little Bighorn" by Evan Connell.
10) SPF "And Die In the West: The Story of the OK Corral Gunfight" by Paula Mitchell Marks.
11) SPF "With the Nez Perces: Alice Fletcher in the Field, 1889-92" by E. Jane Gay.
12) SPF "The Great Earthquake and Fire: San Francisco 1906" by John Castillo Kennedy.
13) "Mukhat's People: the Cahuilla Indians of Southern California" by Lowell John Bean. A professional anthropological study of one of the less-studied California peoples (can you say cah-HEE-yah ?). Attempts to show how these desert dwellers' culture (tools, food gathering customs, marriage, taboos and religion, relations with neighboring peoples, including whites) were adapted to their physical and social environments. Their history and prehistory including their status in the 1970s. Quality PB (U.C. Press) 207 pp. exc/new cond $5
Exploration/Outdoor Adventure topics
14) "River: One Man's Solo Journey Down the Colorado, Source to Sea" by Colin Fletcher. One of America's best travel writers ("the Man From the Cave;" "The Complete Walker") details his trip from the Green River Pass in Wyoming to the Sea of Cortez. He did this alone at the age of 67. Quality PB 405 pp. new cond illus w/b/w photos, map. $6
15) "Kayaking the Vermillion Sea: 800 Miles Down the Baja" by Jonathan Waterman. Adventure travel writer ("The Shadow of Denali") recounts a VERY long paddle as a mixture of day-to-day experiences and the history of this "OTHER, 'other California'." Quality PB 224 pp. exc./new cond. illus w/maps and b/w photos. $5
16) SPF "The Last Run: A True Story of Rescue and Redemption on the Arctic Seas" by Todd Lewan.
17) SPF "Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage" by Alfred Lansing.
18) SPF "The Sea and The Jungle" by H.M. Tomlinson.
19) SPF "Finding Fault in California: An Earthquake Tourist's Guide" by Susan E. Hough.
Military History topics
20) SPF "Afghanistan, The Bear Trap--Defeat of a Superpower" by Mohammad Yousaf and Mark Adkin.
21) SPF "Uncommon Men: The Sergeants Major of the Marine Corps" by John. C. Chapin.
22) SPF "Guadalcanal Diary" by Richard Tregaskis.
Hunting and Fishing topics
23) SPF "Shotguns and Shooting" by Michael McIntosh.
24) SPF "The Story of American Hunting and Firearms" ed. by Outdoor Life editor Jim Carmichael.
25) SPF "Goosehunting" by Charles L. Cadieux.
26) SPF "Deerhunting with Dalrymple: A Lifetime of Lore on the Whitetail and Mule Deer" by Byron W. Dalrymple.
27) "The Orvis Fly Fishing Guide" by Tom Rosenbrauer. Complete how-to: tackle selection, knots, casting styles, fly selection, and "reading the water," still or fast. Softbound 8 1/2x11" format 255 pp. in new/exc. cond. illus w/many b/w photos and many orginal line drawings, diagrams. $7
28) SPF "The Classic Guide to Fly Fishing for Trout" by Charles Jardine.
Thanks for reading my LONG posting! Don't forget to take $1 off the price of any book or books you order after the first one!
Mike Armstrong
How it works: if you want a book or books, put an "I'll take book(s) __________" as a "reply" to this thread. PMs won't hold books, use them only to ask questions, make remarks, or make multi-book offers.
Then I'll acknowledge your order with a reply, mark the book or books "SPF" (sold pending funds) on the ad, and PM you with my "legal" name and address for payment. I try to ship books the next business day after I get payment (our PO is closed on weekends).
TAKE $1 OFF THE PRICE OF ANY BOOK OR BOOKS YOU ORDER AFTER THE FIRST ONE! (I get a break on multi-book shipment postage).
Western/US history titles
1) SPF "Blockade Runners of the Confederacy" by Hamilton Cochran.
2) SPF "Gettysburg: A Journey in Time" by William Frassanito.
3) SPF "The Shipwreck of Their Hopes: The Battles for Chattanooga" by Peter Cozzens.
4) SPF "Bitter Waters: America's Forgotten Naval Mission to the Dead Sea" by David Howard Bain.
5) SPF "Astoria: Astor and Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire" by Peter Starke.
6) "Rivers of America: The Everglades" by Marjory Stoneman Douglas. Volume of the classic "Rivers of America" series that covers the nature, history and prehistory, and legends of the "River of Grass." The endless (literally--not YET terminated by treaty) Seminole War, and the peace that the Civil War unexpectedly brought to the 'Glades, then the more modern developments. HB 407 pp. exc. reading cond. but no dust jacket. Illus w/many line drawings, maps. $5
7) SPF "Blood and Thunder: The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West" by Hampton Sides.
8) SPF "Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors" by Stephen E. Ambrose.
9) SPF "Son of the Morning Star: Custer and the Little Bighorn" by Evan Connell.
10) SPF "And Die In the West: The Story of the OK Corral Gunfight" by Paula Mitchell Marks.
11) SPF "With the Nez Perces: Alice Fletcher in the Field, 1889-92" by E. Jane Gay.
12) SPF "The Great Earthquake and Fire: San Francisco 1906" by John Castillo Kennedy.
13) "Mukhat's People: the Cahuilla Indians of Southern California" by Lowell John Bean. A professional anthropological study of one of the less-studied California peoples (can you say cah-HEE-yah ?). Attempts to show how these desert dwellers' culture (tools, food gathering customs, marriage, taboos and religion, relations with neighboring peoples, including whites) were adapted to their physical and social environments. Their history and prehistory including their status in the 1970s. Quality PB (U.C. Press) 207 pp. exc/new cond $5
Exploration/Outdoor Adventure topics
14) "River: One Man's Solo Journey Down the Colorado, Source to Sea" by Colin Fletcher. One of America's best travel writers ("the Man From the Cave;" "The Complete Walker") details his trip from the Green River Pass in Wyoming to the Sea of Cortez. He did this alone at the age of 67. Quality PB 405 pp. new cond illus w/b/w photos, map. $6
15) "Kayaking the Vermillion Sea: 800 Miles Down the Baja" by Jonathan Waterman. Adventure travel writer ("The Shadow of Denali") recounts a VERY long paddle as a mixture of day-to-day experiences and the history of this "OTHER, 'other California'." Quality PB 224 pp. exc./new cond. illus w/maps and b/w photos. $5
16) SPF "The Last Run: A True Story of Rescue and Redemption on the Arctic Seas" by Todd Lewan.
17) SPF "Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage" by Alfred Lansing.
18) SPF "The Sea and The Jungle" by H.M. Tomlinson.
19) SPF "Finding Fault in California: An Earthquake Tourist's Guide" by Susan E. Hough.
Military History topics
20) SPF "Afghanistan, The Bear Trap--Defeat of a Superpower" by Mohammad Yousaf and Mark Adkin.
21) SPF "Uncommon Men: The Sergeants Major of the Marine Corps" by John. C. Chapin.
22) SPF "Guadalcanal Diary" by Richard Tregaskis.
Hunting and Fishing topics
23) SPF "Shotguns and Shooting" by Michael McIntosh.
24) SPF "The Story of American Hunting and Firearms" ed. by Outdoor Life editor Jim Carmichael.
25) SPF "Goosehunting" by Charles L. Cadieux.
26) SPF "Deerhunting with Dalrymple: A Lifetime of Lore on the Whitetail and Mule Deer" by Byron W. Dalrymple.
27) "The Orvis Fly Fishing Guide" by Tom Rosenbrauer. Complete how-to: tackle selection, knots, casting styles, fly selection, and "reading the water," still or fast. Softbound 8 1/2x11" format 255 pp. in new/exc. cond. illus w/many b/w photos and many orginal line drawings, diagrams. $7
28) SPF "The Classic Guide to Fly Fishing for Trout" by Charles Jardine.
Thanks for reading my LONG posting! Don't forget to take $1 off the price of any book or books you order after the first one!
Mike Armstrong
SUPER DEAL, SUPER SHIPPING AND PKG WRAP, AND I AM PLEASED ONCE AGAIN! :wink: :!: ALL THE BEST, SPLITZ
