Bridal Fashion 1900-1950

Written by Kathleen York

Format: eBook, 56 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2012
Price: $7.95

From homespun to haute couture, the dresses worn by American brides in the first half of the twentieth century had myriad influences. In Bridal Fashion 1900–1950, living-history expert Kathleen York takes readers on an elegant journey back in time, marking the changes that economics, popular culture, and even politics have made to... Read more >

The 1950s Kitchen

Written by Kathryn Ferry

Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: August 23, 2011
Price: $9.95

The 1950s was the first great age of the modern kitchen: labor-saving appliances, bright colors and the novelty of fitted units moved the kitchen from dankness into light, where it became the domain of the happy housewife and the heart of the home. Formica - a new space-age material - decorated... Read more >

Confederate Currency

Written by Pierre Fricke

Format: eBook, 56 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $7.95

With the outbreak of the U. S. Civil War in 1861, the Confederate States of America began issuing its own paper money. Over the years, seven different series of currency were issued. Counterfeiting became a significant problem for the South, as did depreciation and inflation. By the end of the war...

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British Postcards of the First World War

Written by Peter Doyle

Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: November 22, 2011
Price: $9.95

Postcards sent by men on the front, and to them by their families, are among the most numerous, and most telling, surviving artifacts of World War I. They tell us much about attitudes towards the war, and provide a great insight into men's lives, and into the thoughts and emotions of... Read more >

British Army Cap Badges of the Second World War

Written by Peter Doyle

Format: eBook, 120 pages
On Sale: July 24, 2012
Price: $10.95

For the British army, the cap badge is the most easily identifiable of insignia. It represents a distillation of the pride of the regiment, its various battle honours and symbols born proudly on the metallic emblem that was worn on all head-dress, even in the age of mechanised warfare. Identification of... Read more >

Building Toys
Bayko and other systems
Written by Brian Salter

Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: November 22, 2011
Price: $9.95

Building blocks have been a familiar presence in children's toy collections for generations, but in the twentieth century new production techniques allowed the building brick to evolve into a multiplicity of systems that could make any child his or her own architect and skilled builder, capable of constructing realistic and sturdy... Read more >

Vanished Armies
A Record of Military Uniform Observed and Drawn in Various European Countries During the Years 1907 to 1914.
Written by AE Miller

Format: eBook, 128 pages
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $7.95

In the years immediately before the First World War Archibald Haswell Miller, a young artist, traveled Europe to study painting. While he was there he indulged his other great interest - military matters. On his travels he observed first-hand the soldiers of the European Armies in the last days of the... Read more >

Grandi Vini
An Opinionated Tour of Italy's 89 Finest Wines
Written by Joseph Bastianich

Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: November 9, 2010
Price: $12.99

Travel through the Italian countryside with Joseph Bastianich in search of the country’s eighty-nine finest wines.
 
Joseph Bastianich is steeped in Italian wines like no one else. Not only is he the co-owner, with Mario Batali, of some of America’s premier Italian restaurants, but he also produces wine on four separate... Read more >

TV Toys

Written by Anthony McGoldrick

Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $7.95

This book tells the story of toys based on TV programs (both from the US and Britain), and how these much-loved objects evolved over the years since the 1930s, through the 'golden age' of children's TV in the 1960s and 1970s, and then onto the 1980s until now, including Pinky &... Read more >

The Insider's Guide to U.S. Coin Values, 20th Edition

Written by Scott A. Travers

Format: eBook, 310 pages
On Sale: November 13, 2012
Price: $11.99

America’s #1 consumer advocate for coin hobbyists, collectors, and investors is Scott Travers. Now he has created a guide that provides comprehensive facts on all U.S. coins and a complete listing of the fair market value for your coins today. Plus, he teaches you how to play the lucrative global game... Read more >