Classic Candy
America's Favorite Sweets, 1950-80
Written by Darlene Lacey

Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $9.95

Candy may well have its origins in medicine (think peppermint sticks), and many Americans still think of candy as an edible salve with which to cure and to celebrate. Today, Americans consume more than 600 billion pounds of the sugary stuff each year. Most Americans have their favorites, their go-to candy... Read more >

100 American Flags
A Unique Collection of Old Glory Memorabilia
Written by Kit Hinrichs
Text by Delphine Hirasuna
Photographed by Terry Heffernan

Format: eBook, 112 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $11.99

The American flag has been raised high in wartime triumph and peacetime celebration; sewn lovingly onto quilts, caps, pillows, and bags; appropriated by popular culture; and faithfully honored every Fourth of July. This vibrant collection of 100 Stars and Stripes artifacts ranges from Civil War-era banners and Native American braided moccasins... Read more >

Classic Candy
America's Favorite Sweets, 1950-80
Written by Darlene Lacey

Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $7.95

Candy may well have its origins in medicine (think peppermint sticks), and many Americans still think of candy as an edible salve with which to cure and to celebrate. Today, Americans consume more than 600 billion pounds of the sugary stuff each year. Most Americans have their favorites, their go-to candy... Read more >

The Martini-Henry Rifle

Written by Stephen Manning
Illustrated by Peter Dennis

Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $15.95

The breech-loading, single-shot .458in Martini-Henry rifle has become a symbol of both the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 and the numerous battles in Egypt and the Sudan in 1884-85, but continued to be used by both British and colonial troops well into the 20th century. Its invention and introduction into British service... Read more >