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The History of the Ordinance of 1787 and the Old Northwest Territory
(facsimile reprint) Beginning with how the federal government obtained title to the land, this booklet clearly explains how the land was to be surveyed, the parts to be set aside for public purposes, and how politicians and settlers affected its formation. The booklet was originally part of the Federal Writers' Project in 1937 to celebrate the sesquicentennial of the Ordinance of 1787. ISBN 1-932212-20-5, 2006, paper, 90 pp., illus., with accompanying full color map illustrating various aspects of the development $ 17.95 U-162 |
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Witter's German-English Schoolbook (1881)
reprint of school book to teach American students how to read and write German gothic script. No previous knowledge of German required. 1987, paper, illus. $ 10.00 D-131 |
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Scrapbook Storytelling
by Joanna Campbell Slan. Inspiring visual book with easy-to-understand steps in putting together with comprehensive resource section. 2003, 128 pp. Illus. $ 19.99 G-187 |
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Dating Old Photographs
by Maureen Taylor. Place your photos in time based on fashions, poses and hairstyles of the subjects. 96 pp., illus, paper $ 12.00 G-188 |
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More Dating Old Photographs
by Maureen Taylor. Photos from 1840s to the 1920s, with sections on unusual pictures and hand-tinted photographs. 120 pp., illus., paper $ 16.00 G-189 |
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"A Secret to Be Burried": Diary and Life of Emily Hawley Gillespie, 1858-1888
by Judy Nolte Lensink. Detailed account of rural Iowa life, with the reflections of a woman who dreamed of being a painter and writer, but instead became wife and mother. She gives details of her garden, the farm produce and more. 1989, paper, photos $ 36 IA-012 |
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The Bohemian Flats
Long out of print, this Federal Writer's Program book reveals this ethnic neighborhood, located on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis. 2004 (reprint), paper $ 11.95 M-528 |
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A Wisconsin Boy in Dixie: Civil War Letters of James K. Newton
edited by Stephen E. Ambrose. Young man who grew to maturity through his war experience, combined with the ability to write wonderful letters, and touched with humor! paper, 1961, 1989, 188 pp., maps, photos $ 17.95 W-055 |
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