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#ACADIAN REMINISCENCES: the true story of Evangeline. by Voorhies.
Tale of migration from Acadia to Louisiana.
ISBN: . Order #: MISC9370 cloth$10.00.

20 BICYCLE TOURS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. Heavey.
A guide to selected backcountry roads from the Monadnock region to the north country. Photos, maps, 144 pages.
ISBN: 0-942440-25-0. Order #: BACK4044 paper$5.95.

20 BICYCLE TOURS IN VERMONT. Freidin.
Includes 800 miles of sights, delights, and special events. Photos, maps, 160 pages.
ISBN: 0-89725-000-1. Order #: BACK4047 paper$5.95.

25 SKI TOURS IN CENTRAL NEW YORK. by William P. Ehling.
The best cross-country skiing through the Tug Hill region, the Eastern Ontario lowlands, and the Appalachian highlands. Each tour includes trailhead parking and directions, sketch maps of the routes, notes on history and nature along the way. There is also a section of tips on ski touring in this region. Photos, maps, 143 pages.
ISBN: 0-89725-019-2. 1980.Order #:BACK4040 paper$5.95.

 

25 SKI TOURS IN MAINE: from Kittery to Caribou--a cross-country skier's guide. by Karl Beiser.
Cross-country skier's guide to trails through mountain, forest, and seacoast areas, with notes of historical and natural interest plus terrain features along the ways. Trail descriptions give parking and trail directions. Tours are rated for all ages and abilities with difficulty levels and special tips for ski touring in the Maine environment are given. Photographs, maps, 128 pages.
ISBN: 0-89725-006-0. 1979. Covers slightly scuffed. Order #: BACK4046 paper$5.95.

 

25 SKI TOURS IN THE ADIRONDACKS. by Almy & Anne Coggeshall.
Cross-country skiing adventures in the southern Adirondacks, the Capital district, and Tug Hil--some on national and state park lands. Includes driving and parking directions, full and complete trail descriptions, tips on woodsmanship and coping with upstate New York's infamous winters, details of local history and nature lore. Photos, maps, 143 pages.
ISBN: 0-89725-008-7. 1979. Order #: BACK4057 paper$5.95.

 

25 SKI TOURS IN THE GREEN MOUNTAINS. by Sally and Daniel Ford.
A cross-country skier's guide to Vermont's backcountry ski trails. From Bennington to Brattleboro in the south, from Burlington to Barre in the north, book tells where to start into fine ski touring country in the Green Mountains. Tells how to get to trail starts, where to park, and what to look for along the trails. Mileages and levels of difficulty are given for each trail, along with a map showing the route. Photographs, maps, 128 pages.
ISBN: 0-912274-93-X. 1978. Order #: BACK7536 paper$4.95.

 

25 SKI TOURS IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. by Sally and Daniel Ford.
A cross-country skier's guide to New Hampshire's backcountry ski trails. How to get there, where to park, and what to look for along the way. Includes touring centers, classic routes, and seldom-skied areas. Tips on clothing, equipment, and technique. Trail are described along with mileage and level of difficulty. Photos, maps, 128 pages.
ISBN: 0-912274-75-1. 1977. Order #: BACK4045 paper$4.95.

 

 

25 WALKS IN THE FINGER LAKES REGION. by Bill Ehling.
Scenic rambles and day hikes among the lakes, hills, and gorges of central New York. Hiking distances and times are given for 25 walks and hikes in several state and national forests and parks. Includes terrain features to watch for and route-finding directions. Tips are given on dress and equipment, locating trail starts, and taking snowshoe and cross-country trips as well as those in the summer. Photos, maps, 159 pages.
ISBN: 0-89725-004-4. 1979. Order #: BACK4042 paper$5.95.

 

ACADIA: the story behind the scenery (ME). Rothe.
Seacoast, wildlife, human history, geology of Maine national park. 66 color photos, 48 large-format pages.
ISBN: 0-916122-57-3. Second printing 1981. Order #: KCPU0739 paper$8.95.

 

 

 

ADIRONDACK COUNTRY. by William Chapman White.
A re-edition of the classic evocation "of the Adirondack woods, of the life in them, of the people who have walked them or dwelt by them, and how those woods have been used. This is the story of the wild and mountainous Adirondack Forest Preserve in northern New York. Mostly unspoiled, this area not only is home to inhabitants but a respite for summer vacationers and a sanctuary of over 2 million acres of terrain and wildlife for anglers, skiers, hunters, hikers, and mountain climbers. 350 pages, map, drawings, index.
ISBN: 0-394-41855-7. 1967 (re-edition 1983). Order #: RAHO2761 cloth$19.95.

 

ADIRONDACK ROCK AND ICE CLIMBS. by Thomas R. Rosecrans.
Covers Adirondack State Park in New York with 103 detailed route descriptions of rock climbs, grade ratings. Also sections on ice climbing (23 routes) and slide climbing (8 routes). Includes introduction explaining the region's history, grading of climbs and practice, as well as geology. Photos showing climbing routes, drawings, maps, 155 little pages for easy carrying while on an adventure.
ISBN: None. 1976. Order #: GLPE3314 vinyl$9.95.

THE ADIRONDACKS. by Nathan Farb.
An appreciation and brief history and description of this large natural mountain park preserve area in New York. Spring flowers, fall colors, streams, lakes, forests, mountains, and boulders. 77 color photos, 184 large-format pages.
ISBN: 0-8478-0584-0. 1985. Order #: RIIN8762 paper$25.00.

 

 

AMC GUIDE TO MOUNT DESERT ISLAND and ACADIA NATIONAL PARK. by Appalachian Mountain club.
Introduction to this national park in Maine and the nature of its hiking trails and camping opportunities. Trails detailed are selected to give access to all preferred summits in the park, most reached in half-day walks. Shore walks are also described. Trail descriptions give mileages, standard time requirements elevations, features and attractions to be seen and trailhead locations plus route-finding hints and degrees of exposure to heights where a factor. 36 little pages for convenient carrying plus fold-out color topo map in pocket.
ISBN: 0-910146-52-7. 1984. Order #: APMC1309 paper$3.50.

AMERICAN LIGHTHOUSES: a definitive guide. by Bruce Roberts and Ray Jones.
Describes more than 500 lighthouses, detailing their history and architecture and providing information on their settings and history. Text begins with lighthouse history, insights into the lives of keepers and facts about the Fresnel lens they use, and even the moving of some lighthouses when threatened by erosion. Covers east coast, Great Lakes, south coast and Gulf of Mexico, west coast, Alaska, and Hawaii. Color photos of virtually every lighthouse, maps showing lighthouse locations. 292 pages, index.
ISBN: 978-0-7627-2269-3. 2002. Order #: GLPE4818 paper$$21.95.

 

ANNAPOLIS DESTINATION: the story behind the scenery (MD). Evans.
Explore Annapolis--early home to American political ideals and training ground for naval heroes--a waterfront community which has enriched American life since the 17th century. 9x12, 48 pages, 67 color photos, 1 map.
ISBN: 0-88714-107-2. 1996. Order #: KCPU8110 paper$11.95.

 

ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT SHARKS. Scharp.
75 answers about sharks--science, man-eaters, commerce, fishing. Drawings, 30 photos, 64p.
ISBN: 978-0-87961-079-1. Order #: NAGR0918 paper$6.95.

 

 

 

APPALACHIA: winter 1984-1985. by Appalachian Mountain Club.
This is a volume of America's oldest journal of mountaineering and conservation. It is identified as "New Series/Volume XLV winter 1984-1985/number 2; magazine number 179". Includes articles on "The Magic of Asia", "Scotland", hiking the John Muir Trail of the California Sierra and Death Valley plus Quebec canoe trip on the Mistasibbi. Also includes indices of the journal for volumes XL through XLIII (1974-1979). Photographs, 180 pages. Cover is of ruins of Tibetan monastery,
ISBN: None, 1984-85. Order #: APMC2394 paper$29.50.

 

ATLANTIC AND GULF COASTS: Audubon Society Nature Guide. by William H. Amos and Stephen H. Amos.
Comprehensive field guide to birds, plants, seashore creatures, fishes, whales, and other natural wonders of North America's eastern shores. Includes birds; fishes, whales, and dolphins; insects and spiders; mammals; reptiles and amphibians; seashells; and seashore creatures. Color photos, 6781 pages, index. ISBN: 0-394-73109-3. Order #: RAHO2721 paper$19.00.

 

#BATTLE ROAD: birthplace of the American Revolution. Cullen.
Guide to Minute Man National Historical Park. Chatham: Drawings, maps, 47 pages.
ISBN: 0-85699-014-0. 1970. Order #: MISC3857 paper$3.95.

BEAUTIFUL BOSTON. Lewis.
Gardens, bridges, statues, ships, city buildings, historic sites. Color photos, 72 large-format pages.
ISBN:0-89802-171-5. Order #: BEAM0116 paper$7.95.

 

 

 

BEAUTIFUL MAINE. Lewis.
Ships, sea, ponds, lakes, lighthouses, covered bridges. Color photos, 72 large-format pages.
Check stock. ISBN: 0-89802-306-8. Order #: BEAM0123 paper$7.95.

 

 

 

BEAUTIFUL NEW HAMPSHIRE. Lewis.
Explores the lakes, mountains, and historical sites through the seasons. Color photos, 72 large-format pages.
ISBN: 0-89802-288-6. Order #: BEAM3017 paper$7.95.

 

 

 

BEAUTIFUL NEW YORK. Ryan.
Presents the natural landscapes, historic sites, and cityscapes in mountain and city, with introductory text.
ISBN: 0-89802-003-4. Order #: BEAM3018 paper$6.95.

 

 

 

BEAUTIFUL VERMONT. Fagan.
Rural villages, covered bridges, memorials, mountains. Color photos, 72 large-format pages.
Check stock. ISBN: 0-89802-104-9. Order #: BEAM0117 paper$7.95.

 

 

 

BERKSHIRE TRAILS FOR WALKING AND SKI TOURING. by Whit Griswold.
Guide to New England's Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts. Introduction gives background of region's cultural history and geology including glacial effects that remain. Natural history of animals and plant is also presented. And of course tips on hiking in the region are given so you can enjoy your trips the most. 15 walking tours are detailed, as are another15 ski trails. Directions to trailheads get you started, and there are mileages and difficulties listed. Routes are described for finding your way, and interesting features are given. Maps, drawings, 192 pocket-sized pages for easy carrying in the field.
ISBN: 0-914788-13-2. 1979. Order #: GLPE0414 paper$7.95.

BERRY FINDER: a guide to native plants with fleshy fruits for eastern North America. Miller.
A guide to native plants of eastern North America with fleshy fruits, including herbs, vines, shrubs, and trees. Illustrated, 64 little pages.
ISBN: 0-912550-14-7. Order #: NASG5123 paper$5.95.

 

 

BERRY FINDER: a guide to native plants with fleshy fruits for eastern North America. by Dorcas S. Miller, illustrated by Cherie Hunter Day.
Identifies plants with fleshy fruits, including natives and some cultivated species that have become established in the wild. Includes many native shrubs and vines  as well as herbs and trees. (Many of these plants have fruits that are known or suspected to be poisonous. This is not a guide to edible plants.) Covers U.S. and Canada east of the Rockies, except southern Florida. Most useful in late summer and fall when ripe berries are present. 64 little pages.
ISBN: 978-0-912550-22-0. Order #: NASG1000 paper$5.95.

THE BEST BIKE PATHS OF NEW ENGLAND. by Wendy Williams.
Safe, scenic, and traffic-free bicycling. Illustrated, Safe, scenic, and traffic-free bicycling in Arizona, Nevada, California, and Utah. Describes 56 bike paths organized by state, with maps showing locations, descriptions including mileages, general backgrounds and histories of the paths and useful tourist information; level of difficulty; type of scenery; condition of pavement; availability of food and bathroom; directions and parking. Illustrated, 208 pages.
ISBN: 0-684-81399-8. 1996. Order #: SISC8426 paper$11.00.

 

#CANOEING MASSACHUSETTS, RHODE ISLAND, AND CONNECTICUT. Weber.
Flatwater and whitewater trips, distances, put-ins and take-outs, river conditions. Photos, maps, 159 pages.
ISBN: 0-89725-009-5. Order #: BACK4052 paper$6.95.

#CANOEING THE JERSEY PINE BARRENS. Parnes.
Guide to 13 pineland streams, with techniques. 30 illustrations, 20 maps, 256 pages.
ISBN: 1-56440-373-4. Order #: GLPE0426 paper$11.95.

CAPE COD AND ALL ALONG SHORE STORIES. by Charles Nordhoff.
Collection of 7 stories set in this region that were originally published in Harper's Magazine and the Atlantic Monthly. Each gives an insight into the nature of the times when published, especially pertinent is "Mehetabel Rogers's Cranberry Swamp"--how an ingenious Yankee invented the cranberry culture and saved the Cape...a God-send to a people living in the midst of fresh-water ponds...swamp useless to all and owned only because it was a part of the place." 235 pages.
ISBN: None. 1868--first editon. Johns Hopkins University ex-library copy; owner's signature in front; some loose pages; lower part of binding spine torn; aging of pages; contents all present. Order #: MISC2827 cloth$45.00.

 

CAPE COD: the story behind the scenery (MA). Kaye.
Shore, sea, ships, people at Atlantic Ocean park. 54 color photos, 48 large-format pages.
ISBN: 0-916122-73-5. 1980. Order #: KCPU0714 paper$8.95.

 

 

CHAMPLAIN: explorer of New France. by Matthew G. Grant.
Children's story of exploration of St . Lawrence River and Great Lakes region of United States and Canada. Champlain eventually became governor of New France, with his main activity in Quebec, where he died on Christmas Day in 1635.
ISBN: 0-87191-287-2. 1974. Order #: MISC3821 cloth$4.95.

 

 

COLONIAL HOLIDAY TREATS: special recipes. by Hutcraft.
Over 100 easy-to-make special Christmas recipes--old and new--good for the holidays and some for any time of year. A long-standing title, with recipes for egg nog, angel wing popovers, southern short'nin'bread, old timey raisin spice cake, sweet potato pie, apple leather, tipsy cake. Contents include 96 recipes and variations for beverages, breads, cakes, pies and pastries, cookies, candy, miscellaneous foods, preserves, and relishes. Yuletide sketches, 25 pages.
Inventory = 52. ISBN: None. 1971. Order #: HUTC0623 paper$3.95.

 

COLONIAL KITCHEN HERBS AND REMEDIES: garden and kitchen secrets from early America. by Ferne Shelton.
As the early ships from Europe landed along the Atlantic coast, colonists brought their cherished seeds and plants because of virtues attributed to them in Old World medicine and cooking. Many plants indicated their usefulness to health by some aspect such as color, texture, or shape and some were named for their uses, such as " heal-all", "heartsease", "liverwort", etc. Dandelion wine was thought good for a blood tonic and the liver and kidneys, honeysuckle tea helped coughs, chest issues and nerves being "good for twitches". Chapters include Beverages and Wines, Herbs in Cooking, Useful Weeds, Household Ointments and Salves, Early Tobacco Mixtures, Lucky Charms. There was also Mary's Magic Foot tonic "to maketh the feet nimble and pains go away."  Recipes, sketch drawings, 24 pages.
ISBN: None. 1972. Order #: HUTC2832 paper$3.95.

COLONIAL TREASURE COOKBOOK: special time-tested recipes from early America. by Ferne Shelton.
Hardy settlers along the Atlantic coast brought their food customs and family recipes from many different lands. Colonists provided fruits, meats, vegetables, and learned to use native foods. There were herbs from fancy flavors, beverages, and remedies. The kitchen became the heart of every home. Try crystallized orange peels, southern mint julep, dandelion wine, hopping john New Year's Day good luck dish, Brunswick stew, scalloped oysters, grandmothers molasses cookies, rum tum pie, and many more. Drawings, 24 pages.
ISBN: None. 1970. Order #: HUTC2835 paper$3.95.

 

DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. by Colonel Joseph B. Mitchell.
A popular work that creates concisely and dramatically the important battles, sieges, and campaigns of America's war for independence--from Lexington to final battle at Yorktown: Progress of the war, military tactics, with maps that show troop deployments, moves of the armies, and strategies of the commanders.
Inventory = 64. ISBN:0-89176-039-3. Order #: MOCK4672 paper$2.75.

 

DISCOVER THE ADIRONDACKS, 1: from Indian Lake to the Hudson River. by Barbara McMartin.
A four-season guide to the out-of-doors in Adirondack State Park. Covers region from Indian Lake east to the Hudson River and the valley of the East Branch of the Sacandaga north to Route 28, with clear route directions and informative notes on flora, history, and geology, Describes walking paths, hiking trails, and bushwhack routes; snowshoeing and ski-touring treks; picnic spots and camping sites; canoe trips, swimming holes, and fishing spots; waterfalls, mountain and scenic vistas, mines, and caves. Photos, maps 190 pages.
ISBN: 0-89725-010-9. 1979. Order #: BACK4038 paper$6.95.

DISCOVER THE ADIRONDACKS, 2. by Barbara McMartin.
Walks, waterways, and winter treks in the southern Adirondacks, covering the wilderness areas around the East Canada Creek and the West Branch of Sacandaga River of New York state's Adirondack Park. For hikers, cross-country skiers, canoeists. Provides clear driving, parking, and route directions and informative nature ad historical notes. Includes walking paths, hiking trails and bushwhack routes; cross-country ski routes and snowshoe treks; canoe trips, swimming holes and fishing spots; picnic sites, campsites, waterfalls, and gorges. Photos, maps, 224 pages.
ISBN: 0-89725-012-5. 1980. Order #: BACK4039 paper$7.95.

#THE DOWN EAST GUIDE TO LAKES AND PONDS OF MT. DESERT. Newlin.
Hike, fish, picnic, swim, canoe on Acadia National park's Mt Desert Island. Maps, photos, 208 pages.
ISBN: 0-8972-270-3. Order #: DOEA3012 paper$12.95.

EAST COAST LIGHTHOUSES: a postcard book. by Globe-Pequot.
20 color-photo postcards of East Coast lighthouses including Bodie Island, Cape Neddick, Saint Augustine, Cape Lookout, Ocracoke Island, Point Judith, and more.
ISBN:0-7627-2838-8. 2003. Order #: GLPE3789 paper$7.95.

A FIELD GUIDE TO ATLANTIC COAST FISHES OF NORTH AMERICA. by C. Richard Robins and G. Carleton Ray.
How to identify any of the saltwater fishes commonly found off the Atlantic Coast of North America from Arctic Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. Where each fish is most likely to be fond throughout the year and its habits, life history, and ecology. Which species are important as game, food, or as aquarium fishes and which are known to be dangerous. Describes over 100 species--virtually all of the fishes found to a depth of 660 feet plus many of the deeper water species of the continental slope, giving range and habitat including depths, bottom types, water temperatures, and salinity. Almost 1100 illustrations (420 in color) for quick accurate identification with arrows to pinpoint field marks that distinguish the species. 354 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-395-39189-9. 1986. Order #: HOMI2683 vinyl$14.95.

 

FIELD GUIDE TO NORTH AMERICAN SEASHORE CREATURES: The Audubon Society. by Norman A. Meinkoth.
Provides 690 full-color pictures to identify each of the seashore creatures featured in this book on all the U.S. and West Indies coasts. Included are crabs, lobsters, sea anemones, sponges, snails, jellyfishes, shrimps, sea stars, and many invertebrates. Covers 660 species in full detail with notes on 220 others. There is an identification chart to the kinds of creatures; text gives habitat, range, and descriptions for each. Color photographs, 812 pack-sized pages, index.
ISBN: 0-394-51993-0. 1988. Order #: RAHO2000 vinyl$19.00.

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO THE ATLANTIC SEASHORE. by Kenneth L. Gosner.
How to identify the plant and animal life you find at the seashore; which species occur together and where to look for them; their ranges, habitats, and life cycles. Describes 1047 plant and animal species--such as mollusks, seaweeds, barnacles, crabs, jellyfish, sponges, and many other groups--with key identification features as well as accounts of habitats, habits, reproduction cycles, and association with other life forms. Detailed habitat descriptions explain where, when, and how to find seashore animals and plants--buy geographic range, tidal level, season, topography, and climate. Thorough species coverage from the Bay of Fund to Cape Hatteras. extending with species' range south to the West Indies and north to the Arctic. Over 1000 illustrations with 217 in color for quick and accurate identification. Peterson Identification System groups similar species for ready comparison. 345 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-395-31828-9. 1978. Title page loose. Order #: HOMI2678 vinyl$11.95.

A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BIRDS EAST OF THE ROCKIES. by Roger Tory Peterson.
Every species of land and water birds of eastern and central North America. Range maps show summer and winter ranges, breeding grounds; schematic drawings and arrows emphasize key field marks for quick identification; also includes accidentals, exotics and escapes--usually in several plumages. Drawings, color paintings, maps, 384 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-395-36164-8. 1980. Order #: HOMI0614 vinyl$11.95.

 

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BIRDS EAST OF THE ROCKIES. by Roger Tory Peterson.
Every species of land and water birds of eastern and central North America. Range maps show summer and winter ranges, breeding grounds; schematic drawings and arrows emphasize key field marks for quick identification; also includes accidentals, exotics and escapes--usually in several plumages. Drawings, color paintings, maps, 384 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-395-36164-8. 1980. Cover slightly soiled. Order #: HOMI2663 vinyl$11.95.

 

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BUTTERFLIES OF NORTH AMERICA EAST OF THE GREAT PLAINS. by Alexander B. Klots.
Peterson Field Guide. Detailed descriptions of all butterfly species found east of the Great Plains from Greenland to Mexico. Detailed descriptions; where to find them; habits; collecting and preserving; common and scientific names; habitats; range, food plants, subspecies. Includes accounts of families of butterflies and subfamilies, life zones, indicator plants, and basic ecology. Also list of butterfly literature, checklist, technical terms, and larval food plants. 494 drawings, photographs, and paintings, 247 in color, 365 pages, indexes.
ISBN: 0-395-25859--6. 1951. Order #: HOMI0613 paper$16.95.

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO THE FERNS AND THEIR RELATED FAMILIES of northeastern & central North America. by Boughton Cobb.
How to identify all the ferns, horsetails, clubmosses, spikemosses, and quillworts for this region, plus where to find them and the overall characteristics of the four families and 24 genera in the area. Over 500 illustrations show all the species described, from lowermost to topmost leaves; there are extra sketches of details. Includes both common and scientific names, color, leaf shapes, measurements and root forms. Chapters explain life cycles, use in flower gardens, and fossil ferns. Identification key is provided to zero in on a species and there is a note relating these ferns to those found in Europe and the British Isles, where over half of these same fern species occur. 299 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-395-19431-8. 1963. Order #: HOMI2263 paper$14.95.

 

THE FIELD GUIDE TO WILDLIFE HABITATS OF THE EASTERN UNITED STATES. by Janine M. Benyus.
Habitats each have their own special character--that's why they are habitats. Here 20 are described. Each has its own types of birds, reptiles, mammals, and amphibians as well as the plants these animals dwell in and in many cases use for food. Tells of ecological adaptations the species make to their situations of water, temperature, sunlight, and soil. Inside tips on what to look for in terms of sites and markings and how best to find, then watch and enjoy, the animals move in their environment, 75 drawings and maps, 336 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-671-65908-1. 1993. Order #: SISC7788 paper$15.95.

 

FIFTY MORE HIKES IN MAINE: day hikes and backpacking trips from the rocky coast to the north Maine woods. by Cloe Catlett.
Includes less-traveled routes in Baxter State Park and Acadia National Park. Trail descriptions provide distances, hiking times (some for several days), vertical rises plus route-finding tips, terrain features, and notes on special features along the way. Tips are given for safety, weather factors, taking children along, trail and camping etiquette. Photos, maps, 189 pages.
ISBN: 0-89725-017-6. 1980. Order #: BACK4059 paper$8.95.

 

FLOWER FINDER: a guide to identification of spring wildflowers and flower families. by May Theilgaard Watts.
Dichotomous key to spring wildflowers of US and Canada east of the Rockies and north of the Smokies. Like Watts' other flower guides, it keys first to the family and then to individual species. Explains botanical terms used to describe flower parts. Illustrated with author's line drawings. 64 little pages.
ISBN: 0-912550-00-7. Order #: NASG1001 paper$5.95.

 

GRASSLANDS: Audubon Society Nature Guide. by Lauren Brown.
Comprehensive field guide to birds, wildflowers, trees, grasses, insects, and other natural wonders of North America's prairies, fields, and meadows. The varied grassland regions of the United States are outlined--tallgrass, desert, intermountain, for instance--with their associated plants and animals. Also in the book individual species are described with their habitats and ranges and a line drawing of each. Color photos show the character of the different grasslands and their flora and fauna. 606 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-394-73121-2. 1985. Order #: RAHO2724 paper$19.95.

 

#GUIDE TO CAPE COD. Pratson.
4-season guide to lodging, restaurants, beaches, shops. 50 illustrations,  maps, 193 pages.
ISBN: 0-87106-784-6. Order #: GLPE9188 paper$9.95.

HIKING CAPE COD. by J.H. Mitchell & Whit Griswold.
Presents 10 carefully detailed excursions along the less traveled byways, beaches, arches, and meadows of Cape Cod. Ample directions are given for each walk, along with a smattering of natural history (horseshoe crabs, beach plums, salt marshes); human history (shipwrecks, literary landmarks, Pilgrim and Indian lore; and scandal (mooncussing, nude bathing). Introductory chapters cover everything from the history of glaciers to planning a hike. Maps, drawings, 187 little pages suitable for carrying in a pocket or pack.
ISBN: 0-914788-04-3. 1978. Order #: GLPE1132 paper9.95.

 

HIKING FROM INN TO INN: wilderness walking tours with comfortable overnight lodging from Maine to Virginia. by David and Kathleen Macinnes.
Experience the great outdoors by day and sleep between clean sheets at night. Covers 13 adventurous day hikes linked by overnight accommodations, including Mount Desert Walk, Maine; Presidential Range Walk, New Hampshire; Cape Cod Walk, Massachusetts; Palisades Walk, New York; Delaware Canal Walk, Pennsylvania; and more. Includes what to wear and what to carry, safety tips, wilderness manner. Tours take 3 days or longer, each day's hike in the 8 to 12 mile range, with detailed directions and descriptions of the hikes. Verify lodging pre-trip. Drawings, maps, 191 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-914788-49-3. 1982. Order #: GLPE0413 paper$7.95.

HISTORIC WALKS IN OLD BOSTON. by John Harris.
Stroll through three and a half centuries of Boston's history: choose from among forty historical walks that meander through major areas, including the Commons, Beacon Hill, central Boston, the waterfront, North and West ends, and Back Bay. Discover interesting and little-known facts about famous residents, history, architecture, politics, religion, customs, and intrigues of times past. Includes point-by-point directions. Photographs, maps, 334 pages, index.
.ISBN: 1-56440-157-X. 1993. Order #: GLPE1041 paper$14.95.

  

THE INDIAN AND THE WHITE MAN IN CONNECTICUT. by Chandler Whipple.
Tells of how these Indians lived for centuries before the arrival of the white man and how various tribes were reduced. Tells where and how they lived, their tools and equipment, appearance and dress, foods  and cooking, customs and religions, games and war and political structure. Includes contact and conflict with white and war between the races. Drawings, maps, 93 pages, index.
ISBN: None. 1972. Order #: BETR1065 paper$3.50.

 

 

AN ISLAND SUMMER: the joyful record of a vintage family holiday on Martha's Vineyard. by Walter Teller.
Such a summer and such a family are no more rare now that they were when this book was first published in 1951 but author Teller's portrait of the season and his household remains rare. Small boys still feel the triumph of learning to swim, still get into fights, and still upset their mothers. There are still discoveries to be made by a whole family about itself, about neighbors and about a quiet summer place. A personal, refreshing, and highly entertaining chronicle.
ISBN: 0-85699-095-7. 1951. Order #: CHAT3141 paper$6.95.

 

THE JERSEY SHORE: a travel and pleasure guide. by Robert Santelli.
Information on beaches and sand dunes, boardwalks, amusement areas, historical sights and monuments and museums, lighthouses, casinos and horseracing, antique shops, cultural attractions along the 127 miles from Sandy Hook and Gateway National Recreation Area to Cape May. Update data pre-trip. Photos, 192 pages.
ISBN: 0-88742-066-4. 1986. Order #: GLPE4388 paper$9.95.

 

THE LAKES AND PONDS OF MT. DESERT. by William V.P. Newlin.
Describes 28 lakes from remote and pristine to downright civilized, suggests best place to cast a fly, picnic or swim, hike or bike or canoe. Includes detailed maps and overviews of freshwater activities, giving acres, depths, altitudes, fish, and access as well as best things to see and do at each. Features native wildlife species including beaver and salmon and loon. 8 maps, 33 color and black-and-white photos, 73 drawings, 188 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-89272-270-3. 1989. Order #: DOEA1292paper$12.95.

 

 

LIFE ON INTERTIDAL ROCKS: a guide to marine life of the rocky North Atlantic coast. by Cherie Hunter Day.
Identifies plants and animals (Kelp, Sea Anemones, Sea Slugs, Crabs, and Starfish, and many more) that live in the intertidal zone of the rocky Atlantic Coast, from Rhode Island north to the Bay of Fundy.
The granite bedrock of this glacier-scoured coast forms a habitat with many places for living things to hide. The twice-daily rise and fall of the sea with the tides creates the intertidal zone, extending from the splash zone, which gets wet from wave splash at high tide, but is never under water, to the lower zone, which is exposed only during the most extreme low tides. Organisms that live here endure many stresses, including winter cold and ice, alternating exposure and submersion, pollution, and the danger of being ripped away by waves during a storm. This book will help you identify organisms that live in and on tidepools, rocks, pilings, and wharves, and understand how they survive. Illustrated with the author's clear and detailed line drawings. 64 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = 25.ISBN: 0-192550-15-5. Order #: NASG5406 paper$5.95.

THE LIGHTHOUSE ENCYCLOPEDIA; the definitive reference. by Ray Jones.
An in-depth look at the history of light towers from ancient Egypt to modern ones. Provides an alphabetical guide to the people, places, events, and ingenious equipment that make lighthouses special. Facts and photos of lighthouses in 18 different countries. Reveals much variety and ingenuity in the settings and architecture that solves local needs and preferences; these structures are much more than simple towers.
ISBN: 0-7627-2735-7. 2004. Order #: GLPE3788 cloth$27.95.

 

#LIGHTHOUSES OF NEW YORK.
ISBN: 978-0-7627-3967-7. Order #: GLPE3787 paper$9.95.

THE MAINE COAST: a nature lover's guide. by Dorcas S. Miller.
Excursions along Maine's coastal  Route 1 highway from Kittery to Eastport in a concise handbook on the climate, biology, and geology and how environmental and cultural forces have shaped the natural history. Chapters tell of the bedrock and glacial history of the region, the wildlife and ecosystems of forest, beach, rocky shore, salt marsh, and freshwater wetlands and what wildlife uses them. Drawings, maps 189 pages, index..
ISBN: 0-914788-12-4. 1979. Covers scuffed. Order #: GLPE2290 paper$7.95.

 

MAINE GEOGRAPHIC--LIGHTHOUSES: a guide to many of Maine's coastal and offshore guardians. DeLorme.
History, characteristics, settings. Color illustrations, map, 48 pages.
Check stock. ISBN: 0-89933-050-9. Order #: DELO9442 paper$4.95.

 

 

 

 

MASSACHUSETTS in words and pictures. by Dennis B. Fradin.
Children's book that explores the history of this state--people, industry, cities, natural resources. Includes Native Americans, pilgrims, Paul Revere, the Adams family, and more. Color photos, 48 pages.
ISBN: 0-516-03921-0. Order #: CHIL4002 cloth$11.25.

 

 

MASSACHUSETTS: the Spirit of Massachusetts Guidebook. Discovery Publications.
The official Commonwealth of Massachusetts Traveler's Guide: outdoor activities, parks, museums, tourist facilities guide.. Color illustrations,  map, 201 large-format pages.
ISBN: None. 1988. Order #: ALNO3121 paper$4.95.

 

 

MORRISTOWN: A History and Guide. by George F. Scheer and Russell F. Weigley.
National Park Service Handbook # 120. This historical area preserves the 1777 and 1779-80 sites of the winter encampments of General George Washington's Continental Army at Morristown, New Jersey. Artifacts from the time are described, the harsh winter conditions explained when shelter and clothing were minimal, as well as food--with mutinees of the soldiers as a result. Color illustrations, 112 pages.
ISBN: 0-912627-21-2. 1983. Order #: USGB2460 paper$7.95.

 

MOUNT DESERT ISLAND ROAD & TRAIL MAP. by Augustus D. Pnillips.
1979 Boundaries of Acadia National Park. Topographic map showing roads and trails, terrain features, shorelines, ponds and lakes, trailheads, summits, marinas, picnic areas private lands, golf courses, ferries, museums, meadows. Two colors, scale approx 2 1/4" = 1 mile; contour interval = 50 feet.
ISBN: None. 1979. Order #: MISC3201 paper$3.95.

 

 

 

THE NATIVE MAMMALS, REPTILES  and AMPHIBIANS OF MOUNT DESERT ISLAND, MAINE. by Dale Rex Coman.
Guide to park's animals: identification of the species, their habits and habitats, where more likely to be seen. Includes bats and whales plus snakes and flying squirrel. Drawings, 32 pages.
ISBN: None. 1981. Order #: ACAD2238 paper$3.95.

 

 

#THE NEW ENGLAND GUEST HOUSE BOOK. Ross.
Guide to 156 in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,  Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Photos, maps, 192 pages.
ISBN: . Order #: GLPE0422 paper$7.95.

NEW ENGLAND. Wenkam.
Portrays the northeastern US areas of history, scenery: the White Mountains, Connecticut River Valley, Atlantic Shore, Berkshire Hills, and more. Color photos, 120 large-format pages.
ISBN: 0-528-88163-9. Order #: RAMC2939 paper$8.95.

 

 

NORTHWOODS WILDLIFE REGION. by Conrader.
Major plants, birds, animals from Minnesota/WI to MA/ME in US and adjacent Canada. Color illustrations, l92 pages.
Check stock.ISBN: 978-0-87961-127-9. Order #: NAGR1977 paper$12.95.

 

 

THE PELICAN GUIDE TO HISTORIC HOMES AND SITES OF REVOLUTIONARY AMERICA, Vol. 1: New England. by Adelaide Hechtlinger.
Covers Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut from the standpoint of history of the states, cities, and landmarks dating from the Revolutionary epoch. For instance, there is the Paul Revere House, the Boston Light, the John Paul Jones House, Faneuil Hall, and more. Photos, 128 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-88289-090-5. 1976. Covers with small stains. Order #: PELI2814 paper$7.95.

 

 

PORTRAIT OF MAINE. Smith.
A visual feast of the Pine Tree State: contorted coastline, wilderness forests, river courses, tall summits, trails. 71 color illustrations.
ISBN: 0-912856-71-8. Order #: GRAR4939 paper$6.95.

ROXY'S SKI GUIDE TO NEW ENGLAND. by Roxy Rothafel.
An insider's look at skiing and the ski industry in New England: impressions of the areas and descriptions, characteristics of resorts, slope conditions, and more. Told by a radio reporter, in a witty style. Gives insights on ski area snow and weather reports, student skiers and their teachers, resorts and their ski schools, ideas about ski clothing and equipment, slope grooming. Histories of many of the 51 ski areas included, many of them classic and pioneers in the sports' development. Photographs and maps, 190 pages.
ISBN: 0-914788-08-6. 1978. Covers scuffed. Order #: GLPE4055 paper$7.95.

 

SHORT NATURE WALKS ON CAPE COD AND THE VINEYARD. by Hugh & Heather Sadlier.
28 leisurely trips to woodlands, ponds, mashes, swamps, seashores, dunes. Learn what to look for on each trail, from beach plums to bayberries, ospreys to fiddler crabs, a working gristmill to an ancient Indian site. Plus get tips of best spots to swim, fish, or bask in the sun. Each walk description includes map, directions for locating and following the trail, distance, what to wear and what to bring, and notes on geology, wildlife, and vegetation. 28 photos, 28 maps, 128 pages.
ISBN: 1-56440-162-6. 1993. Order #: GLPE7893 paper$8.95.

 

A SPY IN OLD WEST POINT. by Anne Emery.
Children's story set in time of American Revolution. Set along the Hudson River of New York, young Jock Fraser is a member of a militia as America fights Great Britain for independence and comes to admire positive qualities of a spy even as he maintains loyalty to his new country. Illustrated with drawings, 191 pages.
ISBN:0-528-87648-1. 1974. Order #: RAMC3952 paper$4.95.

 

STEPPING STONES: the Pilgrims' own story. by Adelia White Notson and Robert Carver Notson.
Stepping stones begins with the Pilgrim society in England and its removal to Holland before embarkment to America. In their history they carefully formulated the principles by which they wished to associate and in the process invented the American democratic system. We learn of their interest in God and of the economic contracts they entered. Their story is presented in four sections, with each illuminated by contemporaries and with their compacts, journals, and documents that led to practices of American government today. "Not only did the Pilgrims struggle against the bitterest of hardships, but they reached for principles that were to survive and become the sinews of a nation." Drawings, map, bibliography, 205 pages, index.
Inventory= 1. ISBN: 0-8323-0453-0, 1987. Order #: BIMO 1232 cloth$19.95.

THE STORY OF MOUNT DESERT ISLAND (MAINE). by Samuel Eliot Morison.
Highlights of the island's history from the time when Abnaki Indians came in summer for fishing, then discovery by Champlain in 1604, a century and a half of rivalry between English and French, settlement by New Englanders in 1761. Way of life of these Mount Deserters is explored as they exploited the island's resources where a single man "could be fisherman, sailor, farmer, lumberman, shipwright, and quarryman rolled into one, and master of all". Island shipping is featured--coastwise trading schooners, passenger steamers, and modern racing yachts. Historical photographs, bibliography, appendix of place names. 81 pages.
ISBN: None. 1960. Jacket cover scuffed. Order #: /Order #: ACPU3192 cloth$45.00.

THE STORY OF THE NEW ENGLAND WHALERS. Stein.
Children's history of early whaling ships and whalemen, of storms and ships, and of their battles with their prey. Illustrated, 31 pages.
ISBN: 0-516-44634-7. Order #: CHIL2062 paper$3.95.

 

 

TRACK FINDER. by Dorcas S. Miller, illustrated by Cherie Hunter Day.
Guide to mammal tracks of eastern US and Canada. Includes key to print shapes, key to track patterns, discussion of scat and other signs, habitat information, range maps, and drawings of the animals and their tracks. For identifying tracks in mud or snow. A favorite of young naturalists. 64 little pages.
ISBN: 978-0-912550-12-1. Order #: NASG0998 paper$5.95.

 

 

 

UPSTATE NEW YORK: Field Guide. by Bradford B. Van Diver.
Geologic features of ancient bedrock, granites of the region, Horseshoe Falls (largest of the Niagara Falls system), the Great Lakes, glacial features seen along the road at quarries, overlooks, parks as part of several field guide trips by road that take you onto the scenes of the region. Includes geologic time chart. Maps, photos, 286 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-8403-2214-3. 1980. Wrinkled cover. Order #: KEHU0748 paper$17.95.

 

 

VANDERBILT MANSION NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE (NY). by Charles W. Snell.
National Park Service Historical Handbook Series No 32. Story of Vanderbilt family and mansion with details of building and grounds plus history of how wealth was obtained through shipping and railroads. Site is at Hyde Park, New York along the Hudson River. The mansion and its rooms and furnishings are described as well as outbuildings including the elegant coach house and the grounds. Includes tips on visiting the site. Historical photographs and map, 52 pages.
ISBN: 024-005-00956-6. 1961. Order #: USGB2453 paper$4.95.

 

 

THE VISITOR'S GUIDE TO CAPE COD NATIONAL SEASHORE. by Margaret H. Koehler.
Covers nature trails and bicycle paths, guided walks and lectures, exhibits and demonstrations, historic buildings and landmarks, beaches and over-sand driving, sailing, lighthouses, Pilgrim history, life-saving station, birding. Update pre-trip. Illustrated, 80 pages, 1973. Covers scuffed.
ISBN: 0-85699-066-3. 1973. Order #: MISC5986 paper$3.95.

 

 

WALKS IN THE CATSKILLS. by John Bennet & Seth Masia. 
Guide to New York park's state-maintained trails and campsites in this 900 square-mile park: history, natural history, and geology. Includes logistics of trip planning, equipage. Maps, drawings, 203 pages pocket-sized.
ISBN: 0-914788-00-0. 1977. Order #: GLPE0425 paper$7.95.

 

 

WHAT'S SO GREAT ABOUT GRANITE? by Jennifer H. Carey.
104 pages, with color photos and drawings, for young adults and general readers. How granite forms from cooling magma, its various types and compositions of varying minerals, how it cracks, exfoliates, and erodes.
ISBN:978-0-87842-563-1 . Order #: MOPR1729 paper$18.00.

 

 

WINTER TREE FINDER: a manual for identifying deciduous trees in winter. by May Theilgaard Watts and Tom Watts.
Key to identifying deciduous trees in the winter (when they've lost their leaves) by examining twigs and other features. Describes parts of the twig and their function. Line drawings show twigs, buds, fruits, shape, habitat, and range of trees. Covers US and Canada east of the Rocky Mountains, except Florida. Drawings, 64 little pages.
ISBN: 978-0-912550-0-9. Order #: NASG0995 paper$5.95.

 

WINTER TREE FINDER: a manual for identifying deciduous trees in winter. by May Theilgaard Watts and Tom Watts.
Explains where trees grow and how they came to be where they are, which themselves are clues to the tree species. Also describes a part of the tree present in winter in the buds that were set at the end of fall to be held for sprouting the following spring; these are the evidence that leads to identification when the leaves are gone. Illustrated with line drawings and maps. 64 little pages.
Inventory = 103.ISBN: None. This edition is out of print. Order #:NASG0988. paper$4.95.

 

WORTHWHILE PLACES: correspondence of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Horace M. Albright. edited by Joseph W. Ernst.
Illustrates a remarkable public-private partnership that helped shape our national park system, documented through 211 letters covering a 36-year period. Rockefeller and Albright shared a common concern and love of America;s natural had historic heritage and combined the opportunities of both the private sector by Rockefeller and the public one of Albright, a National Park Service director who remained active in parks conservation his entire life. Parks involved include--in some cases as to their establishment: Acadia, Grand Teton, Great Smoky Mountains, Yosemite, Virgin Islands as well as other areas such as the California Big Trees, Florida's Bald Cypress Swamp, and Virginia's Colonial Williamsburg. Photographs, maps, 366 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-8032-1330-7. 1991. /Order #: MISC2732 paper$65.00.

 

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19th CENTURY WHALING TALES. by James Temple Brown and Gustav Kobbe.
Pursuing the world's largest mammal in boats powered only by sail and oar.
Perhaps the sea's highest adventure was the whaling chase, as great or greater than exploring uncharted waters. Why else would men risk their lives and their families' securities? The money could be good, too, and for some, there was the chance at freedom, for the industry was mainly blind as to skin color at a time when opportunities for non-whites were scarce. The whaling industry flourished for two centuries, and its traditions are recounted in seaport museums and the stories here:
"Stray Leaves from a Whaleman's Log" is reprinted from Century Magazine, 1893. It tells about chasing of whales on a cruise from the standpoint of the individual whaleman.
"The Perils and Romance of Whaling" came out in Century Magazine in 1890. It gives more of the detail of the subject and also includes anecdotes of episodes from the early days.
a final section "Cutting in and Trying Out" explains the butchering process. Period illustrations. 48 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-089-4. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-089-8. Order #: VIST0089 paper$4.95.
Parks and museums now tell of this period of history, for instance at New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park in Massachusetts and Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut.

THE LIGHT-HOUSES OF THE UNITED STATES IN 1874. by Charles Nordhoff & Gustav Kobbe.
Showing lighthouses and keepers on all U.S. coasts--Pacific, Atlantic, Gulf, and Great Lakes, with three extra articles by Gustav Kobbe: "Life in a Lighthouse", and if that isn't lonely enough there comes "Life on the South Shoals Lightship". Last is "Heroism in the Lighthouse Service".
Here are four articles on that romantic historic aspect of the maritime industry--the lighthouse. The first is a history and survey of lighthouses to 1874, giving a look at the federal service that operated them and how the lighthouses were run as well as their importance to shipping when when a light was main--sometimes the only--navigational aid. Then there are insights into keepers' lives in one of the most exposed lighthouses ever built (Minot's Ledge outside Boston Harbor). Portrayed, too is the role played by offshore lights on anchored ships. And recalled, too, are dramas and devotion to fellow man and duty that must never be forgotten. First published at the pre-1900 time when lighthouses held greatest importance: Lighthouses remain intriguing for their function and dramatic vertical architecture, and are now historic, recalling dramas of the past. Many of the lighthouses described are in national and state park areas and are maintained as historic sites, with museums and visitor centers open to the public. In many you can still climb to the top for a view keepers once saw. A visit to one of these  is all the more meaningful with the insights gained from this collection of articles. 75 period engravings. 64 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-086-X. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-086-7. Order #: VIST0086 paper$6.95.

MONTAUK POINT, LONG ISLAND: an 1872 visit (NY). by Charles Parsons.
Oldest lighthouse in New York, from 1796, at The End, Long Island.
Highlight of this early trip to the eastern tip of Long Island was the Montauk Lighthouse, picturesque beacon to aid early shipping. The author's transportation en route included boat trips and trekking through sand down the beach, past sites of shipwrecks. Hear of the early pastor who received some of his remuneration in the form of rights to parts of stranded whales! And learn of the history this spot already had by 1871. There were still Indians. Cattle-ranching was practiced. Now a New York State Park.
Among the period illustrations of sailing ships, the lighthouse, and a graveyard, is a windmill, still standing today. 15 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-082-7. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-082-9. Order #: VIST0082 paper$3.95.

MOUNT DESERT, 1872: an early history of the Maine island that is now Acadia National Park. by George Ward Nichols.
Here is a sail around and a tour over Mount Desert--the famous island off the coast of Maine. There are fogs, and stormy seas, lighthouses, and legends. The report shows how soon and how enthusiastically appreciation for Nature developed in America, for the 1872 year of publication is the same year that Yellowstone National Park--called the world's first--was established. Yet the tourist industry was already founded at Mount Desert. Nichols portrays the people as well as the scenery--their occupations, lives, and sorrow, but (unfortunately for him) he dislikes their fish and lobster! Reprinted from Harper's New Monthly Magazine. Illustrations are mainly sketches by the author. 24 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
.ISBN-10: 0-89646-029-0. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-029-4. Order #: VIST0029 paper$3.95.

SANDY HOOK--in 1879 (NJ). by George Houghton.
Story of the sometimes-spit/sometimes-island sandland off New York City. Sandy Hook is a narrow spit of sand jutting out from the New Jersey shore into New York Harbor. This report tells of the lighthouse there, of the offshore lightship, of its life-saving service station, and of the pilots who boarded ships coming in from the ocean to guide them to their dockings in New York harbor. "Sandhiller" life on the island is presented, as are the origin of this sea-bound sand island and the geologic changes that have affected its shape, including its detachment from the mainland to become an island, and then reattachment. Today the Hook is a bit of a nature preserve, and is part of the Gateway National Recreation Area operated by the National Park Service. Reprinted from Scribner's Monthly,also the source of most of the illustrations. 16 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
.ISBN-10: 0-89646-047-9. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-047-8. Order #: VIST0047 paper$3.95.

SIGNALS OF THE SEA AND HEROES OF THE SURF: the epic story of America's light-houses and life-savers, written at their heyday. by Arthur Hewitt and John R. Spears.
Two of the most romantic traditions of the sea are here combined to form the content of this book--light-houses and life-savers. Stories of the work of the keepers and savers span the range from daytime monotony, and even loneliness, between storms, to the thrill of daring sea rescues in raging winter surf. Through all, dedication of the men involved shines as brightly as the lights they tended and as steadily as their massive surfboats while heading through the breakers to sea. Reprinted from The Outlook for 1903 and 1904. Good reading for anyone intending to visit the many lighthouses and life-saving stations maintained as historic sites on all U.S. coasts. Period engravings. 24 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-088-6. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-088-1. Order #: VIST0088 paper$4.95.

THE UNITED STATES LIFE-SAVING SERVICE--1880: predecessor to today's Coast Guard. by J. H. Merryman.
Story of chain of life-saving stations that once lined all U.S. coasts--Atlantic, Gulf, Great Lakes, Pacific--with rescue dramas, apparatus and technique used by heroic federal surfmen. The U.S. Life-saving Service was at its heyday when this material was written in 1880. Shipping was a busy industry among the seaport cities, yet navigation was often unsure, and storms poorly predicted. Wrecks were all too common; ships in peril were even run toward shore to founder them where they would be closer to possible rescue. A chain of life-saving stations on all four U.S. coasts was therefore established to save lives. Accounts of heroism at these lonely outposts remain amazing--and chilling. Our author was chief inspector of the board examining these station's crews. He tells of the organization of the Service, the desperate need for the life saving function, of rescues, and of rescue methods and apparatus. Today many of these stations are maintained as historic reminders of past deeds, and several are in parks and/or include museums. Some provide demonstrations of how rescues were made in the surf and by lifeboats. Read this book and visit one or several of the stations on any coast for an appreciation of the life-saving service heritage. 79 period illustrations. 64 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-071-1. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-071-3. Order #: VIST0071 paper$6.95.

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