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by Reuben Gold Thwaites (1853-1913). Softbound, 137 pages, 6" x 9". Daniel Boone, Indian fighter, explorer, politician and American hero. He was a soldier of the American Revolution and an adopted Shawnee. He discovered the Cumberland Gap and opened the Wilderness Road for settlement into the present state of Kentucky. The stories of his exploits and his life have become legendary. From countless hours of research of original materials, documents and interviews comes this biography of one of America's most famous frontiersmen.

by Ashley and Miles Baynton-Williams. Hardbound, 192 pages, 14" x 17". A stunning visual history of America from 1535-1855, unveiled through 100 exquisite antique maps. A magnificent collection of maps of exploration, discovery and nation-building, telling the story of more than 350 years of North American history. Reflecting much more than the vast geography of our continent, these unique maps chart how territories were contested, boundaries settled and great countries born. Includes an important 19th century map of the United States, the first to show the entire sweep from Atlantic to Pacific. Printed on high quality, glossy paper these full color maps and informative descriptions give a different perspective than a traditional American History text.

by Ted Spring. Softbound, 112 pages, 8" x 11". Drawings and text detail the guns, swords, knives, uniforms and equipment of the Dragoons during America’s first 75 years.

by Robert & Dona Holden. Softbound, 232 pages, 5" x 8". This book is the first comprehensive account of the ultimate wilderness archetypes, the hunting pioneer families in the deep woods.These hunting pioneers had a totally different perspective on the wilderness than did the farming pioneers who far outnumbered them. The hunting pioneers continually sought out remote forests where the game animals roamed; the farming pioneers followed behind, methodically destroying those wilds with their axes and plows. A dynamic force from the early 1700's to the mid 1800's, the hunting pioneers originated in the Delaware River colony of New Sweden. The Swede-Finns lived there in the forests where their way of life was greatly influenced by the local Indians. Over the years, these Swede-Finns were joined by a growing number of English, German, and Scotch-Irish immigrants who also adopted the hunting pioneer life-style. Together they led the advance through the backcountry of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia, all the way to the edge of the treeless Great Plains. Often illiterate, the hunting pioneers left virtually no written records. Fortunately, foreign andtravelers recorded their impressions of these colorful backwoods people describing in detail their clothing, dwellings, and unique life-style. Excerpts from thirty of these eyewitness descriptions have been included in this work.

Edited by Dale Payne. Softbound, 228 pages, 8-1/2" x 11". Taken from the Draper Manuscripts, this book is a series of interviews conducted by the Rev. John D. Shane during the early to mid 1800's. Includes a section of Historical Notes on the 18th Century and Facts and Findings on Pioneer Life. A follow up of the author's earlier works.

by Dale Payne, Softbound, 277 pages, 8-1/2" x 11". The last in the Frontier Memories series. Additional interviews conducted by Rev. John D. Shane of the pioneers of the early and mid 1800's. These interviews once again describe their hardships, adventures and the various aspects of pioneer life on the frontier. These little details of pioneer life can be found nowhere else, except here and in the Draper Manuscripts. This book also includes a revised and expanded edition of the original Frontier Memories (2002) that proved to be so popular and in such great demand, but has been out of print for some time now. 

 by Ted Belue. Hardbound, 237 pages, 6" x 9". By the 1820’s, the Eastern buffalo were gone and much of its habitat radically altered. The Long Hunt is the first book to deal solely with the buffalo that once ranged from east of the Blue Ridge to theMississippi. Grim visions of the slaughter are told through the eyes of Daniel Boone, George Rogers Clark, John Donelson, Christopher Gist, Louis Joliet, George Morgan and others.

by Robert J. Moore, Jr. and Michael Haynes. Hardbound, 288 pages, 10-1/2" x 10". Crossing the continent in 1803, Lewis & Clark started out in U.S. Army uniforms, which gradually had to be replaced with simple leather garments. For parts of those uniforms, only a single drawing, pattern, or example survives. The authors have researched archives and museums to locate and verify what the men wore. Also included are Indian styles the men adopted, and the wardrobes of the Creole interpreters and the French boatmen. Weapons and accessories round out this complete record of what the expedition wore or carried. A great reference for artists, living history buffs, museums, and military historians.

Introduction by John Bakeless. Softbound, 384 pages, 4" x 7". Lewis & Clark’s stirring account of their historic expedition of adventure and discovery across America’s great Northwest. Taken from the text of their original journals.