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Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
You-are-there stories of ambushes and patrols on the Mekong in the Vietnam War
Developed specifically for the Vietnam War (and made famous by the 2004 presidential campaign), Swift Boats were versatile craft “big enough to outrun anything they couldn’t outfight” but too small to handle...
Ben Franklin's Philadelphia
A Guide
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2005
Visitor information on Franklin sites
Convenient walking tour
Helpful maps
In celebration of Benjamin Franklin's 300th birthday, this unique, user-friendly guide follows the Founding Father's footsteps through Philadelphia. The author takes a chronological journey through surviving landmarks from...
Healthy Honey Cookbook
Recipes, Anecdotes, and Lore
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
All about nature's sweetener, plus info on honeybees, legends, and lore.
Paddling Pennsylvania
Kayaking & Canoeing the Keystone State's Rivers & Lakes
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2009
Maps and descriptions for more than 200 Pennsylvania waterways. Information on minimum water levels, potential hazards, and difficulty level of each stream. Includes directions and recommendations for put-in and take-out at each site.
by Harrison R. Steeves III
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2003
Using foam with other materials to create flies. 48 effective and innovative fly patterns. Hot Spot Ant, Japanese Beetle, Katydid, Salmonfly, and Steeves' Mouse plus how to design your own patterns.
by Gerard Walen
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
The craft brew revolution has spread south. This all-new guidebook profiles the Sunshine State's 66 breweries and brewpubs.
Hanging of Susanna Cox
The True Story of Pennsylvania's Most Notorious Infanticide and the Legend That's Kept It Alive
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2010
• Investigation into a child's gruesome murder
• New findings on a justice system that failed a young woman
• The real story behind the legend
The unfortunate Susanna Cox gained notoriety for killing her illegitimate infant son. The fatal episode led to her hanging in Reading, Pennsylvania,...
New York Ghost Towns
Uncovering the Hidden Past
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Explores towns, settlements, forts, and other areas that have been completely deserted or brought back to life as tourist attractions.
Long Hunt, The
Death of the Buffalo East of the Mississippi
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1996
Folklore, archaeological data, and first-person narratives contrast the wanton destruction of the eastern buffalo with the spirit and heroism of the early frontier.
Haunted Vermont
Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Green Mountain State
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2007
Vampires, spirits, and ghostly creatures of the Green Mountain State.
The Rise
Streamside Observations on Trout, Flies, and Fly Fishing
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2006
Distills five centuries' worth of angling lore and wisdom about trout feeding behavior. Photographic sequence shows in detail how trout take a fly. Examination of flies includes the importance of wings and what they are made of, hooks, soft-hackled flies, and skipping, dapping, and dry-fly techniques.
Eastern Cougar
Historic Accounts, Scientific Investigations, New Evidence
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2005
The first book to cover the history and current status of the mysterious big cat.
Reverse Glass Painting
Tips, Tools, and Techniques for Learning the Craft
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2010
Basic skills from an expert. 14 projects with patterns provided. Full-color, step-by-step photographs.
Theodore Gordon on Trout
Talks and Tales from a Great American Angler
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2007
• Theories on trout behavior and imitating flies
• Relive with Gordon the ascendency of the bamboo fly rod and eyed hook
In this selection of Gordon's trout-fishing tales and lessons, a new generation of readers will be introduced to one of American angling's freshest and most original voices,...