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This vintage book contains a catalogue of watches in the Paul M. Chamberlain collection at the Art Institute of Chicago. Each item has an accurate illustration, working diagrams, and information pertaining to its origin, date of manufacture, components, construction techniques, and more. This volume...

This book is part of a series on historical female figures. It features Baroness Dudevant who was best known by her pseudonym George Sand. She was the first female writer to become famous in France and was as well known for her novels, plays and essays as for her Bohemian lifestyle. She perfectly typified French Romantic Idealism.

This book is part of a series on historical female figures. It features Lucy Stone (1818 - 1893), the American abolitionist and suffragist campaigner who was the first woman in America not to adopt her husband's name upon marriage. An inspirational character.

With 18 maps & 24 Illustrations. A DELEGATION OF GERMAN OFFICERS arrived at American Headquarters south of Ferryville at 0926 on 9 May 1943. Their mission was to surrender the remnants of a once proud unit of the Wehrmacht, the formidable Fifth Panzer Army...Marshal Giovanni Messe, commanding...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 220 In this 220th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the South African tale of why the African Honey Badger, or the Ratel (Raa-til), loves honey. The life of the honey badger is not an easy one. There is a lot of competition in...

This vintage book contains a catalogue of the rare and antique violins offered for sale by the Lyon & Healy company of Chicago in 1917. For each piece there is provided an authentic photograph, as well as an expert description and other notable information. This volume will appeal to violin collectors...

Illustrated with 18 maps and 24 Illustrations EARLY IN SEPTEMBER 1943, British and American armies invaded southern Italy, striking at the heart of a major Axis nation and breaching Hitler’s "Fortress Europe." Behind the invasion lay long months of hard-won Allied victories. The Axis was...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 362 In this 362nd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale "THE NECKLACE OF TEARS”. A long time ago and far, far away, there lived in Ombrelande a most beautiful Princess. Now, lived in a country in which many strange...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 212 In this 212th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the American-Indian story of Land-Otter. A story from the Tlingit tribe on the Alaskan coast of the North West United States. A year after a man and wife lose a son, the crops of their...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 204 In this 204th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the American-Indian folktale about “GROWING UP LIKE ONE WHO HAS A GRANDMOTHER.” Long ago on the North West coast of the USA, a boy was growing up with his grandmother. His mother...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 207 In this 207th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the American-Indian story of Djun from the Tlingit tribe on the North West coast of the USA. Djun was an orphan girl and lived off scraps given to her by her late father’s relatives....

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 408 In this 408th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the African Tale of "Sai The Panther”. In about the year 1824 or so, years ago two little panthers were deserted by their mother in one of the forests of Ashanti (now...

Illustrated with 6 maps and 1 Illustrations. Air-Ground Teamwork on the Western Front describes close air support and battlefield interdiction in action. A single, month-long campaign-the famous thrust across northern France in August 1944 of Gen. George S. Patton’s Third Army and Maj. Gen. O. P....

[Illustrated with 6 photos and 3 maps] Originally published shortly after key air campaigns, the Wings at War series captures the spirit and tone of America’s World War II experience. Eyewitness accounts of Army Air Forces’ aviators and details from the official histories enliven the story behind...