Applewood Books
Publishers of America's Living Past
1 River Road
Carlisle, MA 01741
toll free: 800-277-5312
phone: 781-271-0055
fax: 781-271-0056
www.awb.com
For information on any book listed below, click on the title.
Mourt's Relation
A Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth
Dwight B. Heath, editor
Introduction by the editor
Originally printed in 1622, this is the first published account of the
coming of the Pilgrims to the New World to settle Plymouth Plantation.
5 x 7 1/2. 96 pp. Paperback. $7.95
Other Links
Plimoth Plantation!
Plymouth History
Plymouth, MA
Click here to return to the
Applewood Books catalog
New-Englands Rarities Discovered
By John Josselyn.
Published in 1647, this was the first book identifying New England
animal and plant life, medicinal recipes of the Native Americans, and other
natural lore. It concludes with a chronology of events in New England from
1492 to 1672.
A Massachusetts Historical Society Book.
4 x 6 1/2. 114 pp. Paperback. $7.95
Click here to order
>Click here to return to the
>Applewood Books catalog
Journal of Madam Knight
By Sarah Kemble Knight
The diary kept in 1704 by Sarah Kemble Knight on her hazardous journey
from Boston to New York and back to Boston on horseback is marked by gusto,
good humor, earthiness, and the evidence of keen observation.
4 3/4 x 7, 72 pp, Paperback, $7.95
Click here to order this
book
Redeemed Captive
By John Williams
When a party of French and Indians attacked Deerfield, MA in 1704,
49 people were killed, including Reverend William's wife and two of their
children. William's life was spared but he was taken captive.
4 1/2 x 7 1/8. 192 pp. Paperback. $9.95
Click here to order
Other Links
The Williams
Family and the French and Indian raid on Deerfield Massachusetts,1704
Click here to return to the
Applewood Books catalog
Way to Wealth
By Ben Franklin
First printed in 1758, this book is one of the most important money
books ever published, with basic and sound advice such as "Lost time is
never found" and "The sleeping fox catches no poultry."
4 1/4 x 6 3/4. 30 pp. Hardcover. $8.95
Click
here to order
Other Links
Benjamin
Franklin Portrait
The
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The World of Benjamin
Franklin
Two
Dozen Benjamin Franklin Quotes
Click here to return to the
Applewood Books catalog
Washington's Rules of Civility and Decent BehaviourBy George Washington
Here are the 110 rules which George Washington copied into his early notebooks
and lived by all his life--from the rules such as "Spit not in the fire"
to "Sleep not when others speak."
4 1/4 x 6 3/4. 30 pp. Hardcover. $8.95
Click here to order
Other Links
Historic Mount Vernon-Home of George
Washington
A
few George Washington Quotes
Click here to return to the
Applewood Books catalog
Manual of Parliamentary Practice
by Thomas Jefferson
Introduction by James Gilreath, Library of Congress
As vice president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson presided over
the Senate. To improve its procedures, he wrote A Manual of Parliamentary
Practice. It was published in 1800 and is still considered part of
the Senate rules today.
4 3/4 x 7. 144 pp. Paperback. $10.95
Click
here to order
Other Links
Roberts
Rules of Order
Click here to return to the
Applewood Books catalog
Country Builder's Assistant
By Asher Benjamin
This book revolutionized nineteenth-century American architecture and
changed forever the type of building that was done in our country.
4 3/4 x 7. 64 pp. Paperback. $7.95
Click
here to order
Click here to return to the
Applewood Books catalog
Roberts' Guide for Butlers & Household Staff
By Robert Roberts
The first African-American domestic book published in America. Full
of humor and wit, this book was offered in 1827 in order that servants
be given a handbook by which they might more efficiently perform the duties
for which they were being paid. 4 3/4 x 7 1/4. 180 pp. Paperback. $8.95
Click here to order
Click here to return to the
Applewood Books catalog
Seventy-Five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes & Sweetmeats
by Eliza Leslie
An 1828 cookbook featuring recipes for delicious desserts--written
so that a modern cook may follow them.
4 3/4 x 7 1/2. 88 pp. Paperback. $7.95
Click here to order /a>
>
Food History Café Bulletin
Board
Click here to return to the
Applewood Books catalog
The Mother's Book
by Lydia Maria Child
Originally published in 1831, these instructions for mothers on raising
children are still applicable to today's parents.
5 x 8 1/4. 169 pp. Hardcover. $9.95
Click here to order
Other Links
A Boy's Thanksgiving
Day
The Girl's Own Book
by Lydia Maria Child
American Frugal Housewife
by Lydia Maria Child
Click here to return to the
Applewood Books catalog
The American Frugal Housewife
by Lydia Maria Child
Includes interesting recipes, remedies, advice on parenting, and tips
for housekeepers. From 1832-1845, this popular book went through thirty-two
editions.
4 1/4 x 7 1/2. 132 pp. Hardcover. $9.95
Click
here to order
Other Links
A Boy's Thanksgiving
Day
A Boy's Thanksgiving Day
The Girl's Own Book
by Lydia Maria Child
The Mother's Book
by Lydia Maria Child
Click here to return to the
Applewood Books catalog
The Girl's Own Book
by Lydia Maria Child
Published in 1833, this book of entertainments for young girls is filled
with marvelous and enjoyable activities to help young girls build character
and have fun.
4 1/2 x 5 1/2. 288 pp. Paperback. $12.95
Click here to order
Other Links
A Boy's Thanksgiving
Day
The Girl's Own Book
by Lydia Maria Child
American Frugal Housewife
by Lydia Maria Child
Click here to return to the
>Applewood Books catalog
Davy Crockett: His Own Story
A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett
Originally written in 1834 by Davy Crockett. It is more like a tall
tale than a biography. This lively book established Crockett as a larger-than-life
American hero.
8 1/2 x 11. 128 pp. Paperback. $12.95
Click
here to order
Other Links
The Alamo
Click here to return to the
Applewood Books catalog
The Emigrants' Guide to Oregon & California
by Lansford W. Hastings
Published in 1845, this guidebook for pioneers is a reproduction of
one of the most collectible books about California and the Western movement.
It was the guidebook used by the Donner Party on their fateful journey.
In addition, because Hastings's shortcut route through the Rockies produced
such tragedy, the War Department commissioned The Prairie Traveler.
5 3/8 x 8 1/4. 152 pp. $9.95
To order this book
To return to the Applewood
Books catalog
The Prairie Traveler
by Randolph B. Marcy
Filled with helpful information that was essential for safe travel
west as well as a fascinating view of the difficult life faced by prairie
travelers before the era of the railroad.
4 3/4 x 7 1/8. 288 pp. Paperback. $10.95
To order this book
To return to the Applewood
Books catalog