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The Charleston, Savannah & Coastal Islands Book, A Complete Guide

The Charleston, Savannah & Coastal Islands Book, A Complete Guide

by Cecily McMillan | Wade Spees

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

An excellent, locally produced travel guide mixing history, culture and anecdote with a shipload of up-to-date practical information. It does justice to this area's rich traditions and food. (USS13, $19.95)

Insiders' Guide to Williamsburg and Virginia's Historic Triangle

Insiders' Guide to Williamsburg and Virginia's Historic Triangle

by Mary Alice Blackwell

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 369 PAGES

Practical information on what to do in Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown, including sites, food and lodging. (USE10, $18.95)

Founding Brothers, The Revolutionary Generation

Founding Brothers, The Revolutionary Generation

by Joseph J. Ellis

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

A riveting tale of Washington, Madison, Hamilton and especially of Jefferson and Adams. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, it's a fascinating glimpse into the early days of our country. (USE244, $15.00)

My Famous Evening: Nova Scotia Sojourns, Diaries and Preoccupations

My Famous Evening: Nova Scotia Sojourns, Diaries and Preoccupations

by Howard Norman

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 208 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

Howard Norman returned to Nova Scotia over a period of 30 years to interview local legends and research the folklore of the area. Norman writes with an impressionistic intimacy to create a portrait of this enchanting place and its people. (CND204, $20.00)

Eastern USA Map

Eastern USA Map

by Rand McNally Maps

  • 2008
  • MAP

A fold-up map of the Eastern United States, shown at a scale of 1:2,300,000. (USE127, $5.99)

 
Atlantic Canada Map

Atlantic Canada Map


by CCC Maps

  • 2010
  • MAP

A double-sided map of the Maritime Provinces and Newfoundland at a scale of 1:800,000. (CND50, $5.95)

Jamestown, Williamsburg, Yorktown, The Official Guide to America's Historic Triangle


by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

  • REFERENCE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 280 PAGES

This guidebook has all the information you need about Virginia's "Historic Triangle," where the nation began. (USE428, $16.95)

Lonely Planet Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island

Lonely Planet Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island


by Karla Zimmerman

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

This handy, compact guide to Atlantic Canada covers Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island in detail, and includes a chapter on Newfoundland and Labrador. With maps, travel information and short essays on culture, attractions and nature. (CND291, $17.99)

Moon Handbook Coastal Maine

Moon Handbook Coastal Maine


by Hilary Nangle

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 483 PAGES

A comprehensive, highly recommended guide to the places and pleasures of Coastal Maine, including highlights in and around Portland and Acadia National Park. (USE363, $19.95)

Secret Providence and Newport, The Unique Guidebook to Providence and Newport's Hidden Sites, Sounds and Tastes


by Barbara Radcliffe Rogers | Juliette Rogers

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 300 PAGES

A guide to the lesser known attractions of Providence and Newport, from Edgar Allen Poe's favorite garden to where to find an unexpected gathering of green parrots. (USE380, $14.95)

A Short History of Charleston

A Short History of Charleston


by Robert Rosen

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES

A third-generation Charlestonian, Rosen traces the history of Good King Charles's City from its founding to the present with flair. (USS12, $16.95)

Coastal Maine, A Maritime History


by Roger Duncan

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 576 PAGES

A four hundred year history of Maine, focusing on maritime traditions and seafaring, as well coastal settlement and development. (USE247, $24.95)

The Americans, the Colonial Experience

The Americans, the Colonial Experience


by Daniel Boorstin

  • HISTORY
  • 1964
  • PAPER
  • 434 PAGES

Winner of the Bancroft Prize, this wide-ranging portrait of colonial America looks to the origins of the American character and its institutions. (USA05, $16.95)

The Transformation of Virginia 1740-1790

The Transformation of Virginia 1740-1790


by Rhys Isaac

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 504 PAGES

In this Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Isaac analyzes Virginia's social history during the tumultuous years between 1740-1790. (USE78, $26.95)

Classic Savannah: History, Houses and Gardens


by William Robert Mitchell | Van J. Martin

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1991
  • HARD COVER
  • 144 PAGES

A quick tour of Savannah, focusing on its sumptuous architecture. (USS269, $35.00)

Private Newport, At Home and in the Garden

Private Newport, At Home and in the Garden


by Bettie Bearden Pardee

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 224 PAGES

A sumptuous photographic tour of 18 opulent mansions and estates in Newport, Rhode Island. (USE345, $45.00)

American Sphinx

American Sphinx


by Joseph J. Ellis

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 440 PAGES

More character study than strict biography, this celebrated book describes and defines Thomas Jefferson's beliefs, influences and aspirations. (USA51, $16.00)

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil


by John Berendt

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 386 PAGES

Berendt magically turned his relatively brief stay in Savannah into a rollicking and sensitive portrait of the city, capturing a great variety of colorful characters and the spirit of the place. (USS09, $16.00)

One Man's Meat

One Man's Meat


by E.B. White

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 279 PAGES

By the author of "Charlotte's Web," a collection of observant and often humorous essays about daily life on a Maine saltwater farm. A wonderful portrait of coastal small-town life, originally published in 1938. (USE43, $14.95)

The Mind of Thomas Jefferson


by Peter S. Onuf

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 281 PAGES

This collection of essays provides an intimate look into the political and personal concerns and motivations of Jefferson, and an assessment of his significance in American culture. (USA371, $25.00)

The Water is Wide


by Pat Conroy

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

On of his first books, this is an engrossing tale of Conroy's two-year stint as a Vista volunteer at a rural school on Yamacraw Island near Hilton Head. Conroy is a native of Beaufort, and South Carolina's low country features prominently in his many entertaining novels. (USS354, $15.00)

Burden of Desire

Burden of Desire


by Robert MacNeil

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 482 PAGES

An intricate, suspenseful novel of love and war set against the backdrop of the 1917 explosion that destroyed the north end of Halifax. Written by the noted newsman Robert MacNeil. (CND23, $25.95)

Island, The Complete Stories

Island, The Complete Stories


by Alistair MacLeod

  • LITERATURE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

Raised in Cape Breton, Alistair MacLeod writes of family, the pull of old Gaelic traditions, love and the landscape and folkways of Nova Scotia in this collection of 16 stories. Winner of the Pen/Malamud Award. (CND73, $15.95)

Lady Baltimore

Lady Baltimore


by Owen Wister

  • LITERATURE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 406 PAGES

This novel is set in Charleston just after the Civil War, when the traditional values of the Old South were in great conflict with those of the victorious northerners. First published in 1906, it's a classic southern portrait. (USS22, $10.95)

The Prince of Tides

The Prince of Tides


by Pat Conroy

  • LITERATURE
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 598 PAGES

To help the psychiatrist treating his suicidial sister, Tom Wingo travels from South Carolina to New York, to describe his family's past in this bestseller by Pat Conroy. Using the frame of Tom's conversations with a psychiatrist, Conroy paints an evocative portrait of a hard life in South Carolina's low-country marshland. (USS422, $7.99)

Cod, A Biography of a Fish That Changed the World

Cod, A Biography of a Fish That Changed the World


by Mark Kurlansky

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 294 PAGES

A sparkling extended essay on the cod in the tradition of Lopez or McPhee, looking at the importance of the fish to cuisine and commerce, throwing much light on the plight of the Grand Banks and fisheries. (OCE10, $15.00)

A Field Guide to North Atlantic Wildlife

A Field Guide to North Atlantic Wildlife


by Noble S. Proctor | Patrick J. Lynch

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 221 PAGES

A comprehensive pocket guide to commonly encountered marine mammals, seabirds and other marine life of Northeastern North America, from North Carolina to Newfoundland and the Canadian Maritimes. (NAM24, $19.95)

National Audubon Society Field Guide to New England

National Audubon Society Field Guide to New England


by Brian Cassie | Peter Alden

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1998
  • FLEXI-BOUND
  • 448 PAGES

A compact, easy-to-use overview of 1,000 of New England's trees, wildflowers, mammals, insects and other flora and fauna. It also provides an extensive overview of the area's geology, weather patterns and natural sites. (USE06, $19.95)

National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Mid-Atlantic States

National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Mid-Atlantic States


by Peter Alden | Brian Cassie

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

A compact photographic guide to the wildflowers, trees, mosses, butterflies, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals of the Mid-Atlantic States. (USE73, $19.95)

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America


by Jon Dunn

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 576 PAGES

From Alaska to Baja California, Nova Scotia and Florida, this guide is the veteran's choice for birding anywhere in the United States. Tabbed for easy access, the color range maps in this sixth edition are outstanding. (FG09, $27.95)

The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America

The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America


by David Sibley

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

A compact, geographically-specific version of the Sibley Guide with all-new range maps, the same glorious illustrations and expanded, extremely valuable descriptions of each bird with status, habitat, range, voice and identifying marks. (USE262, $19.95)

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