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The American Revolution in Indian Country: Crisis and Diversity in Native American Communities
• Colin G. Calloway
HISTORY •
1995 •
PAPER
• 327 PAGES
This is the first, detailed study of the impact of the Revolution on Native Americans. It has a section dealing with the reaction of the Abenakis at Okanak in Quebec that relates to the Lake Champlain area.
(USE169, $29.00) |
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Angel in the Whirlwind, The American Triumph of the American Revolution
• Benson Bobrick
HISTORY •
1998 •
PAPER
• 560 PAGES
A lively, narrative history of the American Revolution. In addition to providing an entertaining, detailed account of the Revolution's major battles and figures, Bobrick draws an informative portrait of colonial America.
(USE168, $18.00) |
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Appalachian Trail Guide to New Hampshire-Vermont
• appalachian trail conference
GUIDEBOOK •
2001 •
PAPER
• 250 PAGES
Covering 311 miles from Grafton Notch, Maine, to North Adams, Massachusetts, including the White Mountains. With eight four-colour topographic hiking maps on four sheets at a scale of 1:62,500.
(USE390, $19.95) |
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Benedict Arnold, Revolutionary Hero: An American Warrior Reconsidered
• James Kirby Martin
HISTORY •
2000 •
PAPER
• 544 PAGES
A revisionist biography of Benedict Arnold, focusing on the famous traitor's pre-treason accomplishments.
(USE171, $25.00) |
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The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession
• Mark Obmascik
NATURAL HISTORY •
2011 •
PAPER
• 272 PAGES
Obmascik, himself an over-the-edge birder, recounts with glee and page-turning detail the race to see the most birds in North America in a year, a quest that has his three competitors on the road at a moments notice, heading out in the middle of the night, and combing the beaches. As he so winningly demonstrates, these people are driven.
(BRD29, $15.00) |
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The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife
• Christopher W. Leahy
• Gordon Morrison
NATURAL HISTORY •
2006 •
PAPER
• 1072 PAGES
A handsome, fully illustrated survey of the birds of North America, organized A to Z, covering birds, bird biology, conservation and birdwatching. Published in cooperation with the American Birding Association.
(NAM21, $19.95) |
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Cooking With Shelburne Farms, Food and Stories from Vermont
• Melissa Pasanen
FOOD •
2007 •
HARD COVER
• 304 PAGES
Bright photos, an appealing layout, and rich local recipes make for a delicious tribute to Vermont.
(USE450, $34.95) |
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Edward Hopper's New England
• Carl Little
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
2011 •
HARD COVER
• 88 PAGES
A slim, illustrated survey of Edward Hopper's paintings by Carl Little, who has written about many of Hopper's American contemporaries.
(USE184, $29.95) |
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The Encyclopedia of Colonial and Revolutionary America
• John Mack Faragher
REFERENCE •
1996 •
PAPER
• 484 PAGES
An A-Z reference on the revolution featuring 1500 short entries covering the ideas, events and people of America from the early 1600s through nationhood.
(USE162, $24.50) |
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The Everything Family Guide to New England, Where to Eat, Play, and Stay in America's Scenic and Historic Northeast
• Kim Knox Beckius
GUIDEBOOK •
2008 •
PAPER
• 418 PAGES
A valuable guide to New England covers hotel accommodations, restaurants, lighthouses, amusement parks, historical sites, and inns, while providing maps for a variety of locations in the region.
(USE372, $14.95) |
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A Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs
• George Petrides
FIELD GUIDE •
1973 •
PAPER
• 234 PAGES
The classic Peterson guide to trees, shrubs and vines in Eastern, Central and Southeastern United States.
(NAM08, $19.00) |
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A Field Guide to Wildflowers: Northeastern and North-Central North America
• Roger Tory Peterson
• Rosemary McKenna
FIELD GUIDE •
1998 •
PAPER
• 420 PAGES
The best-selling guide to wildflowers in the Peterson series, with illustrations by Roger Tory himself, revised and repackaged in a handsome paper edition. With drawings, some color illustrations, and short descriptions. It covers 1,293 species.
(FG38, $20.00) |
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Fodor's Maine, Vermont, & New Hampshire
• Inc. (EDT) Fodor's Travel Publications
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
PAPER
• 408 PAGES
A practical guide in the popular series, filled with valuable information on accommodation, shopping, sights, and dining.
(USE441, $19.99) |
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France and England in North America, Vol. 1
• Francis Parkman
HISTORY •
1983 •
HARD COVER
• 1504 PAGES
Francis Parkman's monumental history. This is the first volume of the two volume series.
(USE173, $45.00) |
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France and England in North America, Vol. 2
• Francis Parkman
HISTORY •
1983 •
HARD COVER
• 1620 PAGES
Francis Parkman's monumental history. This is the second volume of the two volume series.
(USE174, $45.00) |
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Full Duty, Vermonters in the Civil War
• Howard Coffin
• Edwin C. Bearss
HISTORY •
1995 •
PAPER
• 376 PAGES
Renowned Civil War historian Bearss recounts in lucid and fascinating detail the history of Vermont's participation in the Civil War.
(USE148, $24.95) |
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The Generals of Saratoga: John Burgoyne & Horatio Gates
• Max M. Mintz
HISTORY •
1992 •
PAPER
• 287 PAGES
An account of the Saratoga campaign of 1777, centered around the lives of its opposing generals John Burgoyne and Horatio Gates.
(USE161, $29.00) |
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Hands on the Land, A History of the Vermont Landscape
• Jan Albers
NATURAL HISTORY •
1999 •
HARD COVER
• 252 PAGES
In this award-winning book, Albers examines how the cherished landscape of Vermont has been shaped by human decisions.
(USE454, $39.95) |
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Kingbird Highway, The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand
• Kenn Kaufman
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2006 •
PAPER
• 336 PAGES
Kaufman's absorbing account of coming-of-age as a Wichita teenager on the road in 1973 with a summer's pay in his pocket and the goal of seeing as many birds as he could in a year. He tallied 671, impressive by any account and extraordinary if you count birds per buck. He did it all for $1,000. This cult classic was originally published in 1973.
(BRD27, $14.95) |
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The Loyalists: Revolution, Exile, Settlement
• Christopher Moore
HISTORY •
1984 •
PAPER
• 280 PAGES
A good, general account of the Loyalist experience in the American Revolution.
(USE172, $17.95) |
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Mammals of North America
• Roland W. Kays
• Don E. Wilson
FIELD GUIDE •
2009 •
PAPER
• 248 PAGES
A comprehensive guide by two noted mammalogists and featuring 108 color plates, illustrating 442 species. Range maps and descriptive text on ecology, habitat and behavior complement the wonderful paintings.
(NAM11, $19.95) |
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Mammals of North America, Temperate and Arctic Regions
• Adrian Forsyth
NATURAL HISTORY •
2006 •
PAPER
• 352 PAGES
A handsome, illustrated reference to the mammals of North America from polar bears to bison, mountain lions and the black squirrel. Forsyth ("Tropical Nature"), includes not only up-to-date information on taxonomy and distribution but also discusses the behavior and ecology of each species. With range maps and hundreds of color photogrpahs.
(NAM02, $29.95) |
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The Maple Sugar Book, Together With Remarks on Pioneering As a Way of Living in the Twentieth Century
• Helen Nearing
FOOD •
2000 •
PAPER
• 305 PAGES
Pioneering naturalists Helen and Scott Nearing wrote this book half a century ago during their homesteading experience, but it is filled with information still relevent today, including a history of sugaring from Native American times, and practical tips on how to sap trees, process sap, and market syrup.
(USE453, $25.00) |
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The Namesake
• Jhumpa Lahiri
LITERATURE •
2004 •
PAPER
• 304 PAGES
An intricate and beautifully told tale by the author of Interpreter of Maladies. Lahiri follows the Ganguli family -- Ashoke, Ashima, and their son Gogol, named after the Russian author -- as they leave Calcutta and settle in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Now a feature film directed by Mira Nair of "Salaam Bombay!" and "Monsoon Wedding."
(IDA292, $14.95) |
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
• Jon Dunn
FIELD GUIDE •
2011 •
PAPER
• 576 PAGES
From Alaska to Baja California, this field guide published by the National Geographic Society, now in its sixth edition (with tabs!), is the one to carry. Practical to use in the field, it has maps, illustrations and descriptions of the birds on facing pages. The scale of the maps changes with the range of the bird, which means you get a more detailed regional map for those birds with a restricted range. This fully revised sixth edition, bigger and better than ever, includes 23 new species, 300 new illustrations, innovative migration and subspecies maps, and a handy quick-find visual index.
(FG09, $27.95) |
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Native Universe, Voices of Indian America
• Clifford E. Trafzer
ANTHOLOGY •
2008 •
PAPER
• 320 PAGES
This anthology of personal and historical essays, as well as over 300 color illustrations of Native American art, is being published to accompany the opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C. It includes selections from several modern Native American writers, including Louise Erdrich and Sherman Alexie.
(USA95, $22.00) |
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New England Weather, New England Climate
• Gregory Zielinski
• Barry Keim
SCIENCE •
2005 •
PAPER
• 296 PAGES
A scholarly overview by, respectively, the state climatologists of Maine and New Hampshire, with good coverage of the local seasons: ski season, mud season, beach and lake season, and foliage season. With chapters too on Heat Waves and Cold Spells, Droughts and Rainstorms, Nor'easter, Ice Storms, Tornadoes and Hurricanes.
(USE311, $19.95) |
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On Kingdom Mountain
• Howard Frank Mosher
LITERATURE •
2007 •
HARD COVER
• 288 PAGES
An artist living alone in the mountains of Vermont faces the invasion of industry--not to mention a gold hunting pilot--in historical novel set in 1930.
(USE419, $24.00) |
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Picturing Old New England, Image and Memory
• William H. Truettner
• Roger B. Stein
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
1999 •
HARD COVER
• 272 PAGES
Art of the 19th to the mid- 20th century, evoking the small towns and coastal vistas of New England.
(USE188, $75.00) |
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The Poetry of Robert Frost
• Robert Frost
LITERATURE •
2002 •
PAPER
• 640 PAGES
Three volumes of Frost poetry, as well as interviews and essays, collected in one book, representing the majority of the poet's published works.
(USE370, $21.99) |
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Recommended Country Inns New England, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
• Elizabeth Squier
• Eleanor Berman
GUIDEBOOK •
2004 •
PAPER
• 416 PAGES
Features descriptions and recommendations of inns to suit a variety of tastes and budgets.
(USE373, $18.95) |
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Remember D-Day, Both Sides Tell Their Stories
• Ronald J. Drez
• David Eisenhower
HISTORY •
2004 •
HARD COVER
• 64 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
An engaging and well-constructed history of the D-Day invasion for readers in grades 5 to 8, complete with anecdotes from soldiers, black-and-white photographs, plenty of historical information, and an introduction by David Eisenhower which paints a personal portrait of his grandfather, Dwight.
(USA96, $17.95) |
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Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul
• Scott Weidensaul
NATURAL HISTORY •
2006 •
PAPER
• 416 PAGES
Weidensaul follows in the footsteps conservation pioneers Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher in this homage to their 1953 journey, modern travelogue and eye-opening report on wilderness in America.
(USA123, $16.00) |
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Sails and Steam in the Mountains, A Maritime and Military History of Lake George and Lake Champlain
• Russell Bellico
HISTORY •
1992 •
PAPER
• 393 PAGES
A well written account of the Battle of Valcour.
(USE167, $25.00) |
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Seasonal Appetite, A Chef's Celebration of Vermont's Seasons
• Marcie Kaufman
FOOD •
2008 •
PAPER
• 288 PAGES
The four chapters of the book, Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter, are defined by menus offering classic selections of recipes for appetizers, breads, soups, salads, entrees and desserts.
(USE455, $29.95) |
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The Sierra Club Guide to the Ancient Forests of the Northeast
• Bruce Kershner
• Robert T. Leverett
GUIDEBOOK •
2004 •
PAPER
• 292 PAGES
A handy guide to the old-growth forests of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Organized geographically, each forest gest a brief descritpion with highlights, driving directions and contact information.
(USE336, $16.95) |
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Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas
• Ronald Wright
HISTORY •
2004 •
PAPER
• 464 PAGES
A powerful history of imperialism and resistance in the Americas, with a focus on the Aztec, Maya, Inca, Cherokee and Iroquois. Wright's illuminating account, told largely from the point of view of the losers, details the rapid collapse of cultures and societies in the Americas following the arrival of the Europeans in 1492. Wright draws on an impressive range of archival material in reconstructing this classic account, originally published in 1993. Wright is also the author of Time Among the Maya.
(NAM20, $24.95) |
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Stranger in the Kingdom
• Howard Frank Mosher
LITERATURE •
1994 •
PAPER
• 421 PAGES
"To Kill a Mockingbird" goes north, and loses nothing in the translation. Mosher spins a tale of racism, murder and small-town life in this novel set in Kingdom County, Vermont, between the Green Mountains and the White Mountains near the Canadian border. James Kennison, our narrator, is 13 the year the black preacher Walt Andrews arrives in town, and through his eyes we witness a troubled side of life in New England.
(USE236, $13.95) |
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Sweet Days & Beyond, The Morse Family- Eight Generations of Maple Sugaring
• Burr Morse
FOOD •
2005 •
PAPER
• 220 PAGES
Burr takes readers through the maple sugaring process step by step, in these engaging, personal tales.
(USE452, $14.95) |
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To See Every Bird On Earth: A Father, A Son, And A Lifelong Obsession
• Dan Koeppel
NATURAL HISTORY •
2006 •
PAPER
• 304 PAGES
Ostensibly about birds and birdwatching, this enormously appealing book is a memoir by a talented writer of his father, a father who happens to be in the elite cadre of major birders. Dan Koeppel chronicles his father's growing interest in birds in this enormously appealing memoir of a life devoted to birds. Richard is a member of an elite group who have tallied more than 7,000 species. Koeppel includes his own travels tagging along and brief profiles of other eccentric listers.
(BRD28, $14.00) |
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Trees of North America, A Field Guide
• Christian Frank Brockman
FIELD GUIDE •
2001 •
PAPER
• 238 PAGES
Smell the bark of the aromatic Sassafras. Wonder at the Lodgepole Pine, whose heat-activated cones reseed forests destroyed by fire. Search for the Sugar Maple, whose foliage blazes red and yellow in autumn. North America's trees rank among nature's most awesome creations. This premier field guide features all characteristics-tree shape, bark, leaf, flower, fruit and twig-for quick identification, making it a superior choice for trail walks, creating displays, and scientific or commercial needs.
(NAM07, $14.95) |
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The Verb to Bird, Sightings of an Avid Birder
• Peter Cashwell
NATURAL HISTORY •
2003 •
PAPER
• 269 PAGES
A memoir of the birding life, its pleasures, obsessions and pitfalls. Based in the Carolinas (where he teaches English), Cashwell recounts in these essays the birds he's encountered, the why and wherefores of the birding life and some very entertaining anecdotes. Along the way, Cashwell traces his own development from casual novice to life lister (with a desire to see all the birds of North America).
(BRD26, $16.95) |
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The Vermont Cheese Book
• Ellen Ecker Ogden
FOOD •
2007 •
PAPER
• 192 PAGES
A tour of more than three dozen cheesemakers in a behind-the-scenes exploration of the landscape, people and cheeses that put Vermont on the global epicurean map.
(USE451, $19.95) |
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A Walk in the Woods
• Bill Bryson
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1999 •
PAPER
• 276 PAGES
Bryson manages to combine biting satire with a certain warmth in all his books, and this one is no exception. He tackles (or tries to, anyway) the whole of the Appalachian trail, starting in Georgia. It's not only a very entertaining read, but a fond memoir and very evocative of some unusual locales.
(USE01, $15.99) |
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The Walker's Literary Companion
• Robert Gilbert
• Anne Wallace
• Jeffrey Robinson
ANTHOLOGY •
2000 •
HARD COVER
• 352 PAGES
A diverse sampling of literature on the pleasures of walking, representing philosophers, naturalists, outcasts, athletes and intellectuals from Plato to Frank O'Hara.
(WLK08, $24.00) |
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The Western Abenakis of Vermont, 1600-1800: War, Migration and the Survival of an Indian People
• Colin G. Calloway
HISTORY •
1994 •
PAPER
• 352 PAGES
Chapter 11 covers the role of the Abenakis in the Champlain Valley during the Revolution.
(USE170, $24.95) |
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