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For forty-six years, Applewood Books has been producing and reproducing books from and for America . We have published thousands of titles and have partnered with countless historical societies, museums, national parks, and corporations to reach a growing audience, keep the stories and history of America alive, and make the point that what is past is present .

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Recently Published

NEW IN THE AMERICAN WISDOM SERIES

The Signers of the Constitution

This elegant hardcover, as a companion to our best-selling Constitution of the United States of America, features short biographies and commissioned line portraits of each of the signers of the U.S. Constitution.

978-1-4290-9532-7 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

The Star-Spangled Banner

This concise guide to our national anthem includes details of how the anthem was written by Francis Scott Key and why, the complete poetry, protocol for reciting the anthem, and more.

978-1-55709-041-6 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

General Maxims of Teaching

AMOS BRONSON ALCOTT

These collected words of wisdom and counsel guided Amos Bronson Alcott’s educational techniques and later informed his teaching practices at Boston’s Temple School.

978-1-4290-9543-3 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

Another Great American Road Trip Puzzle Book

Hit the road again with Another Great American Road Trip Puzzle Book! As you make your way from the beaches of Hawaii to historic Concord, Mass., you’ll explore national parks, historic landmarks, and local favorites. Have a great trip!

978-1-945187-64-3 • $9.99

Paperback • 8½ x 10⅞ • 264 pp

Another Great American Puzzle Book

The sequel to our Great American Puzzle Book. Whether you are matching U.S. presidents to their Secret Service code names or combing through a word search for Bigfoot, Another Great American Puzzle Book is bound to keep you entertained for hours.

978-1-945187-59-9 • $9.99

Paperback • 8½ x 10⅞ • 264 pp

Great American Decades Puzzle Book

For all the pop culture and history enthusiasts alike, the Great American Decades Puzzle Book covers the trends, events, and cultural marvels of the last 100 years in America!

978-1-945187-24-7 • $9.99

Paperback • 8½ x 10⅞ • 256 pp

Great American Movie Night Puzzle Book

Enjoy a night at the movies anytime, anywhere with the Great American Movie Night Puzzle Book. Solve puzzles themed around Hollywood’s best and brightest, with puzzles like “Movies about the Movies” and “Femme Fatales.” Grab your pen and your popcorn!

978-1-945187-60-5 • $9.99

Paperback • 8½ x 10⅞ • 256 pp

Recently Published

Plants and Their Children

FRANCES THEODORA PARSONS

Originally published in 1896, bestselling author and naturalist Frances Theodora Parsons wanted to create a reading book designed to help children develop their reading skills while learning about plants and developing a “lifelong interest in nature.”

978-1-4290-9565-5 • $17.95

Hardback • 5 x 8 • 278 pp

The College Freshman’s Don’t Book

GEORGE F. EVANS

This irreverent guide from 1910 will ensure that the intrepid freshman at large becomes neither menace nor fool, with humorous tips like “don’t shake hands like a clam,” “don’t mistake the color of your college,” and “don’t be found displaying a tall hat.”

978-1-4290-9688-1 • $9.95

Paperback • 4¼ x 7 • 52 pp

Field Book of Wild Birds

F. SCHUYLER MATHEWS

In this beautifully written and well-illustrated guide to birds’ songs from 1904, Mathews describes 127 bird species, mostly of the eastern United States, and their songs.

978-1-55709-518-3 • $14.95

Paperback • 4¼ x 7 • 406 pp

What to Draw and How to Draw It

E. G. LUTZ

This guide from 1913 by acclaimed cartoonist E. G. Lutz provides step-by-step instructions for drawing and is sure to entertain even the most unskilled artists.

978-1-4290-4672-5 • $12.95

Paperback • 7½ x 5 • 80 pp

The Woman Suffrage Cook Book

HATTIE A. BURR

Originally published in 1886, this collection of recipes and miscellaneous tips and tricks is a volume published almost entirely by women for women.

978-1-4290-9540-2 • $14.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 170 pp

How to Grow the Peanut

GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER

From Black agricultural scientist George Washington Carver, these instructions on growing peanuts sustainably and using them to cook over one hundred dishes changed the lives of countless Southern sharecroppers.

978-1-4290-9686-7 • $12.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 70 pp

Recently Published

Poker Rules in Rhyme

G. W. ALLEN

Originally privately printed in 1895, Poker Rules in Rhyme is a whimsical and practical guide for the sophisticated poker player in your life. Witty instructions written in rhyme are paired with illustrated guides to cover the history and basics of perhaps the most popular card game ever played.

978-1-4290-9691-1 • $12.95

Paperback • 7½ x 9¼ • 80 pp

Everybody’s Book of Luck

Published over one hundred years ago, this enduring, secret text is the authoritative guide to divine understanding you have been seeking. Inside you will find all manner of practical instruction, including how to fashion talismans, avoid unlucky wedding dates, interpret moles and bumps, decipher dreams, and tell fortunes with tea, crystals, and cards.

978-1-4290-9692-8 • $17.95

Paperback • 7 x 10 • 196 pp

George Washington’s Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour

GEORGE WASHINGTON

110 influential precepts that shaped Washington and are focused on self-respect and respect for others.

978-1-55709-103-1 • $9.95

Hardcover • 4¼ x 6¾ • 36 pp

The Declaration of Independence

THOMAS JEFFERSON et al .

America’s most famous document, with illustrations and short biographies of the signers.

978-1-55709-448-3 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 36 pp

Books of DOCUMENTS OF FREEDOM & INSPIRATION

The American Wisdom series features defining documents, speeches, and more of America’s past, from its foundation through its critical early era. These beautifully bound gems are perfect for teachers, history buffs, or anyone who wants to brush up on their American history.

A Discourse Upon the Duties of a Physician

SAMUEL BARD

This classic essay on the responsibilities of a doctor was first published in New York in 1769.

978-1-55709-446-9 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

Robert’s Rules of Order

HENRY MARTYN ROBERT

The definitive guide to parliamentary procedure since 1876, Robert’s Rules is used daily by private, governmental, business, and social organizations large and small. This is a reprint of the first edition.

978-1-55709-419-3 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 128 pp

Common Sense

THOMAS PAINE

In 1775, as hostilities between Britain and the colonies intensified, Paine wrote Common Sense to encourage the colonies to fight for independence.

978-1-55709-458-2 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 76 pp

The Articles of Confederation

The first governing document of America, passed by the Continental Congress in 1777 but not ratified until 1781. The Articles of Confederation were replaced by the Constitution in 1789.

978-1-55709-460-5 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

The Constitution of the United States of America

The complete text of the U.S. Constitution, including all of its amendments. This elegant edition is sure to be prized by Americans of all ages.

978-1-55709-105-5 • $9.95

In Spanish: 978-1-55709-459-9

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 36 pp

George Washington’s Farewell Address

GEORGE WASHINGTON

George Washington’s famous address sets out the many important points of view of American political thought and debate handed down to us from his day.

978-1-55709-454-4 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 34 pp

The Way to Wealth

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

First printed in 1758, this book is one of the most important books about money ever published, with such basic and sound advice as “Lost time is never found.”

978-0-918222-88-6 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 30 pp

The Bill of Rights

A guide to the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, along with information about the history of each one.

The Signers of the Constitution

This small, elegant hardcover is a companion to our bestselling Constitution of the United States of America, features short biographies and commissioned line portraits of each of the signers of the U.S. Constitution.

978-1-55709-151-2 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 56 pp

The Star-Spangled Banner

A concise guide to the history and etiquette of our national anthem.

978-1-55709-041-6 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

The Poems of Abraham Lincoln

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Our 16th president loved poetry. A little-known fact is that he wrote a small body of poetry, mostly about returning to his childhood home.

978-1-55709-133-8 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

978-1-4290-9532-7 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

The Jefferson Bible

The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth Extracted Textually from the Gospels

THOMAS JEFFERSON

Thomas Jefferson, by cutting and pasting from the gospels, made a new narrative of the life and teachings of Jesus.

978-1-55709-184-0 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 104 pp

The Constitution of the Confederate States

The Confederate states adopted their permanent constitution on March 11, 1861. This edition contains the complete text.

978-1-55709-178-9 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 36 pp

The Strenuous Life THEODORE

ROOSEVELT

Roosevelt lived an accomplished life and shared many of his beliefs in this book, in which he tells how to live life to its most productive and fullest.

978-1-55709-142-0 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

The Path of the Law

OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES

The single most important essay about law ever written. This essay defines the responsibilities of the legal profession from one of law’s greatest practitioners.

The Gettysburg Address

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Delivered at the dedication of the Civil War’s bloodiest battlefield, this edition contains the most widely accepted text of Lincoln’s address, contemporary reactions, and other documents.

978-1-55709-073-7 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 28 pp

A Message to Garcia

ELBERT HUBBARD

Elbert Hubbard wrote this in one hour after supper. Its management advice is both timeless and provocative. In the 111 years since it was first written, more than 40 million copies have been distributed.

978-1-55709-200-7 • $9.95

In Spanish: 978-1-55709-451-3

Paul Revere’s Ride

HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW

The classic 1860 Longfellow poem is paired with Revere’s account of the events of April 18–19, 1775.

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

The Emancipation Proclamation

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

A hardcover copy of the draft, preliminary, and final versions of the Emancipation Proclamation.

978-1-55709-470-4 • $9.95

Hardback

4¼

6¾ • 32 pp

The Gospel of Wealth

ANDREW CARNEGIE

Carnegie’s classic essay is about the responsibilities of those of great means to use their wealth for the good of society.

978-1-55709-471-1 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 28 pp

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 28 pp

Good Citizenship

GROVER CLEVELAND

Grover Cleveland wrote this short book to help define what makes a good citizen.

978-1-55709-432-2 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 40 pp

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 28 pp

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

ELEANOR ROOSEVELT et al.

The text of the 1948 United Nations proclamation published in six languages: English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Russian, and Arabic.

978-1-55709-455-1 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

978-1-55709-072-0 • $9.95

978-1-55709-174-1 • $9.95

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The American Flag: A Handbook of History & Etiquette

Includes details of the laws relating to the U.S. flag, as described in the United States Code; information about the Pledge of Allegiance and Flag Day; a guide to flag presentation and care; and a time line of flags, noting the date each state was added to the union.

978-1-55709-071-3 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 40 pp

On the Art of Teaching

HORACE MANN

In 1840, Mann wrote this message that has lived on as a timeless and inspiring appeal to teachers.

978-1-55709-129-1 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

DISPLAY YOUR WISDOM

This compact six-pocket gold-finish wire display holds 36 copies of the best-selling Books of American Wisdom or Great American Quotations. Free for resellers with supporting order.

978-1-55709-911-2

9⅜ x 12⅜ x 13

Books of American Wisdom can be combined with any of our Applewood Standards in elegant slipcases. Your customers will love these slipcases, which they can use to curate their own collections or as a gift. Learn more about the Applewood Standards program and benefits on page 20.

American Wisdom Boxed Collections & Gift Editions

POCKET-SIZE WISDOM FOR PROFESSIONALS AND ORGANIZATIONS

American Wisdom boxed sets have become staples for everyone from teachers to attorneys to history buffs. Whether you want to brush up on your rights as a citizen, learn the way to wealth, or simply have a beautiful, collectible set on display, there’s a boxed set for you!

CEO’S GIFT BOXED SET OF WISDOM

Includes The Way to Wealth, The Strenuous Life, A Message to Garcia, Gospel of Wealth 978-1-55709-028-7

DOCTOR’S GIFT BOX SET OF WISDOM

Includes A Discourse upon the Duties of a Physician, On the Art of Teaching, The Way to Wealth, George Washington’s Rules of Civility

LAWYER’S GIFT BOXED SET OF WISDOM

Includes The Path of the Law, Common Sense, The Constitution of the United States, The Declaration of Independence

TEACHER’S GIFT BOX SET OF WISDOM

Includes On the Art of Teaching, The Constitution of the United States, The Declaration of Independence, George Washington’s Rules of Civility

BOOKS OF AMERICAN WISDOM BOXED SET

Includes The Constitution of the United States, The Declaration of Independence, Washington’s Rules of Civility, The Way to Wealth

978-1-55709-915-0

4⅜ x 7 x 1⅝ • 128 pp • $40.00

DOCUMENTS OF FREEDOM BOXED SET

Three-volume set includes The Constitution of the United States, The Declaration of Independence, The Bill of Rights

978-1-4290-9444-3

4⅜ x 7 x 1¼ • 110 pp • $35.00

The Death of a Soldier

LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Beloved children’s author Alcott worked as an army nurse in Union Hospital in Washington, D.C. for six weeks during the Civil War.

The Passenger Pigeon

JOHN JAMES AUDUBON

The great American naturalist John James Audubon’s 1831 essay on the now-extinct passenger pigeon describes the bird’s remarkable power of flight, power of vision, and hardto-believe abundance.

978-1-4290-9627-0 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

The Gospel of Nature

JOHN BURROUGHS

In 1912, the great American naturalist John Burroughs was asked by a preacher to talk on the gospel of nature. Burroughs reflects on the impact and influence his excursions in nature had on his life.

978-1-4290-9608-9 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 56 pp

978-1-4290-9620-1 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

Of the Passing of the First-Born

W.E.B. DUBOIS

From Dubois’ 1903 The Souls of Black Folk, this excerpt is a moving account of the short life and tragic death of his firstborn son.

978-1-4290-9625-6 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

“These carefully selected and lovingly reproduced short works are tactile mementos of American passions by some of America’s most famous writers and thinkers. The short works featured in this series connect us: as Americans, as readers, and through our shared roots. I wanted the books in this series to be a pleasure to read, a pleasure to hold, and a pleasure to give to others.”

Phil Zuckerman, Founder Applewood Books, Carlisle, MA

Circles

RALPH WALDO EMERSON

Ralph Waldo Emerson’s 1841 essay, reflecting on the endless circles found in nature and the fluidity of the universe.

978-1-4290-9624-9 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

Blueberries

ROBERT FROST

In his 1915 poem, Pulitzer Prize–winner Robert Frost makes the ordinary experience of picking wild blueberries into an extraordinary endeavor.

978-1-4290-9602-7 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

WASHINGTON IRVING

This 1819 tale introduced Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman, two of the most memorable characters in American literature.

978-1-4290-9629-4 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 48 pp

The Bear

WILLIAM FAULKNER

A coming-of-age tale that weaves together themes of family, race, and the taming of the wilderness, as the protagonist learns to hunt and track a giant bear called Old Ben.

978-1-4290-9622-5 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 48 pp

Camping Out

ERNEST HEMINGWAY

A young Ernest Hemingway provides solid advice to the novice camper in a Toronto Daily Star newspaper article originally published in 1920.

978-1-4290-9601-0 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

A White Heron

SARAH ORNE JEWETT

A coming-of-age story about a young city girl now living with her grandmother in the country.

The Art of Procuring Pleasant Dreams

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

In this essay from 1786, Benjamin Franklin gives readers tips on how to achieve a restful sleep, such as exercise before meals, moderate eating, and fresh air in the sleep chamber.

978-1-4290-9604-1 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

How It Feels to Be Colored Me

ZORA NEALE HURSTON

In this 1928 autobiographical piece, Zora Neale Hurston reflects on her childhood in an all-black Florida town and her first experiences feeling “different.”

978-1-4290-9617-1 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

Optimism Within

HELEN KELLER

In 1903, while attending Radcliffe College‚ the deaf and blind Helen Keller wrote this inspiring essay.

978-1-4290-9628-7 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

978-1-4290-9610-2 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

Small-Boat Sailing

JACK LONDON

In his 1917 essay, American author Jack London recounts his time at sea, including tales of his travels on fishing schooners and coal ships but mostly on small sailboats on San Francisco Bay.

978-1-4290-9613-3 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 48 pp

A Wind-Storm in the Forests

JOHN MUIR

In this essay from 1894, pioneering environmentalist and Sierra Club founder John Muir describes the grandeur of the winds at play in the forests.

978-1-4290-9614-0 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 40 pp

Abraham Lincoln

CARL SANDBURG

Pulitzer Prize–winner Carl Sandburg spoke of the nation’s 16th President as a man “who is both steel and velvet, who is as hard as rock and soft as drifting fog, who holds in his heart and mind the paradox of a terrible storm and peace unspeakable and perfect.”

978-1-4290-9611-9 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

Chowder

HERMAN MELVILLE

One can almost smell the fishy salt air and picture the warm interior of the Try Pots Inn in this chapter from Moby Dick.

Thanks to the Maple

LEWIS HENRY MORGAN

American anthropologist

Lewis Henry Morgan’s important 1851 work “League of the Iroquois” includes a description of this significant annual ritual celebrating the rising of the sap in maple trees.

978-1-4290-9600-3 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

The Last Will and Testament of an Extremely Distinguished Dog

EUGENE O’NEILL

Playwright O’Neill composed this work to comfort his wife about the death of their Dalmatian, Blemie.

978-1-4290-9607-2 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 24 pp

A Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions

ELIZABETH CADY STANTON

The defining document of the women’s rights movement in the United States was signed by one hundred attendees at the Seneca Falls Convention in Seneca Falls, N.Y., in July 1848.

978-1-4290-9615-7 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 24 pp

978-1-4290-9618-8 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

The Black Cat

EDGAR ALLAN POE

From 1843, Poe’s frightening tale of a murderer tormented by guilt over his terrible deed is a classic.

978-1-4290-9623-2 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 40 pp

Wild Apples

HENRY DAVID THOREAU

In this essay, Thoreau traces the history of the apple and describes how the apple is a perfect mirror of man, eloquently lamenting where they are both heading.

978-1-4290-9619-5 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 56 pp

A Winter Walk

HENRY DAVID THOREAU

New England transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau’s 1843 essay is a loving celebration of winter and walking.

978-1-4290-9612-6 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

On the Decay of the Art of Lying

MARK TWAIN

Twain discusses the universal pastime of lying in his satirical essay from 1880, and suggests that judicious lying should be encouraged and cultivated.

978-1-4290-9616-4 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 40 pp

On Mother Earth

BOOKER T. WASHINGTON

Booker T. Washington encourages students to embark on their lives and invest in their future by owning, living on, and working their own land.

978-1-4290-9626-3 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

Innovember 1870, Picturesque America was launched by American publisher Appleton & Co. as a “series of papers…consisting of splendidly-executed views of the most unfamiliar and novel features of American scenery.” Over the next four years, nine hundred images and hundreds of thousands of words were sent out, by subscription, to a large audience.

Applewood’s Picturesque America series are made from the images and words of hope sent out over a century and a half ago.

Acadia

The Coast of Maine

978-1-4290-9641-6 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

Boston And Its Neighborhoods

978-1-4290-9640-9 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

Yellowstone

Our Great National Park

978-1-4290-9645-4 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 48 pp

Yosemite

The Yosemite Falls

978-1-4290-9646-1 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 60 pp

Books of QUOTATIONS

Take inspiration from those who came before with our collection of quote books from presidents, Founding Fathers, and authors. Explore a unique selection of quotes collected from novels, speeches, poems, journals, and more with these beautiful quote books. The covers of our Author quote books feature prints of wallpaper found within an author’s home.

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp • $9.95

George Washington

978-1-55709-937-2

“I was summoned by my country, whose voice I can never hear but with veneration and love.”

Thomas Jefferson

978-1-55709-940-2

“On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a rock.”

Benjamin Franklin

978-1-55709-938-9

“Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young.”

Alexander Hamilton

978-1-55709-939-6

“There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.”

Abraham Lincoln

978-1-55709-941-9

“I leave you, hoping that the lamp of liberty will burn in your bosoms until there shall no longer be a doubt that all men are created free and equal.”

Theodore Roosevelt

978-1-55709-946-4

“Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars, but remember to keep your feet on the ground.”

Franklin D. Roosevelt

978-1-55709-058-4

“Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, the thrill of creative effort.”

John F. Kennedy

978-1-55709-057-7

“Art is the great democrat, calling forth creative genius from every sector of society, disregarding race or religion or wealth or color.”

Henry David Thoreau

978-1-4290-9458-0

“Nature is mythical and mystical always, and works with the license and extravagance of genius. She has her luxurious and florid style as well as art.”

Walt Whitman

978-1-4290-9549-5

“Bring all the art and science of the world, and baffle and humble it with one spear of grass.”

Martin Luther King, Jr.

978-1-55709-947-1

“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. That is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.”

Ronald Reagan

978-1-55709-064-5

“There are no such things as limits to growth, because there are no limits on the human capacity for intelligence, imagination, and wonder.”

Nathaniel Hawthorne

978-1-4290-9459-7

“For nobody has any conscience about adding to the improbabilities of a marvellous tale.”

John Muir

978-1-4290-9473-3

“The clearest way into the universe is through a forest wilderness.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

978-1-4290-9491-7

“Skill to do comes of doing; knowledge comes by eyes always open, and working hands; and there is no knowledge that is not power.”

Ernest Hemingway

978-1-4290-9495-5

“No, that is the great fallacy: the wisdom of old men. They do not grow wise. They grow careful.”

The Elements series celebrates the four basic elements of life: air, fire, water, and earth. Center yourself and take inspiration from the natural world around you with quotes inspired by and referencing these central elements of life. These little books feature quotes from poets, philosophers, scientists, and humanitarians, from Plutarch to Stephen Hawking to John Muir. Whether you focus on one, or find the balance betweenthe four, these books are a perfect addition to any collection.

Earth

978-1-4290-9413-9 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

Water

978-1-4290-9414-6 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

Fire

978-1-4290-9411-5 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

Air

978-1-4290-9412-2 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

Our National Parks Quotation Book

Celebrate our country’s national parks with inspiring quotations about “America’s best idea,” presented in a handsome keepsake edition. Includes quotes from Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, Margaret “Mardy” Murie, Stephen Mather, and others. Made in the USA.

978-1-4290-9410-8 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

Quotes for Women

This pocket-sized hardcover book contains nearly one hundred assorted quotations from inspirational women including Helen Keller, Virginia Woolfe, Shirley Chisholm, Audre Lorde, and more that will influence and empower people of all ages.

978-1-4290-9466-5 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

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Short Biographies

For centuries American identity has been shaped by those determined to make a difference. Learn their stories and works through our Short Biographies collection. From Founding Fathers, contemporary presidents, and first ladies to artists, conservationists, authors, and leaders, this collection has a person of note for all history lovers.

All titles hardback • $9.95 • 4¼ x 6¾ • 32 pp

Mary Cassatt

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Paul Cézanne

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Edgar Degas

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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Vincent van Gogh

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Alexander Hamilton

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Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Ernest Hemingway

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Washington Irving

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Abraham Lincoln

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Mary Lincoln

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Frida Kahlo

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John F. Kennedy

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Jacqueline Kennedy

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Claude Monet

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John Muir

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Margaret and Olaus Murie

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Georgia O’Keeffe

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Frederick Law Olmsted

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Pablo Picasso

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Nancy Reagan

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Ronald Reagan

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Frederic Remington

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Pierre-Auguste Renoir

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Rembrandt van Rijn

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Auguste Rodin

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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Charles M. Russell

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John Singer Sargent

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Henry David Thoreau

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Louis Comfort Tiffany

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George Washington

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Martha Washington

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James Abbott

McNeill Whistler

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Publishing Partnerships

Everyone has a story to tell. As part of our mission at Applewood Books, we have collaborated with organizations across the country to highlight the untold, forgotten, and most memorable stories of the American people. From artists and authors to museums and businesses, our partnerships are as varied as the stories of our nation, and we would love to work with you! Contact Phil Zuckerman at tellyourstory@awb.com.

Stolen

ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM

In 1990, thirteen priceless works of art from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum were stolen. Together they were worth over $500 million. Stolen, published in partnership with the Gardner Museum, explores the impact of the missing works, featuring commentary from the museum’s director, curators, and the chief investigator. Includes photographs of the stolen objects in the galleries in which they had been displayed.

978-1-944038-52-6 • $24.95

Hardback • 10 x 8 • 36 pp

The House at Lobster Cove

JANE GOODRICH

Using characters, letters and events from history, Jane Goodrich’s first novel is part family saga and part love story, as well as an engaging personal journey for the author. Although Kragsyde was demolished in 1929, it was later rebuilt, in every detail, by Goodrich and her husband, doing all the work themselves on an island in Maine.

978-1-944038-02-1 • $24.95

Paperback • 5¾ x 8½ • 388 pp

Citizen USA

CHARLES FERGUSON

This newly published work was written and photographed in 1942 by two Manzanar volunteers—adult education director Charles Ferguson and conscientious objector/photographer A. Hennebold. The book chronicles life in the Manzanar concentration camp through the fictional voice of a real young resident of Manzanar.

978-1-4290-9556-3 • $14.95

Hardback • 8½ x 11 • 32 pp

GRAB A PENCIL PRESS

Tease your brain and learn some trivia with Grab a Pencil Press’s wide assortment of themed puzzle books! Explore the U.S. with the Road Trip, National Parks, and regional books, and revel in pop culture and history with the Great American, Decades, and Movie Night puzzle books. There’s something for every kind of puzzler!

Great American Movie Night Puzzle Book

978-1-945187-60-5 • $9.99

8½ x 10⅞ • 256 pp

Great American Decades Puzzle Book

978-1-945187-24-7 • $9.99

8½ x 10⅞ • 256 pp

Great American Puzzle Book

978-1-945187-08-7 • $9.99

Paperback • 8½ x 10⅞ • 256 pp

Another Great American Puzzle Book

978-1-945187-59-9 • $9.99

Paperback • 8½ x 10⅞ • 264 pp

Great American National Parks & Public Lands Road Trip Puzzle Book

978-1-945187-53-7 • $9.99

8½ x 10⅞ • 264 pp

Great American Road Trip Puzzle Book

978-1-945187-14-8 • $9.99

8½ x 10⅞ • 256 pp

Another Great American Road Trip Puzzle Book

978-1-945187-64-3 • $9.99

8½ x 10⅞ • 264 pp

Regional Road Trip Puzzle

Southeastern Road Trip

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New England Road Trip

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Mid-Atlantic Road Trip

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Southwestern Road Trip

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Midwestern Road Trip

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Northwestern Road Trip

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Western Road Trip

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Connecting Culture

John F. Kennedy Crossword Puzzles

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Ellis Island/ Statue of Liberty Crossword

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Art History Puzzle Book

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Architecture Crossword Puzzles

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Presidents Crossword Puzzles

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Natural History Activity Book

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Washington, D.C., Puzzle Book

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Texas History Crossword Puzzles

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New York City Crossword Puzzles

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George Washington Crossword Puzzles

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Civil War History Crossword Puzzles

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Benjamin Franklin Puzzle Book

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American Revolution Crossword Puzzles

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Abraham Lincoln Crossword Puzzles

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American Flag Puzzle Book

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First Ladies Crossword Puzzles

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World War II Puzzle Book

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World War II

European Theater Puzzle Book

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World War II Pacific Theater Puzzle Book

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National Parks Puzzle Book

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Secret Writing Puzzle Book

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Korean War Puzzle Book

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Vietnam War Puzzle Book

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Thanksgiving Puzzle Book

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California Gold Rush Puzzle Book

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Black History Puzzle Book

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Women’s History Puzzle Book

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Applewood Cornerstones

Mourt’s Relation

ANONYMOUS

Originally printed in 1622, this is the first published account of the arrival and settlement of the Pilgrims in the “New World” and Plymouth Plantation.

978-0-918222-84-8 • $9.95

Paperback • 5 x 7½ • 128 pp

Good Newes from New England

EDWARD WINSLOW

One of America’s earliest books and one of the most important early Pilgrim tracts to come from American colonies. This book helped persuade others to come join those already in Plymouth.

978-1-55709-443-8 • $8.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 100 pp

The Bay Psalm Book

RICHARD MATHER

The first book written and printed in the New World, the Bay Psalm Book holds a unique place in our cultural history. A group of New England clergy, believed led by Richard Mather, transcribed psalms into metered verse and, in 1640, printed it in Cambridge, Mass.

978-1-55709-097-3 • $14.95

Paperback • 5½ x 8½ • 312 pp

A Key into the Language of America

ROGER WILLIAMS

A discourse on the languages of Native Americans encountered by the early settlers. This early linguistic treatise gives rare insight into the early contact between Europeans and Native Americans.

978-1-55709-464-3 • $15.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 240 pp

Culpeper’s Complete Herbal & English Physician

NICHOLAS CULPEPER

Originally published in 1653 as a practical health guide, The Complete Herbal is still the most complete and definitive herbal available today. It contains a rich store of pharmaceutical and herbal knowledge.

978-1-55709-080-5 • $24.95

Paperback • 6 x 9 • 416 pp

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A Modest Enquiry into the Nature of Witchcraft

REV. JOHN HALE

This account of the Salem Village witchcraft trials and the preceding events was first printed in 1702. Hale had been the preacher in Salem since 1664 and participated in the trials, attending them and praying with the accused. This eyewitness account is one of the rarest, having been reprinted in 1771 and again in 1973.

978-1-55709-182-6 • $12.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 176 pp

Poor Richard’s Almanack for 1733

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

Franklin’s Almanack was the most popular book of its kind in colonial America and was published annually for the next 25 years. This facsimile offers a unique and entertaining look at 18th-century American life and humor.

978-1-55709-567-1 • $5.95

Paperback • 4 x 7 • 28 pp

Sally Wister’s Journal

SALLY WISTER

When the British invaded Philadelphia in 1775, 16-yearold Sally Wister was sent to the countryside to avoid harm. The journal she kept there is a vital and delightful historical record.

978-1-55709-114-7 • $9.95

Paperback • 5 x 7¼ • 64 pp

Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops

BARON VON STEUBEN

This manual helped win the American Revolution and provided a guide for the United States military until after the War of 1812. Incredibly, some portions of the original Blue Book are still used by the American armed forces today.

978-1-4290-9555-6 • $12.95

Paperback • 4¼ x 7 • 152 pp

American Cookery

AMELIA SIMMONS

American Cookery was the first cookbook in America. Reproduced here is the rare second edition printed in 1796. We have added a new introduction by noted food historian Karen Hess.

978-1-55709-439-1 • $9.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 88 pp

The American Gardener

WILLIAM COBBETT

This 1819 work was written specifically about Cobbett’s time farming on Long Island, New York. For modern gardeners, his ideas on self-reliance, family strength through agriculture, and gardening before chemicals and genetic modification are timely—and organic!

978-1-4290-1213-3 • $16.95

Paperback • 6 x 9 • 236 pp

Strange Stories by a Nervous Gentleman

WASHINGTON IRVING

Years before Edgar Allan Poe began his literary career, Washington Irving was already in the business of scaring readers silly. Read them…if you dare!

978-1-4290-9538-9 • $12.95

Paperback • 6 x 9 • 104 pp

The Boy’s Own Book

WILLIAM CLARKE

A guide for boy’s entertainment from the days before radio, television, and video games, first published in 1829.

978-1-55709-505-3 • $12.95

Paperback • 4½ x 5½ • 320 pp

The Girl’s Own Book

LYDIA MARIA CHILD

Published in 1834, this book of entertainments for young girls is filled with marvelous and enjoyable activities to help young girls build character and have fun.

978-1-55709-134-5 • $12.95

Paperback • 4½ x 5½ • 292 pp

The American Frugal Housewife

LYDIA MARIA CHILD

From 1832 to 1845, this popular book had 32 editions. It includes interesting recipes, remedies, advice on parenting, and tips for housekeepers.

978-0-918222-98-5 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 7¼ • 144 pp

The Florist’s Manual

H. BOURNE

Originally published in 1833, this illustrated and comprehensive description of flowers and their cultivation is one of the first American botanical encyclopedias. Published in conjunction with Old Sturbridge Village, one of America’s leading living-history museums.

978-1-55709-386-8 • $17.95

Hardback • 5½ x 8½ • 288 pp

Davy Crockett: His Own Story

Originally written in 1834 by Davy Crockett and sounding more like a tall tale than a biography, this lively book established Davy Crockett as a larger-than-life American hero.

978-1-55709-218-2 • $14.95

Paperback • 8½ x 11 • 128 pp

Poems of Phillis Wheatley

PHILLIS WHEATLEY

Phillis Wheatley was America’s first published black poet. Her poems, published before the Revolutionary War, were recognized throughout the Englishspeaking world.

978-1-55709-233-5 • $9.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 108 pp

The Record of a School

ELIZABETH PALMER PEABODY

Elizabeth Palmer Peabody’s 1835 collection of notes on Bronson Alcott’s dialogues with his students at the Temple School of Boston. The importance of the Temple School, Bronson Alcott, and his methods has been acknowledged by generations of educators, and the book is the surviving record of the school.

978-1-55709-959-4 • $15.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 226 pp

The Southern Gardener and Receipt Book

PHINEAS THORNTON

This guide from Camden, South Carolina, intended for the rural Southerner, was first published in 1845. It contains directions for gardening, a collection of valuable recipes, instructions for preserving fruits, and formulas for curing diseases.

978-1-55709-191-8 • $24.95

Paperback • 6 x 9 • 408 pp

Civil Disobedience

HENRY DAVID THOREAU

Originally published in 1849 as Resistance to Civil Government, this classic essay on resistance to unjust laws and acts of government is a timeless call for action.

978-1-55709-417-9 • $9.95

Hardback • 4¼ x 6¾ • 36 pp

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The Life of Josiah Henson

Formerly a Slave

JOSIAH HENSON

Three years before Harriet Beecher Stowe interviewed Josiah Henson and wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Henson published his life story as a powerful autobiography. This 1849 narrative, by the real Uncle Tom, reveals Henson’s tremendous intelligence, a gift that enabled him to chronicle and analyze the roles being played by both masters and slaves.

978-1-55709-585-5 • $9.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 100 pp

★ BEST SELLER

Flower Fables

LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

The remarkable convergence of 19th-century writers in Concord, Massachusetts, may be glimpsed in this collection of fairy stories inspired during visits to Walden Woods.

978-1-55709-954-9 • $15.95

Hardback • 5¼ x 6½ • 224 pp

The Modern Art of Taming Wild Horses

J. S. RAREY

By the time he turned 12, J. S. Rarey could tame virtually any wild horse. He gained an international reputation as a horse tamer and in 1856 he published this little book on the subject.

978-1-55709-126-0 • $9.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 64 pp

The Prairie Traveler

RANDOLPH B. MARCY

Filled with helpful information that was essential for safe travel west, as well as a fascinating view of the strenuous life faced by prairie travelers before the era of the railroad.

978-0-918222-89-3 • $12.95

Paperback • 4¾ x 7⅛ • 288 pp

Autumnal Tints

HENRY DAVID THOREAU

Two New England icons, our fall colors and Henry David Thoreau, meet in this posthumously published rumination on Nature. Autumnal Tints was originally published in the October 1862 Atlantic Monthly.

978-1-55709-442-1 • $9.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 64 pp

Walking

HENRY DAVID THOREAU

Walking, once again considered to be an important form of exercise, was the activity from which Thoreau continually examined man’s relationship with nature.

978-1-55709-100-0 • $7.95

Paperback • 4¾ x 7⅛ • 64 pp

Hospital Sketches

LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Alcott’s account of her experiences as a nurse during the Civil War at Union Hospital in Washington, D.C.

978-0-918222-78-7 • $7.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 100 pp

Fortune Teller and Dreamer’s Dictionary

MADAME LE MARCHAND

Learn to tell fortunes with dice and playing cards, divine the future from tea leaves, read palms, interpret dreams, and more with this little gem of occult knowledge from 1863.

978-1-55709-309-7 • $12.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 148 pp

Martine’s Handbook of Etiquette

ARTHUR MARTINE

A guide to etiquette that was used right after the Civil War. Recommended by the Confederate Yankee.

978-1-55709-429-2 • $14.95

Paperback • 5½ x 8½ • 172 pp

Haney’s Base Ball Book of Reference

HENRY CHADWICK

The first official baseball rule book from 1867, Haney’s covers all aspects of pitching, batting, and fielding, with full instructions for umpires and scorers.

978-1-55709-595-4 • $12.95

Paperback • 4 x 6 • 146 pp

“Very special little books, beautiful quality.”

Jessica | Earth Artisan & Outfitter, Carlisle, PA

SLAVE NARRATIVES

of the Federal Writers’ Project, 1936-1938

Slavery is best described by those who experienced it. Although most first-person accounts of slavery were written before the Civil War, more than one-third are the result of the Federal Writers’ Project’s extensive interviews of formerly enslaved people. This collection consists of over 2,000 interviews conducted from 1936 to 1938.

Jewish Cookery Book

ESTHER LEVY

Originally published in 1871, the Jewish Cookery Book was the first Jewish cookbook published in America. The book offers practical, down-to-earth advice for American-born Jews who did not have the benefit of a traditional Jewish education.

978-1-55709-186-4 • $14.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 204 pp

Transcendental Wild Oats

LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Alcott’s classic satire on her father’s Transcendental commune, Fruitlands, is for readers of all ages who love Alcott, history, or just a good story told with humor and sensitivity.

978-1-55709-096-6 • $9.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 100 pp

Memoranda During the War

WALT WHITMAN

During the Civil War, from 1862 to 1865, Walt Whitman spent much of his time with wounded soldiers, both in the field and in the hospitals. The 40 notebooks he filled became the basis for the extraordinary diary of a medic in the Civil War.

978-1-55709-132-1 • $9.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 96 pp

Catskill Fairies

VIRGINIA W. JOHNSON

Twelve-year-old Job lived on a mountain in the Catskills with his grandfather. One Christmas Eve, when his grandfather had gone to town leaving Job to care for the cow and chickens, a snowstorm arrived, preventing his grandfather’s return. Sitting in front of the fire, Job is visited by numerous fairies, who tell him wonderful stories of the world.

978-1-4290-9802-1 • $17.95

Paperback • 6 x 9 • 168 pp

Mother Goose’s Nursery Rhymes

WALTER CRANE

Originally published in 1877, this collection of classic Mother Goose rhymes is illustrated by important artists of the day, including Walter Crane, John Tenniel, and Harrison Weir.

978-1-4290-9005-6 • $19.95

Paperback • 7½ x 9¼ • 324 pp

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew

MARGARET SIDNEY

This children’s classic, first published in 1881, tells the story of the widowed Mrs. Pepper and her five children. Fondly remembered to reveal the true value of family, it is the first book in this beloved series.

978-1-55709-591-6 • $24.95

Hardback • 5¾ x 7¾ • 420 pp

What Mrs. Fisher Knows About Southern Cooking

ABBY FISHER

Originally published in 1881, this is the oldest known African-American cookbook published in America.

978-1-55709-403-2 • $9.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 96 pp

An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving

LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

In this story of an 1820s Thanksgiving, a woman must leave her children to tend to her ailing mother. The children prepare their own Thanksgiving feast, ready to celebrate with Mother when she returns.

978-1-55709-135-2 • $9.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 64 pp

La Cuisine Creole

LAFCADIO HEARN

One of the great rare classics of the Creole culture, Hearn’s 1885 collection of recipes “from leading chefs and noted Creole housewives” of New Orleans is the first Creole cookbook.

978-1-4290-9744-4 • $14.95

Paperback • 5½ x 8½ • 276 pp

“Great company and great books! Customers enjoying them already!”

Gerilynn | Liams Furniture, Sheridan, WY

Cocoa and Chocolate

JOHN MCKELLAR BUGBEE

From the oldest chocolate maker in America—the Walter Baker Chocolate Company—comes this 1886 guide, filled with information on the botanical properties and manufacture of the cocoa plant, as well as delicious chocolate recipes for the home cook of the day.

978-1-4290-9375-0 • $14.95

Paperback • 4¾ x 7½ • 180 pp

The Woman Suffrage Cook Book

HATTIE A. BURR

Originally published in 1886, this collection of recipes and miscellaneous tips and tricks is a volume published almost entirely by women for women.

978-1-4290-9540-2 • $14.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 170 pp

Old Christmas

WASHINGTON IRVING

This story depicts Irving’s Christmas Eve trip and the holiday games and festive rituals he shared with his hosts.

978-1-4290-1668-1 • $14.95

Paperback • 6 x 9 • 200 pp

The Fables of Aesop

JOSEPH JACOBS and RICHARD

HEIGHWAY

Jacobs has gathered 82 of Aesop’s classic fables here; profusely illustrated by Heighway, this edition was originally published in 1894. The book includes a set of notes at the back, summing up the provenance of each fable.

978-1-4290-9807-6 • $17.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 252 pp

Cape Cod Cranberries

JAMES WEBB

Originally published in 1896, James Webb’s Cape Cod Cranberries is a nostalgic treasure on cultivating Cape Cod’s most renowned crop. With chapters on building bogs, planting, harvesting, and shipping the fruit, this handy how-to is filled with instructive and decorative drawings.

978-1-4290-4018-1 • $9.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 56 pp

The Floral Birthday Book

WILLIAM FOSTER

This reproduction of a Victorian birthday reminder book entwines flowers and their emblems with great poetry. There is a color engraving for each day of the year in this little book, making it perfect for keeping track of birthdays or anniversaries.

978-1-55709-385-1 • $13.95

Hardback • 3½ x 5⅛ • 264 pp

Our Edible Toadstools and Mushrooms

WILLIAM HAMILTON GIBSON

Collecting edible mushrooms has long been both a necessity and a hobby for many Americans. Gibson’s beautifully illustrated 1895 work is a basic reference to 30 common edible mushroom varieties with information on how to identify them and differentiate them from poisonous varieties. He provides a variety of recipes to showcase the flavors and textures of the individual types.

978-1-4290-1263-8 • $25.95

Paperback • 6 x 9 • 356 pp

Poker Rules in Rhyme

G. W. ALLEN

Originally privately printed in 1895, Poker Rules in Rhyme is a whimsical and practical guide for the sophisticated poker player in your life, with rhyming instructions and beautiful illustrations of almost every possible hand you can play.

978-1-4290-9691-1 • $12.95

Paperback • 7½ x 9¼ • 80 pp

Curious Punishments of Bygone Days

The Language and Sentiment of Flowers

JAMES MCCABE

This colorful Victorian floral dictionary, illustrated with more than 250 drawings, gives meanings for nearly 800 flowers and unlocks a secret language used in the 19th century.

978-1-55709-384-4 • $13.95

Hardback • 4 x 7 • 96 pp

ALICE MORSE EARLE

First published in 1896, this is a catalog of early American crimes and their penalties, with chapters on the pillories, stocks, the scarlet letter, the ducking stool, discipline of authors and books (egad!), and other horrifying examples of ways in which those who transgressed the laws of colonial America were made to pay for their sins.

978-1-55709-249-6 • $12.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 176 pp

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Cheese and Cheese-Making

JAMES LONG & JOHN BENSON

Long and Benson’s 1896 work provides instruction on the manufacture of specific cheeses.

978-1-4290-1062-7 • $12.95

Paperback • 6 x 9 • 164 pp

Plants and Their Children

FRANCES THEODORA PARSONS

Originally published in 1896, best-selling author and naturalist Frances Theodora Parsons, writing under her married name, wanted to create a “children’s reading book” designed to help children develop their reading skills while learning all about plants and developing a “lifelong interest in nature.”

978-1-4290-9565-5 • $17.95

Hardback • 5 x 8 • 278 pp

Vitalogy

E. H. RUDDOCK

First published in 1899, Vitalogy is a home health reference, and its advice, both strangely prescient and very dated, is once more at the cutting edge.

978-1-55709-404-9 • $12.95

Paperback • 6 x 9 • 128 pp

Lone Star Cook Book

The first Dallas cookbook, compiled and published by the “Ladies of the Dallas Free Kindergarten and Training School.”

978-1-4290-9678-2 • $14.95

Paperback • 5¼ x 8 • 128 pp

Everybody’s Book of Luck

This is the authoritative guide to divine understanding that you have been seeking. Steep yourself in the arcane arts of astrology, numerology, cartomancy, augury, palmistry, and more.

978-1-4290-9692-8 • $17.95

Paperback • 7 x 10 • 196 pp

Book of Nature Myths for Children

FLORENCE HOLBROOK

Fifty-four myths from around the world, many from Native Americans, are collected and retold in this edition, originally published in 1902.

978-1-55709-465-0 • $14.95

Paperback • 6 x 9 • 224 pp

The Land of Little Rain

MARY AUSTIN

Published in 1903, this classic evokes the mysticism of the American Southwest. Vibrant imagery is punctuated with descriptions of the fauna, flora, and people that coexist peacefully with the earth.

978-1-55709-507-7 • $9.95

Paperback • 5½ x 8½ • 116 pp

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN

Wiggin’s beloved classic of children’s literature was an immediate best seller when it was first published in 1903. In it, spirited Rebecca is sent to live with her two strict aunts in a fictional Maine town.

978-1-4290-4087-7 • $17.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 340 pp

Field Book of Wild Birds

F. SCHUYLER MATHEWS

In this beautifully written and well-illustrated guide to birds’ songs from 1904, Mathews describes 127 bird species, mostly of the eastern United States, and their songs.

978-1-55709-518-3 • $14.95

Paperback • 4¼ x 7 • 406 pp

The Scientific American Boy

A. RUSSELL BOND

Published by Scientific American in 1905, the book tells the story of a group of boys who explore Clump Island, a fictional place where boys could be boys. As they explore the island, the young friends are able to test their skills building all kinds of things.

978-1-55709-185-7 • $19.95

Paperback • 5½ x 8½ • 320 pp

The Lincoln Year Book

WALLACE RICE

Rice selected and compiled this book of daily quotations from the 16th U.S. president in 1907.

978-1-4290-4548-3 • $9.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 196 pp

When Mother Lets Us Cook CONSTANCE JOHNSON

From the popular “When Mother...” series of children’s books, this 1908 work by Constance Johnson provides recipes and instructions for cooking with children.

978-1-4290-1442-7 • $10.95

Paperback • 6 x 9 • 112 pp

When Mother Lets Us Garden

FRANCES DUNCAN

Part of the “When Mother Lets Us...” series, Frances Duncan’s 1909 work provides clear and simple instructions designed to help young people develop their own gardens.

978-1-4290-1479-3 • $10.95

Paperback • 6 x 9 • 132 pp

A Girl of the Limberlost

GENE STRATTON-PORTER

A Girl of the Limberlost (1909) is one of Stratton-Porter’s most famous novels. The story is set in the disappearing wetlands and swamps of Indiana, where the author had grown up and which she loved.

978-1-55709-292-2 • $17.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 352 pp

Little Gardens for Boys and Girls

MYRTA MARGARET HIGGINS

In this 1910 work, Myrta Higgins provides clear and concise instructions to aid young people and their parents in developing and maintaining a garden. Designed as a beginner’s introduction to the world of gardening, the book “begins with the fall months, when a garden should be begun, and follows through the seasons.”

978-1-4290-9098-8 • $13.95

Paperback • 6 x 9 • 184 pp

The College Freshman’s Don’t Book

GEORGE F. EVANS

This irreverent guide from 1910 will ensure that the intrepid freshman at large becomes neither menace nor fool.

978-1-4290-9688-1 • $9.95

Paperback • 4¼ x 7 • 52 pp

What Salem

Dames Cooked

ESTHER C. MACK INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL

Collected in this charming book from 1910 are fascinating recipes from 1683 to 1900, interspersed with literary quotations about food and even a housekeeping tip or two.

978-1-4290-9314-9 • $9.95

Paperback • 6 x 9 • 44 pp

Official Handbook for Boys

BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

A facsimile edition of the first Boy Scout Handbook as originally published in 1911. This volume standardized American scouting and emphasized the virtues and qualifications for scouting—delineating what the American Boy Scouts declared was needed to be a “well-developed, well-informed boy.”

978-1-55709-441-4 • $24.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 448 pp

Camp Fire Girls

LUTHER HALSEY GULICK

The original manual of the Camp Fire Girls, an organization among whose founders were Dr. & Mrs. Luther Halsey Gulick, was published in 1912. The primary purpose of Camp Fire,” said Dr. Gulick, “is to promote service to others, team work, and opportunities for a well rounded life.”

978-1-4290-9103-9 • $9.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 100 pp

Things Mother Used to Make

LYDIA MARIA GURNEY

New Englander Gurney’s 1912 cookbook is nostalgic at heart. Anyone who craves honest-to-goodness American cooking will find a treasure trove of recipes in this volume.

978-1-4290-1093-1 • $10.95

Paperback • 6 x 9 • 136 pp

Flower Children

The Little Cousins of the Field and Garden

ELIZABETH GORDON

First published in 1910, this charming collection of illustrated poems animates 82 varieties of flowers. From Crocus to Holly, they are ordered as each appears throughout the year.

978-1-55709-086-7 • $14.95

Paperback • 5½ x 8½ • 96 pp

“These books are beautiful, made with the highest attention to quality. I’m so excited to share these stunning works with my customers!”

Virginia | Chartreuse & Co., Frederick, MD

How Girls Can Help Their Country

W. J. HOXIE

Originally published in 1913, this is a facsimile of the first American Girl Scout Handbook.

978-1-55709-522-0 • $9.95

Paperback • 4½ x 6¾ • 180 pp

What to Draw and How to Draw It

E. G. LUTZ

From E. G. Lutz, the acclaimed author of Animated Cartoons (1920), this timeless, step-bystep drawing guide is the perfect gift for aspiring artists of all ages.

978-1-4290-4672-5 • $12.95

Paperback • 7½ x 5 • 80 pp

How to Grow the Peanut

GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER

From Black agricultural scientist George Washington Carver, these instructions on growing peanuts sustainably and using them to cook over one hundred hearty dishes changed the lives of countless Southern sharecroppers.

978-1-4290-9686-7 • $12.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 70 pp

Everywoman’s Canning Book

MRS. MARY CATHERINE BURKE HUGHES

The start of the First World War focused society’s attention on the limits of the public food supply and the need for food conservation to support the war effort. To aid housewives with no prior experience in this area, Mary Catherine Hughes published this 1918 work, which provides clear instructions and recipes for canning and preserving using the simplified cold-pack method.

978-1-4290-1056-6 • $9.95

Paperback • 6 x 9 • 112 pp

Making Tin Can Toys

EDWARD THATCHER

Edward Thatcher’s 1919 book provides instructions on how to construct toy trucks, boats, trains, and windmills, as well as trays, candlesticks, and biscuit cutters, all out of used tin cans. The book includes over 100 helpful diagrams and black-and-white photographs.

978-1-4290-1819-7 • $15.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 252 pp

Animated Cartoons

E. G. LUTZ

First published in 1920, this is one of the first and best books on the art of animation. This book offers tips on drawing anatomy and motion and gives detailed instructions on how animated pictures are made and work. Walt Disney used an original copy of this book, relying heavily on its advice and teaching.

978-1-4290-9363-7 • $14.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 288 pp

Roping

CHESTER BYERS

An instructive how-to book from the 1920s on trick and fancy rope spinning.

978-0-918222-95-4 • $9.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 96 pp

Old French Fairy Tales

SOPHIE SEGUR

This 1920 collection includes five timeless French fairy tales written by Comtesse De Segur and charmingly illustrated by the 19-year-old Virginia Sterrett.

978-1-4290-1186-0 • $19.95

Paperback • 6 x 9 • 296 pp

Etiquette

EMILY POST

When Emily Post’s 1922 best seller appeared, people immediately connected with the author’s philosophy of etiquette as unchanging and manners as a personality. In this facsimile of the first edition, we can read the many tips Post gave her devoted followers.

978-1-4290-9402-3 • $29.95

Paperback • 6 x 9 • 680 pp

A Day in a Colonial Home

DELLA R. PRESCOTT

Originally published in 1922, this little book “provides a window into the life” in the colonial home, where the center of the household was in the kitchen. Includes a chapter on “How to Build a Colonial Kitchen.”

978-1-55709-374-5 • $12.95

Paperback • 5½ x 8½ • 96 pp

Blues: An Anthology

W. C. HANDY

W. C. Handy’s classic selection of great blues songs is considered the most famous blues collection in history.

978-1-55709-521-3 • $14.95

Paperback • 8½ x 11 • 196 pp

Paris with the Lid Lifted

BRUCE REYNOLDS

Subtitled “A new sort of ‘Travel Cocktail’ that works fast and kicks hard, and opens the gates to a million dollars’ worth of frolic—IN PARIS,” this humorously illustrated travelogue of Parisian nightlife was originally published in 1927.

978-1-4290-9316-3 • $17.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 288 pp

Lincoln’s Daily Devotional

INTRODUCTION BY CARL SANDBURG

Abraham Lincoln carried in his pocket a spiritual book of days, titled A Believer’s Daily Treasure. Applewood’s 2015 edition of the book includes a 1957 introduction by author and poet Carl Sandburg

978-1-4290-9354-5 • $14.95

Hardback • 5 x 7 • 160 pp

Alice Eats Wonderland

An Irreverent Annotated Cookbook Adventure

AUGUST IMHOLTZ JR & ALISON TANNENBAUM

Fans of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland will love this irreverent cookbook adventure inspired by the children’s classic.

978-1-4290-9106-0 • $14.95

Paperback • 7½ x 9¼ • 120 pp

A Bicycle World ANDRÉ BALDET

Hop on your bicycle and travel around the world with French artist André Baldet! Beginning in Hawaii and cycling ever eastward until ending in New Zealand, Baldet captures the character and charm of world locations in 101 vibrant illustrations, from Los Angeles to Lisbon.

978-1-944038-03-8 • $24.95

Hardback • 6¾ x 9⅝ • 112 pp

Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States, Volume 1

This revised edition of the first volume of the inaugural addresses of the presidents of the United States begins with the first inaugural address of George Washington (1789) and concludes with the second inaugural address of William McKinley (1901).

978-1-4290-9326-2 • $14.95

Paperback • 5½ x 8½ • 204 pp

Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States, Volume 2

This revised edition of the second volume of the inaugural addresses of the presidents of the United States begins with the first inaugural address of Theodore Roosevelt (1905) and concludes with the address of Joseph R. Biden Jr. (2021).

978-1-4290-9329-3 • $14.95

Paperback • 5½ x 8½ • 182 pp

Farewell Addresses of the Presidents of the United States

This collection gathers 10 farewell addresses delivered by departing presidents of the United States, from George Washington in 1796 to Barack Obama in 2017.

978-1-4290-9443-6 • $12.95

Paperback • 5½ x 8½ • 96 pp

“Unique books you cannot find elsewhere! Lots of choices!”

Lauren | Cracker Jax, DeKalb Township, IL

Distinguished author, artist, calligrapher, and poet Chiang Yee wrote and illustrated a dozen Silent Traveller books from 1937 to 1972. Mr. Chiang’s subtle observations about American cities convey his warm regard for the remarkable humanity found in urban life.

The World of the von Trapp Family

From Austria to Vermont with the Legendary Family Who Inspired The Sound of Music

WILLIAM ANDERSON

This newly published edition is expanded from the original World of the Trapp Family, and is filled with 198 pages of reminiscent photographs and illustrations as well as enhanced text.

978-1-8907-5704-5 • $29.95

Paperback • 8½ x 11 • 198 pp

Boston Women’s Heritage Trail

POLLY KAUFMAN, JEAN GIBRAN, SYLVIA MCDOWELL, MARY SMOYER

Discover remarkable stories of significant women’s lives and achievements in this book of seven self-guided walks through four centuries of Boston women’s history.

978-1-933212-40-1 • $12.95

Paperback • 6 x 9 • 112 pp

The Silent Traveller in San Francisco

978-1-4290-9388-0 • $17.95

Paperback • 5½ x 8½ • 384 pp

The Silent Traveller in Boston

978-1-4290-9386-6 • $17.95

Paperback • 5½ x 8½ • 304 pp

The Silent Traveller in New York

978-1-4290-9387-3 • $17.95

Paperback • 5½ x 8½ • 328 pp

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Extraordinary Boston

This up-to-date photographic study discovers unique viewpoints and celebrates the culture and history of this beautiful city.

978-0-9643015-0-4 • $39.95

Hardcover • 9¼ x 11¾ • 128 pp

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Harvard: A Living Portrait

This exceptional portrait of Harvard University provides an intimate view of a legendary American institution.

978-0-9643015-1-1 • $39.95

Hardcover • 9¼ x 11¾ • 144 pp

Boston Freedom Trail

This visual guide combines contemporary photography, historic imagery, and engaging text to provide a colorful introduction to Boston’s Freedom Trail.

978-0-9643015-2-8 • $10.95

Paperback • 8½ x 11 • 48 pp

Massachusetts: A Scenic Discovery

Explore the stunning natural beauty of the Bay State with this collection of colorful landscape photography.

978-0-9643015-3-5 • $27.95

Hardcover • 11½ x 9½ • 120 pp

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The Essential George Washington

Two Hundred Years of Observations on the Man, the Myth, the Patriot PETER HANNAFORD

A collection of observations on the nation’s first president from contemporaries like John Adams and Thomas Paine, to notables who followed including Abraham Lincoln and Henry David Thoreau, to modern-day figures including Bob Dole and Ronald Reagan.

978-1-884592-61-4 • $14.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 208 pp

The Quotable Calvin Coolidge Sensible Words for a New Century PETER

HANNAFORD

This collection of over 250 quotations reveals the concise, direct, even eloquent way Coolidge stated his views on issues still relevant to the interests of contemporary America.

978-1-884592-56-0 • $14.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 196 pp

Burlington: A History of Vermont’s Queen City VINCENT

E. FEENEY

This book provides the stories of the people, places, and events that resulted in Burlington’s buildings, streets, and neighborhoods. Contains 28 photographs, an 1898 city map, and extensive index.

978-1-884592-64-5 • $19.95

Paperback • 6 x 9 • 272 pp

CO NSTITUTION PRESS

Study each amendment in the Bill of Rights individually or examine them all together with Bills, Quills, and Stills and the Amendments series.

All titles paperback • 7 x 10 • $14.99 unless otherwise specified

Bills, Quills, and Stills

An Annotated, Illustrated, and Illuminated History of the Bill of Rights

ROBERT J. MCWHIRTER

Chronicling the origins, history, and interpretation of the Bill of Rights.

978-1-945682-01-8 • $65.00

Hardcover • 7¼ x10¼ • 560 pp

978-1-945682-00-1 • $34.95

Paperback • 7 x 10 • 560 pp

The First Amendment

978-1-945682-03-2 • $16.99 • 112 pp

The Second Amendment

978-1-945682-02-5 • 50 pp

The Third and Fourth Amendments

978-1-945682-04-9

• 56 pp

The Fifth Amendment

978-1-945682-05-6 • 45 pp

The Sixth Amendment

978-1-945682-06-3 • 68 pp

The Seventh Amendment

978-1-945682-07-0 • 46 pp

The Eighth Amendment

978-1-945682-08-7 • 53 pp

The Ninth and Tenth Amendments

978-1-945682-09-4 • 63 pp

To the Klondike and Back (1894–1901)

GEORGE B. SHAW

The seven-year adventure of a 22-year-old Vermonter who headed west and followed the lure of the Yukon into the Klondike, where he became increasingly capable while holding out hope season after season of striking it rich.

978-1-884592-65-2 • $17.95

Paperback • 6 x 9 • 192 pp

Washington’s Farewell to His Officers

After Victory in the Revolution STUART MURRAY

The story of Washington’s emotional parting with his most loyal officers on December 4, 1783, just days after final victory in the Revolution.

978-1-884592-62-1 • $16.95

Paperback • 5 x 8 • 262 pp

In 1939 Robert L. May, a copywriter working at Chicago’s Montgomery Ward & Co., wrote a holiday story at the request of his employer. Almost two and a half million copies of the little tale about a reindeer with a shiny red nose were given away to all the children who visited Montgomery Ward stores that year. The rest is history. Over seventy-five years later, the beloved classic is once again available in a hardcover faithful facsimile of the 1939 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, with original text and original Denver Gillen illustrations.

An authentic reproduction of the original edition of the beloved Christmas classic!

written by ROBERT L. MAY

Tell Your Story.

We believe that the history of America is the accumulation of all of its stories. And though Lady Liberty represents an aspiration, we want to tell the real stories that paint a picture of a real America. If your organization’s story is rooted in the American experience, we would like to help you tell it.

Since 1976, Applewood Books has been telling the stories of America with partners like the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Japanese-American Museum, L.L. Bean, the Library of Congress, the National Archives, the Pillsbury Company, the Walt Disney Company, and Zion National Park. Learn more about our partnerships and how we can help Tell Your Story. See page 18.