Historical Fiction
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American Diaries
Emma Eileen Grove - Mississippi, 1865: by Kathleen Duey, 1996, PB, VG, minor wear to corners of cover, a few minor creases on cover, pages browning slightly but not brittle, 140 pages. - $1.00
The war is over, but the hardship and suffering have not ended for Emma, whose mother is dead and father is missing. With her brother and sister, Emma boards the Sultana, a paddle wheel steamboat, hoping to find refuge in St. Louis with relatives. After Yankee soldiers returning north from Confederate prisons are crowded aboard the boat, disaster shatters Emma's hopes. Fighting for her life in the flooded Mississippi, Emma discovers courage she did not know she possessed - and friendship where she least expected it.
The war is over, but the hardship and suffering have not ended for Emma, whose mother is dead and father is missing. With her brother and sister, Emma boards the Sultana, a paddle wheel steamboat, hoping to find refuge in St. Louis with relatives. After Yankee soldiers returning north from Confederate prisons are crowded aboard the boat, disaster shatters Emma's hopes. Fighting for her life in the flooded Mississippi, Emma discovers courage she did not know she possessed - and friendship where she least expected it.
American Girl Books
Meet Samantha: by Susan S. Adler, illus. by Nancy Niles and Renee Graff, 1986, HB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, a few minor stains on cover, sticker on front cover, child’s name written several times on inside front cover and front endpaper, text crisp and clean, 61 pages. - $2.00
Blos, Joan W.
A Gathering of Days – A New England Girl’s Journal, 1830-32: by Joan W. Blos, 1979, PB, VVG, minor wear to corners of cover, name written on inside front cover, pages browning slightly but not brittle, 144 pages . - $1.00
Brink, Carol Ryrie
Caddie Woodlawn: by Carol Ryrie Brink, illus. by Trina Schart Hyman, 1962, PB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, a few minor creases to cover, very minor ¼ inch tear to back cover, pages browning but not brittle, 242 pages. - $1.00
de Angeli, Marguerite
The Door in the Wall: by Marguerite de Angeli, illus. by the author, 1949, HB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, a few very minor tears to spine, color of cover fading slightly, front endpaper torn out, rest of text crisp and clean, ex-lib, 121 pages. - $6.00
Dear America Series
The Great Railroad Race – The Diary of Libby West, Utah Territory, 1868: by Kristiana Gregory, 1999, HB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, text crisp and clean, 203 pages. - $2.00
Flag of Freedom Series
The Young Bandmaster: by Captain Ralph Bonehill, 1900, HB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, boards showing very slightly through corners, writing in pencil outside edge of text, pages browning slightly but not brittle, a few pages have minor stains, one page has one-inch tear, 270 pages. - $8.00
Fritz, Jean
Brady: by Jean Fritz, illus. by Lynd Ward, 1960, HB, rebound, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, pages browning but not brittle, ex-lib, 223 pages. - $2.00
Brady knew there was something strange going on over at Drover Hull’s cabin. He thought Hull was helping runaway slaves and he just had to tell someone. But the minute he told his father, Brady could tell by the look on his face that he’d opened his mouth once too often. When he learned of his father’s part in the slavery controversy, Brady wanted to help him, but he knew his father wouldn’t trust him to keep a secret.
George Washington’s Breakfast: by Jean Fritz, illus. by Paul Galdone, 1969, HB, rebound, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, text crisp and clean, ex-lib, 40 pages. - $2.00
Brady knew there was something strange going on over at Drover Hull’s cabin. He thought Hull was helping runaway slaves and he just had to tell someone. But the minute he told his father, Brady could tell by the look on his face that he’d opened his mouth once too often. When he learned of his father’s part in the slavery controversy, Brady wanted to help him, but he knew his father wouldn’t trust him to keep a secret.
George Washington’s Breakfast: by Jean Fritz, illus. by Paul Galdone, 1969, HB, rebound, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, text crisp and clean, ex-lib, 40 pages. - $2.00
Forbes, Esther
Johnny Tremain: by Esther Forbes, illus. by Lynd Ward, 1943, HB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, minor stain on front cover, text crisp and clean, 256 pages. - $3.00
Ellis, Edward S.
Old Ironsides - The Hero of Tripoli and 1812 and Other Tales of Adventures on Sea and Land: by Edward S. Ellis, 1903, HB, VG, slightly moderate wear to corners of cover, boards showing through corners, a few minor tears to spine, a few pages have minor stains, pages browning but not brittle, 280 pages. - $10.00
Gray, Elizabeth Janet
Adam of the Road: by Elizabeth Janet Gray, illustrated by: Robert Lawson, 1942, HB, VVG, minor wear to corners, boards showing very slightly through corners, a few "dog-eared" pages, ex-lib, Sonlight, 317 pages. - $5.00
The adventures of eleven-year-old Adam as he travels the open roads of thirteenth-century England searching for his missing father, a minstrel, and his stolen red spaniel, Nick.
The adventures of eleven-year-old Adam as he travels the open roads of thirteenth-century England searching for his missing father, a minstrel, and his stolen red spaniel, Nick.
Hays, Wilma Pitchford
SOLD!! Fourth of July Raid: by Wilma Pitchford Hays, illus. by Peter Burchard, 1959, HB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, text crisp and clean, 64 pages. - $2.00
Little House Books
Christmas Stories: adapted from the books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, illus. by Renee Graff, 1998, PB, VVG, minor wear to corners of cover, a few minor creases on cover, a few pages have minor creases, 72 pages. - $1.00
Little House on the Prairie: by Laura Ingalls Wilder, illus. by Garth Williams, PB, G+, minor wear to edges and corners, a few creases to cover, pages browning but not brittle, a few "dog-eared" pages, 335 pages - $1.00
Little House on the Prairie: by Laura Ingalls Wilder, illus. by Garth Williams, PB, G+, minor wear to edges and corners, a few creases to cover, pages browning but not brittle, a few "dog-eared" pages, 335 pages - $1.00
McGraw, Eloise Jarvis
The Golden Goblet: by Eloise Jarvis McGraw, 1961, PB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, appears to have been hardly read, address label on back cover, pages browning slightly but not brittle, 248 pages. - $1.50
“Ranofer tried tried the box first. He found nothing there… The chest looked no more promising… There was something dark and curving in a corner, wrapped in a scrap of cotton rag… He tugged it out, jerked the cloth away impatiently and went numb all over with the shock of what he saw. There in his hand lay a gold goblet, more beautiful than the sun.” When Ranofer found the golden goblet, he knew it must have been stolen from one of the great tombs in the City of the Dead. Ranofer also knew that in order to win his freedom he would have to prove that Gebu, his greedy half brother, was the thief. The events that follow will surely excite the adventurous young reader.
“Ranofer tried tried the box first. He found nothing there… The chest looked no more promising… There was something dark and curving in a corner, wrapped in a scrap of cotton rag… He tugged it out, jerked the cloth away impatiently and went numb all over with the shock of what he saw. There in his hand lay a gold goblet, more beautiful than the sun.” When Ranofer found the golden goblet, he knew it must have been stolen from one of the great tombs in the City of the Dead. Ranofer also knew that in order to win his freedom he would have to prove that Gebu, his greedy half brother, was the thief. The events that follow will surely excite the adventurous young reader.
My Name is America Series
The Journal of Wong Ming-Chung – A Chinese Miner, California, 1852: by Laurence Yep, 2000, HB, VVG, appears to have been hardly read, text crisp and clean, ex-lib, 219 pages. - $2.00
O'Dell, Scott
Black Star, Bright Dawn: by Scott O’Dell, 1988, PB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, name written on inside front cover, pages browning but not brittle, 103 pages. - $1.00
Bright Dawn must face the challenge of the Iditarod dog sled race alone when her father is injured.
The Dark Canoe: by Scott O’Dell, 1968, HB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, a few minor stains on cover, a few pages have minor stains, ex-lib, 165 pages. - $3.00
The Hawk that Dare Not Hunt by Day: by Scott O’Dell, 1975, HB w/DJ, VVG, minor wear edges and corners of cover, DJ has Mylar cover, three-inch space along bottom edge and portion of DJ appears to have been chewed by a mouse, text crisp and clean, ex-lib, 222 pages. - $8.00
Island of the Blue Dolphins: by Scott O'Dell, 1960, HB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, pages browning slightly but not brittle, 131 pages. - $2.00
Above title – third copy: 1960, PB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, name blacked out on front endpaper, pages browning but not brittle, 189 pages. - $1.00
A moving and unforgettable story inspired by the true story of an Indian girl who spent 18 years alone on a rocky island far off the coast of California in the early 1800s. An Indian girl, Karana, lives alone for years stranded on the Island of the Blue Dolphins. While waiting for a ship to come for her year after year, she builds a shelter, makes weapons, finds food, and fights off her enemies, the wild dogs.
My Name is Not Angelica: by Scott O’Dell, 1989, HB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, one page has one inch tear, ex-lib, 129 pages. - $3.00
It was a frightening new world for Raisha. Snatched from her home in Africa, carried across the sea in a plague-ridden ship, she found herself standing on the platform of a slave market in the West Indies, on the island of St. John, staring down into a ring of strange white faces. Pointing to her, the auctioneer shouted, “Raisha, the daughter of a sub-chief, comely, strong…” From the crowd came the first bid, then another. Daisha smiled the forced smile she had learned on the ship. And so began her life as a house slave on the plantation of Jost van Prok. It wasn’t long before she came to realize the true nature of her new life and the horror that other, less fortunate, slaves must endure.
Sarah Bishop: by Scott O’Dell, 1980, PB, VG, very minor wear to corners of cover, name written on inside cover, 230 pages. - $1.00
Left alone after the deaths of her father and brother who take opposite sides in the War for Independence, and fleeing from the British who seek to arrest her, Sarah Bishop struggles to shape a new life for herself in the wilderness.
Zia: by Scott O’Dell, 1976, HB w/DJ, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, minor wear to DJ, DJ has Mylar cover, clear tape on hinges, a few “dog-eared” pages, ex-lib, 179 pages. - $3.00
Bright Dawn must face the challenge of the Iditarod dog sled race alone when her father is injured.
The Dark Canoe: by Scott O’Dell, 1968, HB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, a few minor stains on cover, a few pages have minor stains, ex-lib, 165 pages. - $3.00
The Hawk that Dare Not Hunt by Day: by Scott O’Dell, 1975, HB w/DJ, VVG, minor wear edges and corners of cover, DJ has Mylar cover, three-inch space along bottom edge and portion of DJ appears to have been chewed by a mouse, text crisp and clean, ex-lib, 222 pages. - $8.00
Island of the Blue Dolphins: by Scott O'Dell, 1960, HB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, pages browning slightly but not brittle, 131 pages. - $2.00
Above title – third copy: 1960, PB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, name blacked out on front endpaper, pages browning but not brittle, 189 pages. - $1.00
A moving and unforgettable story inspired by the true story of an Indian girl who spent 18 years alone on a rocky island far off the coast of California in the early 1800s. An Indian girl, Karana, lives alone for years stranded on the Island of the Blue Dolphins. While waiting for a ship to come for her year after year, she builds a shelter, makes weapons, finds food, and fights off her enemies, the wild dogs.
My Name is Not Angelica: by Scott O’Dell, 1989, HB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, one page has one inch tear, ex-lib, 129 pages. - $3.00
It was a frightening new world for Raisha. Snatched from her home in Africa, carried across the sea in a plague-ridden ship, she found herself standing on the platform of a slave market in the West Indies, on the island of St. John, staring down into a ring of strange white faces. Pointing to her, the auctioneer shouted, “Raisha, the daughter of a sub-chief, comely, strong…” From the crowd came the first bid, then another. Daisha smiled the forced smile she had learned on the ship. And so began her life as a house slave on the plantation of Jost van Prok. It wasn’t long before she came to realize the true nature of her new life and the horror that other, less fortunate, slaves must endure.
Sarah Bishop: by Scott O’Dell, 1980, PB, VG, very minor wear to corners of cover, name written on inside cover, 230 pages. - $1.00
Left alone after the deaths of her father and brother who take opposite sides in the War for Independence, and fleeing from the British who seek to arrest her, Sarah Bishop struggles to shape a new life for herself in the wilderness.
Zia: by Scott O’Dell, 1976, HB w/DJ, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, minor wear to DJ, DJ has Mylar cover, clear tape on hinges, a few “dog-eared” pages, ex-lib, 179 pages. - $3.00
Richter, Conrad
The Sea of Grass: by Conrad Richter, 1964, HB w/DJ, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, a few minor creases and tears to DJ, DJ has Mylar cover, a few pages have minor stains, ex-lib, 149 pages. - $4.00
The tragic conflict is laid bare when James Brewton, lord of the greatest ranch in Texas, bold, inexhaustible, and merciless, brings to his lawless land the girl he will marry – a girl of incomparable loveliness, gentle, soft, cultivated, yet strong and willful for all her fragility. The morning of her arrival she witnesses an episode in the battle between the herdsmen, led by her bridegroom, and the settlers, whole families of starvelings who have migrated to the virgin territory and are led by a young lawyer driven half by ambition and half by gallantry. Then the lines are permanently drawn, and there can be no truce until time has cooled the blood and history has resolved the war.
The tragic conflict is laid bare when James Brewton, lord of the greatest ranch in Texas, bold, inexhaustible, and merciless, brings to his lawless land the girl he will marry – a girl of incomparable loveliness, gentle, soft, cultivated, yet strong and willful for all her fragility. The morning of her arrival she witnesses an episode in the battle between the herdsmen, led by her bridegroom, and the settlers, whole families of starvelings who have migrated to the virgin territory and are led by a young lawyer driven half by ambition and half by gallantry. Then the lines are permanently drawn, and there can be no truce until time has cooled the blood and history has resolved the war.
Signal Books
Austin of the Air Force: by Dan Senseney, illus. by Frank Bolle, 1963, HB w/DJ, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, DJ has Mylar cover, a few “dog-eared” pages, ex-lib, 142 pages. - $8.00
When Hand Austin and his friend Jerry Brady first visited the Air Force office in their home town, Hank was on Cloud 9. He thought that all he had to do to become a pilot was to join up. Already, he saw himself in the blue uniform, hit hat pushed just a little to one side of his head. He could see those silver wings, too - the wings that let everyone know that he was pilot in the United States Air Force. Hank and Jerry enter the service on the buddy system and are sent to Lackland Air Force Base near San Antonio, Texas, to begin their training. Follow their careers as they learn the ropes of Air Force life, first at Lackland and later at Vandenberg. You will get a fresh and exciting close-up view of our great missiles program and of Air Force training today.
Civil War Sailor: by Irving Werstein, illus. by Albert Orbaan, 1962, HB, VG, minor wear to corners, small cut on spine, a few "dog-eared" pages, ex-lib, 144 pages. - $6.00
When Hand Austin and his friend Jerry Brady first visited the Air Force office in their home town, Hank was on Cloud 9. He thought that all he had to do to become a pilot was to join up. Already, he saw himself in the blue uniform, hit hat pushed just a little to one side of his head. He could see those silver wings, too - the wings that let everyone know that he was pilot in the United States Air Force. Hank and Jerry enter the service on the buddy system and are sent to Lackland Air Force Base near San Antonio, Texas, to begin their training. Follow their careers as they learn the ropes of Air Force life, first at Lackland and later at Vandenberg. You will get a fresh and exciting close-up view of our great missiles program and of Air Force training today.
Civil War Sailor: by Irving Werstein, illus. by Albert Orbaan, 1962, HB, VG, minor wear to corners, small cut on spine, a few "dog-eared" pages, ex-lib, 144 pages. - $6.00
Taylor, Mildred
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: by Mildred D. Taylor, 1976, HB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, text crisp and clean, ex-lib, 276 pages. - $3.00
Young Folks Library
A Book of Brave Deeds: edited by John T. Trowbridge, illustrated, 1952, HB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, text crisp and clean, 312 pages. - $6.00
Miscellaneous
Behind the Lines: by Isabelle Holland, 1994, PB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, name label on inside front cover, pages browning but not brittle, 194 pages. - $1.00
“This war’s got nothing to do with us, Katie.” That’s what Katie O’Farrell’s father believes. It’s 1863, and he says the Irish men and boys shouldn’t have to fight in the War Between the States. That slavery is not their problem. Katie understands her father’s anger - she certainly doesn’t want her brother, Brian, to go to war in the place of a wealthy family’s son. Why should he fight for the freedom of the slaves when their own countrymen are surfing from poverty and disease? But when Katie meets Jimmy, she realizes that friendship can transcend race and class. That blaming a group of people isn't always the best solution. Katie’s neighbors don’t feel the same way. The Irish slum explodes in violence - the New York Draft Riots begin. Katie must help Jimmy escape the rage of an entire city even if she loses her family… or her life.
Black Horse of Culver: by Helen Orr Watson, illus. by Bernard Garbutt, 1950, HB, rebound, G+, slightly moderate wear to edges and corners, pages browning slightly but not brittle, ex-lib, rare title? Not many copies online, 186 pages. - $15.00
This is the memorable story of cadet Bruce Brownley's fight for success at Culver Military Academy and of the beautiful black horse, Storm Cloud. It is also a fascinating, true picture of Culver – its famous Black Horse Troop and expert Lancers, its hunts, parades, sports and dormitory pranks. Bruce Brownley was always in trouble at Culver. He wanted to leave until he discover Storm Cloud, the handsome, untamed horse who was also a misfit. From that time on, Bruce's life was hard but rewarding as he wored to win respect for both “Stormy” and himself. His struggles on the football field and in the saddle make a highly absorbing tale, enhanced by spirited drawings of life at the great military school.
Bull Run: by Paul Fleischman, illus. by David Frampton, 1993, PB, VVG, minor wear to corners of cover, a few minor creases on cover, a few “dog-eared” pages, ex-lib, 102 pages. - $1.00
In Bull Run, Paul Fleischman creates sixteen characters from all walks of life and traces their thoughts, emotions, and experiences, from their first hopes for a brave, new world through the brutal reality of war. He shows us history as lived by its makers, and lets us look through their eyes – Northern, Southern, courageous, and cowardly.
Diego Columbus – Adventures on the High Seas: by Marni McGee, illus. by Jim Hsieh, 1992, HB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, text crisp and clean, 128 pages. - $2.00
Above title - second copy: 1992, HB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, two stickers on front cover, pages browning but nor brittle, 128 pages. - $2.00
When your father is Christopher Columbus and you want adventure, what do you do? You stay close by him. Hang on for the ride of your life. In this based on fact story, you’ll see how Diego Columbus wished for and found real life adventure!
SOLD!! Far From the Storm: by Robert Elmer, 1995, PB, VVG, very minor wear to corners, address label on inside front cover, very minor stain on bottom corner of a few pages, The Young Underground Series, book 4, 174 pages. - $1.50
World War II may be over, but for Danish twins Peter and Elise Andersen, the adventures are just beginning! Uncle Morten and Lisbeth return safely from Sweden, but the joyful reunion takes a tragic turn when an arsonist torches the Anna Marie. A series of menacing threats convince the twins that someone is out to destroy Uncle Morten for his work with the Danish Underground. But who? And why won’t the adults take the warnings seriously? When Peter and Elise uncover a cruel plot to ruin Uncle Morten once and for all, they find themselves caught up in a frantic race to stop the culprit before he strikes again!
A Flag for the Fort: by Carl Carmer, illus. by Elizabeth Carmer, 1952, HB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, sticker partially removed on inside front cover, a few pages have minor stains, 125 pages. - $12.00
“A patriotic fictionalization of true incidents surrounding the siege of Baltimore in the war of 1812- as they were experienced by two children Sam Sands and Caroline Pickersgill. The main events include the writing of the Star Spangled Banner, the making of the huge flag for Fort McHenry, the saving of the day by Sam and Caroline who show American officers the old French shipwreck from which they obtain cannon. A well paced narrative highlights the endless hours during the summer of 1813 when Caroline and her mother and grandmother sewed on the yards of red, white and blue bunting, intermittent army maneuvers through town, the shipwreck playground, the Pickersgills' meeting with young Lt. Francis Scott Key of the Baltimore infantry. Conversations with old timers and their reminiscences about the days of '76 deepen the historical background and the climaxing sledge is topped off by a fife and drum parade, the Kentucky volunteers' hearty singing of the new song.”
Hiding the Bell: by Ruth Nulton Moore, illus. by Andrew A. Snyder, 1968, HB w/DJ, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, a few minor stains and tears to DJ, text crisp and clean, 120 pages. - $8.00
After a young boy reports that he overheard a British plot to melt the Liberty Bell for cannon, he finds his family at the center of a dangerous plan to save the bell.
High Elk’s Treasure: by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, illus. by Oren Lyons, 1972, HB w/DJ, VVG, very minor wear to corners, minor stains throughout text, ex-lib, 96 pages. - $3.00
Above title - second copy: 1972, HB, VG, minor wear to corners, several “dog-eared” pages, ex-lib, 96 pages. - $2.00
Above title - third copy: 1972, HB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, a few minor stains on cover, text crisp and clean, 96 pages. - $2.00
Trying to locate a valuable filly lost during a storm, thirteen-year-old Joe High Elk discovers an object of historical importance.
I, Juan de Pareja with Connected Readings: by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino, 2000, HB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, sticker on cover, text crisp and clean, 160 pages. - $2.00
SOLD!! The Immortal 32: by Rita Kerr, 1986, stated first edition, HB, exc., appears to have never been read, ex-lib, 51 pages. - $4.00
Thirty-two men answer Colonel William Travis’s plea for help and cross the lines to help defend the Alamo in 1836.
The Long Black Schooner – The Voyage of the Amistad: by Emma Gelders Sterne, illus. by Paul Giovanopoulos, 1953, HB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, boards showing through one corner, pages crisp and clean, ex-lib, 192 pages. - $10.00
A fictional account of the 1839 revolt of Africans, led by Cinque, against their Spanish captors aboard the slave ship Amistad, and their subsequent arrival in the United States, where they were tried for piracy.
North to Freedom: by Anne Holm, translated from the Danish by L. W. Kingsland, 1965, HB, rebound, VVG, very minor wear to one corner of cover, ex-lib, also titled: I Am David, Sonlight, 239 pages. - $3.00
Above title - second copy: 1965, HB, VVG, slightly moderate wear to bottom edge and corners of cover, boards showing through corners and bottom edge, a few pages have minor stains, ex-lib, 190 pages. - $2.00
After escaping from an Eastern European concentration camp where he has spent most of his life, a twelve-year-old boy struggles to cope with an entirely strange world as he flees northward to freedom in Denmark.
Number the Stars: by Lois Lowry, 1989, PB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, one “dog-eared” page, appears to have been hardly read, 137 pages. - $1.00
Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend, Ellen Rosen, often think about the way life was before the war. It’s now 1943, and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching in their town. The Nazis won’t stop. The Jews of Denmark are being “relocated,” so Ellen moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be part of the family. Then Annemarie is asked to go on a dangerous mission. Somehow she must find the strength and courage to save her best friend’s life. There’s no turning back.
Out of the Dust: by Karen Hesse, 1997, PB, VVG, very minor wear to edges and corners of cover, crease on spine (from being read), text crisp and clean, Newbery Medal, Sonlight, 227 pages. - $1.00
Billie Jo, a 14-year-old girl caught in the Oklahoma dust storms of the 1930s, reveals the grim realities of a life lived in that time and place.
Saturnalia: by Paul Fleischman, 1990, HB w/DJ, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, DJ has Mylar cover, text crisp and clean, ex-lib, 113 pages. - $3.00
In 1681 in Boston, fourteen-year-old William, a Narraganset Indian captured in a raid six years earlier, leads a productive and contented life as a printer’s apprentice, but is increasingly anxious to make some connection with his Indian past.
Soldier’s Heart - Being the Story of the Enlistment and Due Service of the Boy Charley Goddard in the First Minnesota Volunteers: by Gary Paulsen, 1998, HB w/DJ, VG, slightly moderate wear to corners of cover, boards showing through corners, DJ has Mylar cover, a few “dog-eared” pages, ex-lib, 106 pages. - $3.00
In June 1861, when the Civil War began, Charley Goddard left his farm and enlisted in the First Minnesota Volunteers. He was fifteen. He didn’t rightly know what a “shooting war” meant, or what he was fighting for. All he knew was that he didn’t want to miss out on a great adventure. The shooting war meant the horror of combat and the wild luck of survival. It meant knowing how it feels to cross a field toward the enemy, waiting for fire. Waiting for death. And Charley learned: This is how it’s done. When he entered the service he was a boy. When he came back he was different. He was only nineteen, but he was a man said to have “soldier’s heart.” Battle by battle, the author shows one boy’s war through one boy’s eyes and one boy’s heart, and gives voice to all the anonymous young men who fought in the Civil War.
Stories California Indians Told: by Anne B. Fisher, illus. by Ruth Robbins, 1957, HB, rebound, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, text crisp and clean, ex-lib, 110 pages. - $5.00
Texas Marvel – A Story of Indian Captives in Early Texas: by Rita Kerr, 1987, stated first edition, HB, exc., appears to have never been read, ex-lib, 98 pages. - $4.00
Fictionalized boyhood adventures of Doctor Marvel Sellers, an early Texas pioneer, and his family in the nineteenth century.
This Rough New Land: by Kenneth Sollitt, 1985, PB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, very minor crease on cover, cover is laminated, text crisp and clean, Ann of the Prairieseries, book 1, 175 pages. - $1.00
In this compelling story of life on the American prairie, the stabilizing qualities of the unsung pioneer woman shine through. These yesteryear heroines provided the unseen hands that kept a firm grasp on the virtues that this “rough new land” would need, often in the face of opposition and stubbornness in the men they loved. But behind the men, the determined pioneer spirit of wives and mothers was subduing the prairie and carving a homeland out of a raw and untamed wilderness. Such a woman was Molly Bullard – warm and gentle, yet with a firm faith that propelled her family through the harshness of prairie life. ‘This Rough New Land,’ the first in the series of stories seen through the eyes of the sensitive Bullard daughter Ann, sparkles with emotion and is the stuff of which our American heritage is made.
The Whipping Boy: by Sid Fleischman,, illus. by Peter Sis, 1986, HB w/DJ, rebound, VG, minor wear to corners of cover, minor wear to DJ, DJ laminated, a few “dog-eared” pages, ex-lib, 90 pages. - $3.00
Above title - second copy: 1986, PB, VG, very minor wear to corners of cover, a few minor creases on cover, text crisp and clean, 90 pages. - $1.00
Above title - third copy: 1986, PB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, appears to have been never read, 90 pages. - $1.00
SOLD!! Above title - fourth copy: 1986, HB, VG, minor wear to edges and corners, front endpaper missing, top of text appears to have been wet – minor staining, no mold or mildew, Newbery Medal, Sonlight, 90 pages. - $1.50
Jemmy, the royal whipping boy, gets whacked every time that Prince Brat misbehaves, which is often. When the Prince decides to escape his boring life at the castle and find an adventure, he takes Jemmy with him. Laughter never stops as Jemmy and the Prince meet up with two robbers named Cutwater and Hold-Your-Nose-Billy, a dancing bear named Petunia and her young owner named Betsy, the Hot Potato Man, and more sewer rats than you’ll ever want to see.
Who Comes with Cannons?: by Patricia Beatty, 1992, PB, VVG, minor wear to edges and corners of cover, sticker on front and back cover, sticker on title page, library pocket pasted on back inside cover, no other library markings, 186 pages. - $1.00
In 1891, Truth Hopkins’ life is torn by tragedy. Her father has died and Truth must go to live with her uncle’s family in North Carolina. Then, just as she begins to adjust to her new life, war breaks out and turns neighbor against neighbor. As Quakers, Truth and her family believe that slavery is wrong. Truth’s two cousins do not wish to fight for the Confederacy. What will happen to Todd and Robert? And can a twelve-year-old girl do to support the cause of freedom and help her family during this difficult time? At first Truth fears that there is nothing she can do to help. Then one night her uncle asks her to accompany him when he delivers a wagonload of hay to a neighbor. This ride, and the wagon’s real cargo, involves Truth in the underground movement and an adventure filled with secrecy and suspense.
“This war’s got nothing to do with us, Katie.” That’s what Katie O’Farrell’s father believes. It’s 1863, and he says the Irish men and boys shouldn’t have to fight in the War Between the States. That slavery is not their problem. Katie understands her father’s anger - she certainly doesn’t want her brother, Brian, to go to war in the place of a wealthy family’s son. Why should he fight for the freedom of the slaves when their own countrymen are surfing from poverty and disease? But when Katie meets Jimmy, she realizes that friendship can transcend race and class. That blaming a group of people isn't always the best solution. Katie’s neighbors don’t feel the same way. The Irish slum explodes in violence - the New York Draft Riots begin. Katie must help Jimmy escape the rage of an entire city even if she loses her family… or her life.
Black Horse of Culver: by Helen Orr Watson, illus. by Bernard Garbutt, 1950, HB, rebound, G+, slightly moderate wear to edges and corners, pages browning slightly but not brittle, ex-lib, rare title? Not many copies online, 186 pages. - $15.00
This is the memorable story of cadet Bruce Brownley's fight for success at Culver Military Academy and of the beautiful black horse, Storm Cloud. It is also a fascinating, true picture of Culver – its famous Black Horse Troop and expert Lancers, its hunts, parades, sports and dormitory pranks. Bruce Brownley was always in trouble at Culver. He wanted to leave until he discover Storm Cloud, the handsome, untamed horse who was also a misfit. From that time on, Bruce's life was hard but rewarding as he wored to win respect for both “Stormy” and himself. His struggles on the football field and in the saddle make a highly absorbing tale, enhanced by spirited drawings of life at the great military school.
Bull Run: by Paul Fleischman, illus. by David Frampton, 1993, PB, VVG, minor wear to corners of cover, a few minor creases on cover, a few “dog-eared” pages, ex-lib, 102 pages. - $1.00
In Bull Run, Paul Fleischman creates sixteen characters from all walks of life and traces their thoughts, emotions, and experiences, from their first hopes for a brave, new world through the brutal reality of war. He shows us history as lived by its makers, and lets us look through their eyes – Northern, Southern, courageous, and cowardly.
Diego Columbus – Adventures on the High Seas: by Marni McGee, illus. by Jim Hsieh, 1992, HB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, text crisp and clean, 128 pages. - $2.00
Above title - second copy: 1992, HB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, two stickers on front cover, pages browning but nor brittle, 128 pages. - $2.00
When your father is Christopher Columbus and you want adventure, what do you do? You stay close by him. Hang on for the ride of your life. In this based on fact story, you’ll see how Diego Columbus wished for and found real life adventure!
SOLD!! Far From the Storm: by Robert Elmer, 1995, PB, VVG, very minor wear to corners, address label on inside front cover, very minor stain on bottom corner of a few pages, The Young Underground Series, book 4, 174 pages. - $1.50
World War II may be over, but for Danish twins Peter and Elise Andersen, the adventures are just beginning! Uncle Morten and Lisbeth return safely from Sweden, but the joyful reunion takes a tragic turn when an arsonist torches the Anna Marie. A series of menacing threats convince the twins that someone is out to destroy Uncle Morten for his work with the Danish Underground. But who? And why won’t the adults take the warnings seriously? When Peter and Elise uncover a cruel plot to ruin Uncle Morten once and for all, they find themselves caught up in a frantic race to stop the culprit before he strikes again!
A Flag for the Fort: by Carl Carmer, illus. by Elizabeth Carmer, 1952, HB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, sticker partially removed on inside front cover, a few pages have minor stains, 125 pages. - $12.00
“A patriotic fictionalization of true incidents surrounding the siege of Baltimore in the war of 1812- as they were experienced by two children Sam Sands and Caroline Pickersgill. The main events include the writing of the Star Spangled Banner, the making of the huge flag for Fort McHenry, the saving of the day by Sam and Caroline who show American officers the old French shipwreck from which they obtain cannon. A well paced narrative highlights the endless hours during the summer of 1813 when Caroline and her mother and grandmother sewed on the yards of red, white and blue bunting, intermittent army maneuvers through town, the shipwreck playground, the Pickersgills' meeting with young Lt. Francis Scott Key of the Baltimore infantry. Conversations with old timers and their reminiscences about the days of '76 deepen the historical background and the climaxing sledge is topped off by a fife and drum parade, the Kentucky volunteers' hearty singing of the new song.”
Hiding the Bell: by Ruth Nulton Moore, illus. by Andrew A. Snyder, 1968, HB w/DJ, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, a few minor stains and tears to DJ, text crisp and clean, 120 pages. - $8.00
After a young boy reports that he overheard a British plot to melt the Liberty Bell for cannon, he finds his family at the center of a dangerous plan to save the bell.
High Elk’s Treasure: by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, illus. by Oren Lyons, 1972, HB w/DJ, VVG, very minor wear to corners, minor stains throughout text, ex-lib, 96 pages. - $3.00
Above title - second copy: 1972, HB, VG, minor wear to corners, several “dog-eared” pages, ex-lib, 96 pages. - $2.00
Above title - third copy: 1972, HB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, a few minor stains on cover, text crisp and clean, 96 pages. - $2.00
Trying to locate a valuable filly lost during a storm, thirteen-year-old Joe High Elk discovers an object of historical importance.
I, Juan de Pareja with Connected Readings: by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino, 2000, HB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, sticker on cover, text crisp and clean, 160 pages. - $2.00
SOLD!! The Immortal 32: by Rita Kerr, 1986, stated first edition, HB, exc., appears to have never been read, ex-lib, 51 pages. - $4.00
Thirty-two men answer Colonel William Travis’s plea for help and cross the lines to help defend the Alamo in 1836.
The Long Black Schooner – The Voyage of the Amistad: by Emma Gelders Sterne, illus. by Paul Giovanopoulos, 1953, HB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, boards showing through one corner, pages crisp and clean, ex-lib, 192 pages. - $10.00
A fictional account of the 1839 revolt of Africans, led by Cinque, against their Spanish captors aboard the slave ship Amistad, and their subsequent arrival in the United States, where they were tried for piracy.
North to Freedom: by Anne Holm, translated from the Danish by L. W. Kingsland, 1965, HB, rebound, VVG, very minor wear to one corner of cover, ex-lib, also titled: I Am David, Sonlight, 239 pages. - $3.00
Above title - second copy: 1965, HB, VVG, slightly moderate wear to bottom edge and corners of cover, boards showing through corners and bottom edge, a few pages have minor stains, ex-lib, 190 pages. - $2.00
After escaping from an Eastern European concentration camp where he has spent most of his life, a twelve-year-old boy struggles to cope with an entirely strange world as he flees northward to freedom in Denmark.
Number the Stars: by Lois Lowry, 1989, PB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, one “dog-eared” page, appears to have been hardly read, 137 pages. - $1.00
Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend, Ellen Rosen, often think about the way life was before the war. It’s now 1943, and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching in their town. The Nazis won’t stop. The Jews of Denmark are being “relocated,” so Ellen moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be part of the family. Then Annemarie is asked to go on a dangerous mission. Somehow she must find the strength and courage to save her best friend’s life. There’s no turning back.
Out of the Dust: by Karen Hesse, 1997, PB, VVG, very minor wear to edges and corners of cover, crease on spine (from being read), text crisp and clean, Newbery Medal, Sonlight, 227 pages. - $1.00
Billie Jo, a 14-year-old girl caught in the Oklahoma dust storms of the 1930s, reveals the grim realities of a life lived in that time and place.
Saturnalia: by Paul Fleischman, 1990, HB w/DJ, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, DJ has Mylar cover, text crisp and clean, ex-lib, 113 pages. - $3.00
In 1681 in Boston, fourteen-year-old William, a Narraganset Indian captured in a raid six years earlier, leads a productive and contented life as a printer’s apprentice, but is increasingly anxious to make some connection with his Indian past.
Soldier’s Heart - Being the Story of the Enlistment and Due Service of the Boy Charley Goddard in the First Minnesota Volunteers: by Gary Paulsen, 1998, HB w/DJ, VG, slightly moderate wear to corners of cover, boards showing through corners, DJ has Mylar cover, a few “dog-eared” pages, ex-lib, 106 pages. - $3.00
In June 1861, when the Civil War began, Charley Goddard left his farm and enlisted in the First Minnesota Volunteers. He was fifteen. He didn’t rightly know what a “shooting war” meant, or what he was fighting for. All he knew was that he didn’t want to miss out on a great adventure. The shooting war meant the horror of combat and the wild luck of survival. It meant knowing how it feels to cross a field toward the enemy, waiting for fire. Waiting for death. And Charley learned: This is how it’s done. When he entered the service he was a boy. When he came back he was different. He was only nineteen, but he was a man said to have “soldier’s heart.” Battle by battle, the author shows one boy’s war through one boy’s eyes and one boy’s heart, and gives voice to all the anonymous young men who fought in the Civil War.
Stories California Indians Told: by Anne B. Fisher, illus. by Ruth Robbins, 1957, HB, rebound, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, text crisp and clean, ex-lib, 110 pages. - $5.00
Texas Marvel – A Story of Indian Captives in Early Texas: by Rita Kerr, 1987, stated first edition, HB, exc., appears to have never been read, ex-lib, 98 pages. - $4.00
Fictionalized boyhood adventures of Doctor Marvel Sellers, an early Texas pioneer, and his family in the nineteenth century.
This Rough New Land: by Kenneth Sollitt, 1985, PB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, very minor crease on cover, cover is laminated, text crisp and clean, Ann of the Prairieseries, book 1, 175 pages. - $1.00
In this compelling story of life on the American prairie, the stabilizing qualities of the unsung pioneer woman shine through. These yesteryear heroines provided the unseen hands that kept a firm grasp on the virtues that this “rough new land” would need, often in the face of opposition and stubbornness in the men they loved. But behind the men, the determined pioneer spirit of wives and mothers was subduing the prairie and carving a homeland out of a raw and untamed wilderness. Such a woman was Molly Bullard – warm and gentle, yet with a firm faith that propelled her family through the harshness of prairie life. ‘This Rough New Land,’ the first in the series of stories seen through the eyes of the sensitive Bullard daughter Ann, sparkles with emotion and is the stuff of which our American heritage is made.
The Whipping Boy: by Sid Fleischman,, illus. by Peter Sis, 1986, HB w/DJ, rebound, VG, minor wear to corners of cover, minor wear to DJ, DJ laminated, a few “dog-eared” pages, ex-lib, 90 pages. - $3.00
Above title - second copy: 1986, PB, VG, very minor wear to corners of cover, a few minor creases on cover, text crisp and clean, 90 pages. - $1.00
Above title - third copy: 1986, PB, VVG, very minor wear to corners of cover, appears to have been never read, 90 pages. - $1.00
SOLD!! Above title - fourth copy: 1986, HB, VG, minor wear to edges and corners, front endpaper missing, top of text appears to have been wet – minor staining, no mold or mildew, Newbery Medal, Sonlight, 90 pages. - $1.50
Jemmy, the royal whipping boy, gets whacked every time that Prince Brat misbehaves, which is often. When the Prince decides to escape his boring life at the castle and find an adventure, he takes Jemmy with him. Laughter never stops as Jemmy and the Prince meet up with two robbers named Cutwater and Hold-Your-Nose-Billy, a dancing bear named Petunia and her young owner named Betsy, the Hot Potato Man, and more sewer rats than you’ll ever want to see.
Who Comes with Cannons?: by Patricia Beatty, 1992, PB, VVG, minor wear to edges and corners of cover, sticker on front and back cover, sticker on title page, library pocket pasted on back inside cover, no other library markings, 186 pages. - $1.00
In 1891, Truth Hopkins’ life is torn by tragedy. Her father has died and Truth must go to live with her uncle’s family in North Carolina. Then, just as she begins to adjust to her new life, war breaks out and turns neighbor against neighbor. As Quakers, Truth and her family believe that slavery is wrong. Truth’s two cousins do not wish to fight for the Confederacy. What will happen to Todd and Robert? And can a twelve-year-old girl do to support the cause of freedom and help her family during this difficult time? At first Truth fears that there is nothing she can do to help. Then one night her uncle asks her to accompany him when he delivers a wagonload of hay to a neighbor. This ride, and the wagon’s real cargo, involves Truth in the underground movement and an adventure filled with secrecy and suspense.