Books in Great Americana series

This absorbing and profusely illustrated book describes in detail scores of early American tools and the wooden and metal artifacts made with them. Informally and expressively written, the text covers bulding tools and methods; farm and kitchen implements; and the tools of curriers, wheelwrights, coopers, blacksmiths, coachmakers, loggers, tanners, and many other craftsmen of the pre-industrial age. Scores of pen-and-ink sketches by the author accurately depict "special tools for every job," among them a hollowing gouge, hay fork, cornering chisel, apple butter paddle, boring auger, mortising chisel, a holding dog, hauling sledge, winnowing tray, reaping hooks, splitting wedge, felling axe, propping saw horse, and other traditional implements. Sure to be prized by cultural historians, this volume will delight woodcrafters interested in making their own tools and thrill general readers with its store of Americana.

Horses have proven to be among the most popular of subjects for children of all reading abilities. This series capitalizes on that popularity for the grade 1 and up reader. Each book describes the exciting history of one horse breed, details the markings and other features that qualify a horse as a member of that breed, and describes famous horses of that breed.Ever wonder what happened to the horses left behind by the Spaniards? Did they die off? Migrate? Or just disappear? No, the Spanish horses were welcomed by the Native Americans who trained them into what we know today as Florida Cracker Horses. In this book, readers will be delighted to read about this historic and rare breed, and how the breed became known as today's Florida Cracker Horse.