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The Post Office Girls

Book One in a heartwarming and uplifting new wartime saga series

by Poppy Cooper ...

With the Great War raging, can they keep Britain going?On Beth Healey's eighteenth birthday, she hopes that she will be able to forget the ghastly war and celebrate. But that evening, her twin brother Ned announces that he has signed up to fight.No longer able to stand working in her parents' village shop while others are doing their bit, Beth applies to join the Army Post Office's new Home Depot ... Read more

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With the Great War raging, can they keep Britain going?On Beth Healey's eighteenth birthday, she hopes that she will be able to forget the ghastly war and celebrate. But that evening, her twin brother Ned announces that he has signed up to fight.No longer able to stand working in her parents' village shop while others are doing their bit, Beth applies to join the Army Post Office's new Home Depot
... Read more
Postcards

True Stories That Never Happened

Edited by Jason Rodriguez ...

“The inventive writers and illustrators who crafted these transporting stories just may convince you to trash your BlackBerry and buy some stamps.”–Frank Warren, author of PostSecretYou’ve seen them at flea markets and in antique shops and used-book stores across the country: Vintage postcards inscribed with handwritten notes, evocative messages that capture a thought, an expression, a concern, a ... Read more

$6.99 CAD

“The inventive writers and illustrators who crafted these transporting stories just may convince you to trash your BlackBerry and buy some stamps.”–Frank Warren, author of PostSecretYou’ve seen them at flea markets and in antique shops and used-book stores across the country: Vintage postcards inscribed with handwritten notes, evocative messages that capture a thought, an expression, a concern, a
... Read more
Virginia Beach in Vintage Postcards

by Alpheus J. Chewning ...

Series series Postcard History Series
First visited by English settlers in 1607, Virginia Beach has been a popular tourist destination ever since. The sea, sand, and sun are the most popular attractions, but throughout history the city has also been known for its unique architecture. The first geodesic dome built in the United States, designed by Buckminster Fuller, was the city's convention center for many years. The Cavalier Hotel, ... Read more

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First visited by English settlers in 1607, Virginia Beach has been a popular tourist destination ever since. The sea, sand, and sun are the most popular attractions, but throughout history the city has also been known for its unique architecture. The first geodesic dome built in the United States, designed by Buckminster Fuller, was the city's convention center for many years. The Cavalier Hotel,
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Thief River Falls and Pennington County

by Pennington County Historical Society, Caryl J. Bugge ...

Series series Postcard History Series
Positioned on the east edges of the Red River Valley and the northern Minnesota Woodlands, Pennington County was settled by farmers of predominantly Scandinavian stock, and census surveys indicate that Thief River Falls was the 'most Norwegian' city in the United States. These settlers broke the soil, planted grain, and traveled to the woodlands for logs with which to build their homes. They ... Read more

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Positioned on the east edges of the Red River Valley and the northern Minnesota Woodlands, Pennington County was settled by farmers of predominantly Scandinavian stock, and census surveys indicate that Thief River Falls was the 'most Norwegian' city in the United States. These settlers broke the soil, planted grain, and traveled to the woodlands for logs with which to build their homes. They
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Texas Oil and Gas

by Jeff A. Spencer ...

Series series Postcard History Series
Texas Oil and Gas documents in postcards the rapid growth of the Texas petroleum industry from its beginnings near Corsicana in the 1890s through the next several decades of oil booms throughout the state. The young 20th century opened with the Lucas Gusher at Spindletop in 1901. Thousands rushed from the oilfields of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia to find work and riches. Continued ... Read more

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Texas Oil and Gas documents in postcards the rapid growth of the Texas petroleum industry from its beginnings near Corsicana in the 1890s through the next several decades of oil booms throughout the state. The young 20th century opened with the Lucas Gusher at Spindletop in 1901. Thousands rushed from the oilfields of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia to find work and riches. Continued
... Read more
Westwood

by Michael Pellegrino ...

Series series Postcard History Series
Westwood has been 'the hub of the Pascack Valley' since the mid-1700s, when the region's first grain mill drew people from neighboring settlements. The town is known for the early establishment of a fire department, post office, and schools and for having the first bank, library, and hospital. Westwood has always attracted visitors to its businesses, places of worship, and social events. For a ... Read more

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Westwood has been 'the hub of the Pascack Valley' since the mid-1700s, when the region's first grain mill drew people from neighboring settlements. The town is known for the early establishment of a fire department, post office, and schools and for having the first bank, library, and hospital. Westwood has always attracted visitors to its businesses, places of worship, and social events. For a
... Read more
Vanishing Los Angeles County

by Cory Stargel, Sarah Stargel ...

Series series Postcard History Series
Home to more than 10 million people, modern Los Angeles County bears little resemblance to the largely agricultural landscape, dotted with small towns, of just over a century ago. Los Angeles County has surged forward on a path of phenomenal growth and constant transformation. Over this course, much of what was both famous and familiar to Angelenos 100 or even 50 years ago has been lost in the ... Read more

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Home to more than 10 million people, modern Los Angeles County bears little resemblance to the largely agricultural landscape, dotted with small towns, of just over a century ago. Los Angeles County has surged forward on a path of phenomenal growth and constant transformation. Over this course, much of what was both famous and familiar to Angelenos 100 or even 50 years ago has been lost in the
... Read more
Seattle

by Mark Sundquist ...

Series series Postcard History Series
The Puget Sound region was inhabited by Native Americans for thousands of years before settlers arrived. After initially landing at Alki Beach in West Seattle, the Denny Party established a settlement on the eastern shores of Elliott Bay in 1852. For years, the cultural and commercial life centered around Yesler's Wharf and Sawmill. The city grew rapidly following the 1870s after the discovery of ... Read more

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The Puget Sound region was inhabited by Native Americans for thousands of years before settlers arrived. After initially landing at Alki Beach in West Seattle, the Denny Party established a settlement on the eastern shores of Elliott Bay in 1852. For years, the cultural and commercial life centered around Yesler's Wharf and Sawmill. The city grew rapidly following the 1870s after the discovery of
... Read more
Aberdeen in Vintage Postcards

by Tom Hayes, Mike Wiese ...

Series series Postcard History
Plotted and planned as a crossroads town along the developing Milwaukee Railroad, Aberdeen, South Dakota was first settled in 1881. With the arrival of the railroad in 1882, Aberdeen flourished. It earned the nickname of Hub City, serving as a railroad junction and agricultural center. Aberdeen's ability to adapt to a changing economy has led to steady growth and has made it the third largest city ... Read more

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Plotted and planned as a crossroads town along the developing Milwaukee Railroad, Aberdeen, South Dakota was first settled in 1881. With the arrival of the railroad in 1882, Aberdeen flourished. It earned the nickname of Hub City, serving as a railroad junction and agricultural center. Aberdeen's ability to adapt to a changing economy has led to steady growth and has made it the third largest city
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Appunti di viaggio

by lino licandro ...

Appasionato di fotografia in bianco e nero,amo viaggiare scoprire l'essenza dei miei viaggi...e come diceva uno dei padri della fotografia bianco e nero.."le fotografie possono raggiungere l'eternita attraverso il momento" Henry Cartier Bresson ... Read more

$6.99 CAD

Appasionato di fotografia in bianco e nero,amo viaggiare scoprire l'essenza dei miei viaggi...e come diceva uno dei padri della fotografia bianco e nero.."le fotografie possono raggiungere l'eternita attraverso il momento" Henry Cartier Bresson
... Read more
Authorized Images, Famous Authors Seen Through Antique and Vintage Postcards

James Fenimore Cooper, Edgar Allan Poe, William Cullen Bryant

by Greg Gatenby ...

Series Book 16 - Authorized Images: Famous Authors Seen Through Antique and Vintage Postcards, Spotlight Edition
Authorized Images Famous Authors Seen Through Antique and Vintage Postcards: James Fenimore Cooper, Edgar Allan Poe, William Cullen BryantIn any census of the pioneers of American literature, these three will always have a position of honour. Cooper's Leatherstocking novels (e.g., Last of the Mohicans) were the first USA fictions to find a wide readership in Europe. Poe's reputation took longer to ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

Authorized Images Famous Authors Seen Through Antique and Vintage Postcards: James Fenimore Cooper, Edgar Allan Poe, William Cullen BryantIn any census of the pioneers of American literature, these three will always have a position of honour. Cooper's Leatherstocking novels (e.g., Last of the Mohicans) were the first USA fictions to find a wide readership in Europe. Poe's reputation took longer to
... Read more
Groschenheftchen Nr. 2

Powericons

by Almut S. Christoph ...

Positive Adjektive lassen Flügel wachsen – bei Kindern sowie bei Erwachsenen Möchtest du in Gesprächen ein Lächeln auf die Lippen deines Gegenübers zaubern und andere Menschen wertschätzend motivieren? Fällt dir das Formulieren von Texten schwer und möchtest du dich positiv inspirieren lassen? Nutze die magische Kraft positiv besetzter Adjektive und Icons! Visualisierungen erleichtern das ... Read more

$8.99 CAD

Positive Adjektive lassen Flügel wachsen – bei Kindern sowie bei Erwachsenen Möchtest du in Gesprächen ein Lächeln auf die Lippen deines Gegenübers zaubern und andere Menschen wertschätzend motivieren? Fällt dir das Formulieren von Texten schwer und möchtest du dich positiv inspirieren lassen? Nutze die magische Kraft positiv besetzter Adjektive und Icons! Visualisierungen erleichtern das
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City of London

The Archives of Judges of Hastings Ltd

by Warren Grynberg ...

The City of London is where London began 2,000 years ago when the Romans invaded Britannia. Today it is one of the most important financial centres in the world. With much destruction during the bombing of the Second World War, the City has reinvented itself into a high-tech business city, and through these photographic postcards you can see how ‘The Square Mile’ was over the past 100 years. Fred ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

The City of London is where London began 2,000 years ago when the Romans invaded Britannia. Today it is one of the most important financial centres in the world. With much destruction during the bombing of the Second World War, the City has reinvented itself into a high-tech business city, and through these photographic postcards you can see how ‘The Square Mile’ was over the past 100 years. Fred
... Read more
New Orleans in Golden Age Postcards

by Matthew Griffis ...

New Orleans in Golden Age Postcards showcases over three hundred vintage postcard images of the city, printed in glorious color. From popular tourist attractions, restaurants, and grand hotels to local businesses, banks, churches, neighborhoods, civic buildings, and parks, the book not only celebrates these cards’ visual beauty but also considers their historic value. After providing an overview ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

New Orleans in Golden Age Postcards showcases over three hundred vintage postcard images of the city, printed in glorious color. From popular tourist attractions, restaurants, and grand hotels to local businesses, banks, churches, neighborhoods, civic buildings, and parks, the book not only celebrates these cards’ visual beauty but also considers their historic value. After providing an overview
... Read more
La Crosse

by Laura Godden, Paul Beck ...

Series series Postcard History Series
La Crosse is situated between the Mississippi River and the picturesque bluffs of the Driftless Area. Founded in the 1840s, La Crosse's location at the intersection of three rivers attracted entrepreneurs. Fertile farmlands, scenic coulees, and prosperous industries enticed adventurous East Coasters and immigrants to settle in the area. From the 1850s to early 1900s, a boomtown atmosphere shaped ... Read more

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La Crosse is situated between the Mississippi River and the picturesque bluffs of the Driftless Area. Founded in the 1840s, La Crosse's location at the intersection of three rivers attracted entrepreneurs. Fertile farmlands, scenic coulees, and prosperous industries enticed adventurous East Coasters and immigrants to settle in the area. From the 1850s to early 1900s, a boomtown atmosphere shaped
... Read more
Tuzla na razglednicama - vremeplov

by Mato Papic ...

Tuzla na razglednicama - vremeplov s više od 80 razglednica Tuzle s kratkim opisom glavnih zbivanja u povijesti Tuzle koja su kronološkim redom napisana. Vrlo bogata povijest Tuzle izvrstan je bazen istraživačkog materijala za mnoga zanimanja pa bi ova knjiga mogla biti početna ili završna točka za druge publikacije. Pažljivim promatranjem razglednica možete pratiti promjene koje je Tuzla tijekom ... Read more

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Tuzla na razglednicama - vremeplov s više od 80 razglednica Tuzle s kratkim opisom glavnih zbivanja u povijesti Tuzle koja su kronološkim redom napisana. Vrlo bogata povijest Tuzle izvrstan je bazen istraživačkog materijala za mnoga zanimanja pa bi ova knjiga mogla biti početna ili završna točka za druge publikacije. Pažljivim promatranjem razglednica možete pratiti promjene koje je Tuzla tijekom
... Read more
Authorized Images, Famous Authors Seen Through Antique and Vintage Postcards

Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

by Gatenby ...

Series Book 21 - Authorized Images: Famous Authors Seen Through Antique and Vintage Postcards, Spotlight Edition
Authorized Images Famous Authors Seen Through Antique and Vintage PostcardsWalt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:American postcard publishers were generally very good in honouring their nation's most celebrated authors by providing buyers with a plethora of picture postcards featuring busts of the writers or images of their homes or other views somehow related to their lives ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

Authorized Images Famous Authors Seen Through Antique and Vintage PostcardsWalt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:American postcard publishers were generally very good in honouring their nation's most celebrated authors by providing buyers with a plethora of picture postcards featuring busts of the writers or images of their homes or other views somehow related to their lives
... Read more
Watertown

by W. F. Jannke III ...

Series series Postcard History Series
The ever-changing face of Watertown is captured in this fascinating collection of postcard images dating from the early 1900s to the present. The postcards in this book come primarily from the extensive collection of W. F. Jannke III. He has presented an entertaining history of the city, from the changing face of its business district to the different forms of recreation once enjoyed by its ... Read more

$17.91 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The ever-changing face of Watertown is captured in this fascinating collection of postcard images dating from the early 1900s to the present. The postcards in this book come primarily from the extensive collection of W. F. Jannke III. He has presented an entertaining history of the city, from the changing face of its business district to the different forms of recreation once enjoyed by its
... Read more
Sebastian and Crawford Counties

by Steven Hanley, Ray Hanley ...

Series series Postcard History Series
Sebastian and Crawford Counties are among Arkansas's most historic areas with their location on what was once the edge of the frontier. In this book, the authors capture the transition of both the large and the small communities from the 1800s into the middle of the 20th century through historic postcards. With carefully researched interpretation of the images, the book offers a fascinating walk ... Read more

$17.91 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Sebastian and Crawford Counties are among Arkansas's most historic areas with their location on what was once the edge of the frontier. In this book, the authors capture the transition of both the large and the small communities from the 1800s into the middle of the 20th century through historic postcards. With carefully researched interpretation of the images, the book offers a fascinating walk
... Read more
Authorized Images, Famous Authors Seen Through Antique and Vintage Postcards

Jean de La Fontaine, Honoré de Balzac, Charles Baudelaire

by Greg Gatenby ...

Series Book 17 - Authorized Images: Famous Authors Seen Through Antique and Vintage Postcards, Spotlight Edition
Authorized Images Famous Authors Seen Through Antique and Vintage Postcards: La Fontaine, Balzac, and BaudelaireThe many fables of La Fontain, written in French so refined many in that nation consider his writing the quintessence of their language. Balzac, famous for how much coffee he drank (50 or more cups per day) as much for his novels-and for constantly being in debt-was the author of dozens ... Read more

$22.99 CAD

Authorized Images Famous Authors Seen Through Antique and Vintage Postcards: La Fontaine, Balzac, and BaudelaireThe many fables of La Fontain, written in French so refined many in that nation consider his writing the quintessence of their language. Balzac, famous for how much coffee he drank (50 or more cups per day) as much for his novels-and for constantly being in debt-was the author of dozens
... Read more
Authorized Images, Famous Authors Seen Through Antique and Vintage Postcards

Daniel Defoe and Andrew Marvell

by Greg Gatenby ...

Series Book 9 - Authorized Images: Famous Authors Seen Through Antique and Vintage Postcards, Spotlight Edition
Authorized Images Famous Authors Seen Through Antique and Vintage Postcards: Daniel Defoe and Andrew MarvellThe Tale of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe remains one of the most widely translated of English novels. The best of Marvell's poems remain compulsory reading for every college student who has taken a course in English literature 101. Both authors are represented here by a selection of rare ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

Authorized Images Famous Authors Seen Through Antique and Vintage Postcards: Daniel Defoe and Andrew MarvellThe Tale of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe remains one of the most widely translated of English novels. The best of Marvell's poems remain compulsory reading for every college student who has taken a course in English literature 101. Both authors are represented here by a selection of rare
... Read more
Il Mazzo Del Successo

Come Guidare la Propria Passione Per Le Carte da Gioco Verso Il Successo Seguendo Il Percorso “Da Zero a Niko”

by Nicola Carretta ...

Quanto sarebbe bello fare della propria passione per le carte da gioco un vero e proprio lavoro? Non è forse questo il sogno di qualsiasi appassionato di carte Yu-Gi-Oh! o Pokémon? Una cosa è certa. Ci sono mercati che, indipendentemente dal periodo storico di riferimento, davvero non conoscono crisi. Un esempio è quello delle carte collezionabili che riescono, in maniera costante nel tempo, a ... Read more

$14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Quanto sarebbe bello fare della propria passione per le carte da gioco un vero e proprio lavoro? Non è forse questo il sogno di qualsiasi appassionato di carte Yu-Gi-Oh! o Pokémon? Una cosa è certa. Ci sono mercati che, indipendentemente dal periodo storico di riferimento, davvero non conoscono crisi. Un esempio è quello delle carte collezionabili che riescono, in maniera costante nel tempo, a
... Read more
Cheboygan

by Matthew J. Friday ...

Series series Postcard History Series
In the fall of 1844, an entrepreneur named Alexander McLeod made his way up a shallow river in far northern Michigan with the idea of building a lumber mill. He discovered that the region around the Cheboygan River would be a suitable location. McLeod built a small cabin for himself, and the following spring the first permanent settler, Jacob Sammons, arrived. McLeod's employees and other ... Read more

$17.96 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

In the fall of 1844, an entrepreneur named Alexander McLeod made his way up a shallow river in far northern Michigan with the idea of building a lumber mill. He discovered that the region around the Cheboygan River would be a suitable location. McLeod built a small cabin for himself, and the following spring the first permanent settler, Jacob Sammons, arrived. McLeod's employees and other
... Read more
Authorized Images, Famous Authors Seen Through Antique and Vintage Postcards

Charles Dickens

by Greg Gatenby ...

Series Book 5 - Authorized Images: Famous Authors Seen Through Antique and Vintage Postcards, Spotlight Edition
Authorized Images Famous Authors Seen Through Antique and Vintage Postcards: Charles DickensWell over 100 venerable postcards of one of the world's most beloved novelists, most appearing in book form for the first time. Covering the writer's entire life, the images are supported by extensive captions giving information about the postcards themselves as well as their relationship to the author's ... Read more

$22.99 CAD

Authorized Images Famous Authors Seen Through Antique and Vintage Postcards: Charles DickensWell over 100 venerable postcards of one of the world's most beloved novelists, most appearing in book form for the first time. Covering the writer's entire life, the images are supported by extensive captions giving information about the postcards themselves as well as their relationship to the author's
... Read more

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