Building the St. Helena II tells the story of the 1970 reconstruction of an authentic, operational 1825 canal boat. The narrative unfolds in the small village of Canal Fulton, Ohio, along the surviving one- mile section of the 333-mile Ohio & Erie Canal, which in the 1820s connected the new nation’s western frontier to the thriving coastal states. Canal Fulton was at the leading edge of a national environmental movement to reclaim, restore, and reuse historic U.S. canals for educa...

Postal Riders and Raiders is a captivating historical account that delves into the adventurous and perilous world of early American mail delivery. The book vividly chronicles the evolution of the postal system in the United States, focusing on the brave men—postal riders—who traversed vast, untamed landscapes to ensure the safe and timely delivery of letters and parcels. Facing constant threats from natural obstacles, harsh weather, and hostile encounters with outlaws and raiders, these ri...

A socially awkward widow is forced to take boarders into her Paris home, in this smart, witty novel of love, loneliness, friendship, and metamorphosis.Living in France among people she hardly understands, Annie has had trouble leaving the house since the death of her husband. And since home happens to be a small place nestled in the heart of Paris, why would she ever want to? But when unexpected events threaten her beloved home, Annie has no choice but to find lodge...

For thousands of years, humans coped with heat by harvesting and storing natural ice and devising natural cooling systems that utilized ventilation and evaporation. By the mid 1800s, people began developing huge refrigeration machines to manufacture ice. By the early 1900s, engineers developed electric domestic refrigerators, which by 1927 were affordable convenient household appliances.By then, an increasingly sophisticated public demanded more modern-looking appliances than engin...

THE CURATOR OF BROKEN THINGS TRILOGY is a fast-paced family-saga that takes place over a century and across four continents. Multiple narrative threads take the reader through love, betrayal, and espionage in a story that spans from the last days of the Ottoman Empire to Paris of the Roaring Twenties to the prewar French Riviera to the World War II Allied landing in North Africa and to modern-day Paris and Los Angeles. In this trilogy, three generations of a family's secrets are ...

House cleaning has been an innate human activity forever but only since the early 19th century have mechanical devices replaced the physical labor (performed mostly by women). Mechanical carpet sweepers were replaced by manual suction cleaners, which in turn were replaced by electric vacuum cleaners in the early 20th century. Innovative inventors, who improved vacuum cleaners as electricity became commonly available, made these advances possible. Many early manufacturers failed, but some, ...

In book two Rendezvous with Grandmother, A Pirate Queen, Madam Quing wants her grandson, Jian to be her heir. However, the Secret Tiger Society will stop at nothing to capture Jian and seize the Dragon Woman's pirate kingdom in the South China Sea. Logan, Blair, and Sea Eagle's crew must rescue Jian from one peril after another. The meeting with grandmother, she of the dark soul, ends with a stunning revelation.

In book one Searching for Dad, Lost at Sea, Logan is determined to find his dad. His cousin Blair wants to help and stows away on the ship. But, in the midst of sailing the ocean blue, pirates kidnap Uncle Ronnie and Logan for their medical expertise. Logan and Blair learn that sailing is not for the faint of heart, yet Blair chooses to risk her own life to maintain the search. Ye shall see if they succeed in finding Logan's dad.

In book three In Hot Pursuit of Justice sees Logan, Blair, and Uncle Ronnie chasing the pirate captain, Grayson under a Letter of Marque. The lad, Eli, and Logan possess secret weapons to outwit Grayson, that is, if they can board his sloop... Before they can do battle, however, Grayson's latest scheme is one they never considered, FIRESHIP! Will Minerva explode?

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As the Great Depression started in 1929, several dozen creative individuals from a variety of artistic fields, including theatre, advertising, graphics, fashion and furniture design, pioneered a new profession. Responding to unprecedented public and industry demand for new styles, these artists entered the industrial world during what was called the "Machine Age," to introduce "modern design" to the external appearance and form of mass-produced, functional, mechanical consumer products for...

A Teddy Bear’s New HomeBy: Louise GantzOnce there was a cute little teddy bear and all he wanted was a place of his own to call home!Sitting on the shelf at the toy store day after day, the bear fears he will be there forever—until a little girl finally notices him and begs her mom to buy the bear for her! Will this be the bear’s chance to finally get a new home?About the AuthorLouise Gantz was born and raised on a farm in Pennsylvania. She has three ...