U.S. History--various media (Dubuque)

*NEWSWEEK Special Issue, Fall/Winter 1991: "1492-1992: When Worlds Collide: How Columbus's Voyages Transformed Both East and West." In good condition.
*Boxed set of 4 VHS tapes of BBC Production: LAND OF THE EAGLE: Great Encounter: Confronting the Wilderness; Conquering the Swamps; Across the Sea of Grass/ Into the Shining Mountains, Living on the Edge: The First and Last Frontier; Searching for Paradise. Mint condition 1991.
*ORIGINAL 1898 6"x9" 60-page booklet: "Camp Life at Chickamauga" (Camp Thomas) published by THE INDIANA WOMAN in Indianapolis, IN. Complete. Full of 4.5" x 7" photos.
*"The LIFE 100 Most Important Americans of the 20th Century," from Jane Adams to Malcolm X. 1990 Life Magazine. Excellent condition.
"Paul Revere's Three Accounts of his Famous Ride." 812" x11" booklet published 1976 by the Massachusetts Historical Society. All about Revere's actual ride, including 3 versions of Revere's own written account. Not what we thought. Finishes with Longfellow's poem. Pristine condition. Might make a fun gift for your favorite historian.
*Three Longfellow poems, each printed in a folded card with illustrated cover--"The Village Blacksmith," illustrated by a sketch Longfellow made of the chestnut tree and the shop in 1840; "The Children's Hour," illustrated by a Thomas Buchanan Read painting of Longfellow's three daughters; "From My Armchair," illustrated by photo of Longfellow's arm-chair (made from wood of the famous chestnut!)
You're welcome to any, some, or all.

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