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

* 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.
*1990 Life Magazine featuring: "The LIFE 100 Most Important American's of the 20th Century."
In excellent condition, from Jane Adams to Malcolm X.
*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 Shing Mountains, Living on the Edge: The First and Last Frontier; Searching for Paradise. Mint condition 1991.
"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 different versions of Revere's written account of his ride. Not what we thought. Finishes with Longfellow's poem. Pristine condition. Might make a fun gift for your favorite historian.
*Three individual Longfellow poems, each one printed inside a folded card with illustration on front--"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 a photo of Longfellow's arm-chair (made from the wood of the famous chestnut tree!)
You're welcome to any, some, or all

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