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|  | Stagecoach West by Mark L. Gardner, Ralph Moody
Stagecoach West is a comprehensive history of stagecoaching west of the Missouri. Starting with the evolution of overland passenger transportation, Moody moves on to paint a lively and informative picture of western stagecoaching, from its early short runs through its rise with the gold rush, its zenith of 1858-68 and beyond. Its story is one of grand rivalries, political chicanery, and gaudy publicity stunts, traders, fortune hunters, outlaws, courageous drivers, and indefatigable detectives. We meet colorful characters such as Charlie Parkhurst, a stagecoach driver who took an amazing secret to his death: he was actually a woman. Using contemporary accounts, illustrations, maps, and photographs to flesh out his narrative, Moody creates one of the most important accounts of transportation history to date. AUTHOR: Mark L. Gardner, Ralph Moody
PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History 
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 | Scenes from the End by Frank E. Manuel
Frank E, Manuel was a 34-year-old intelligence officer during the final American push into Germany in the spring of 1945. Manuel`s narrative begins at roughly the same time as the Battle of the Bulge and covers those last few months of World War II in Europe during which German forces engaged in futile but lethal maneuvers. Manuel distills the utter chaos and frequent absurdity of the war in its final hour and with his unique style achieves a spellbinding immediacy that transports the reader. His gripping scenes range from anonymous encounters with Holocaust survivors, their poignancy underscored by Manuel`s own Jewish heritage, to interrogations of captured German officers to an unforgettable car ride with Admiral Horthy, Regent of Hungary, at a time when the Allies had not yet decided whether to regard him as a victim of circumstance or a major war criminal. Military historians have assembled a picture of the grand design, creating the myth of an official history, Manuel writes, but fragments may be closer to the chaos of experience in war before it has been subjected to cleansing. AUTHOR: Frank E. Manuel
PUBLISHER: Steerforth Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | Muskoka II by John De Visser, Judy Ross
It seems like just yesterday that photographer John de Visser and writer Judy Ross teamed up to produce Muskoka, one of our all-time bestsellers. It has been nine years, several reprints, and the book is still going strong! This enchanting second collection of photographs and essays is the perfect sequel to that treasured volume, with sugaring off at Deerhurst, spring awakening on a small island, the Great International Steamboat Flotilla, the rebirth of historic Windermere House, cottage weddings, Bala Museum, the Dippy doctor, Dyer's memorial, the Cranberry Festival, the Bracebridge Winter Carnival, and scores of remarkable photographs of life in Muskoka, Ontario's most famous lake district. AUTHOR: John De Visser, Judy Ross
PUBLISHER: Boston Mills Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | Frontier Living by Edwin Tunis
Description not available.Describes the daily lives of American pioneers who explored and settled the territories west of the Appalachians. AUTHOR: Edwin Tunis
PUBLISHER: Globe Pequot Press, The
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | The Boy Who Loved to Draw by Barbara Brenner, Olivier Dunrea
This picture-book biography, with rich color illustrations throughout, invites readers into the world of Benjamin West. Seven-year-old Benjamin West loved to draw--in fact, that`s the only thing he loved to do. When he was supposed to be doing his chores, like milking the cows, he would sketch them instead. He also did anything he could to get his materials--even plucking hair from the cat to use as a paintbrush! At the age of nine, he was sent by his parents to Philadelphia, where he studied art. Benjamin would later go on to become a famous American painter. AUTHOR: Barbara Brenner, Olivier Dunrea
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Rising Sun Victorious by Peter G. Tsouras
In this What-If approach to history, ten writers present ten plausible scenarios that show how close Japan was to victory in World War II. AUTHOR: Peter G. Tsouras
PUBLISHER: Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal, Limited
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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