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Dessert Cookbook

Dessert Cookbook is the third in a series of small cookbooks with easy-to-prepare recipes gathered from members of the Joel Lane Historical Society. All of the recipes require just a few ingredients--otherwise, they wouldn’t fit on the small pages! 28 pp, tied with a jaunty polka-dot ribbon. Measures 4 1/4” by 5 1/2”.

$10.50

Casserole Cookbook

Casserole Cookbook features 24 pages of easy, short, and delicious recipes contributed by members of the Joel Lane Historical Society. Certain to please the busy cook on your shopping list! Tied with a perky polka-dot ribbon, 27 pp, measures 5 1/2” by 4 1/4”. 

$10.50

Appetizer Cookbook

Appetizer Cookbook is a tiny, 28-page cookbook filled with simple and delicious recipes contributed by members of the Joel Lane Historical Society. Festooned with a festive polka-dot ribbon, it makes the perfect hostess gift or stocking stuffer. Measures 5 1/2” by 4 1/4”.

$10.50

The Governors of North Carolina

The Governors of North Carolina edited by Michael Hill contains biographical sketches and pictures or signatures of the 99 men from Ralph Lane to Michael F. Easley who have served as North Carolina’s chief executive. Paperback with 211 pages, index, and bibliography. Measures 6 3/4” by 10”.

$27.00

Guide to North Carolina Highway Markers

Guide to North Carolina Highway Markers, Tenth Edition, is a wonderful resource to have in the car while you are traveling around the state. Does your driver refuse to stop so you can read the markers? Problem solved--you can read the text and your driver can continue on his/her way. Everyone is happy! Organized by county with photos and maps. Paperback, 265 pages with index. Measures 6 3/4” by 10”.

$22.00

Society in Colonial North Carolina

Society in Colonial North Carolina by Alan D. Watson, Revised Edition, details many areas of life in colonial North Carolina, including family, servitude and slavery, religion, and transportation and communication. A must-have for the serious student of North Carolina history. Paperback with 147 pages, maps, illustrations, index, and bibliography. Measures 6” by 9”.

$16.00

North Carolina in the American Revolution

North Carolina in the American Revolution by Hugh F. Rankin was first published in 1959 and is a comprehensive review of the people who fought and the battles in which they struggled to free this nation free from tyranny.  Paperback, 74 pages iwth illustrations. Measures 6” by 9”.

$13.00

The History of the American Revolution

The History of the American Revolution: Highlights of the Important Battles and Documents of Freedom is a brief summary of that crucial era in American history.  It spans the years from 1763 to 1783 when the peace treaty was signed. Paperback, measures 5 1/2” by 8 1/2”, 15 pages. 

$7.25

American Cookery: or, the Art of Dressing Viands, Fish, Poultry and Vegetables

American Cookery: or, the Art of Dressing Viands, Fish, Poultry and Vegetables by Amelia Simmons, an American Orphan, is a paperback facsimile edition of the 86-page cookbook originally published in 1796. This edition is the second edition of the first American cookbook and is the only edition with the recipe for Election Cake. Measures 5” by 8”, paperback with 70 pages, index, and abbreviated glossary.

$17.00

Poor Richard, 1733. An Almanack for the Year of Christ 1733

Poor Richard, 1733. An Almanack for the Year of Christ 1733, being the First after Leap Year by Richard Saunders is a 26-page, 3 3/4” by 6 1/4 “ paperback facsimile edition. Benjamin Franklin printed this edition facing heavy competition, so he took the unusual and controversial step of injecting witty entries between standard tables of tides, weather prediction, and other facts. The Almanack was the most popular book of its kind in colonial America. 

$12.00

The Declaration of Independence with Short Biographies of Its Signers

The Declaration of Independence with Short Biographies of Its Signers is an attractive hardback book with 32 pp. measuring 4 1/4” by 6”. It features the entire text of the document and allows the reader to discover who those brave men who signed the document were. 

$17.00

The Way to Wealth

The Way to Wealth by Benjamin Franklin was first published in 1758 as a preface to his Poor Richard’s Almanack.  This edition is a charming little hardcover book of 30 pages measuring 4 1/4” by 6 3/4.” It is called a summing up of all his previously published thoughts on how to achieve success in business. 

$17.00

George Washington's Rules of Civility & Behavior

George Washington’s Rules of Civility & Behavior in Company and Conversation is a re-creation of the tome written by the father of our country when he was just 14 years old. This delightful 30-page hard bound book includes his 110 rules to “inculcate the practice of a perfect self control.” Measuring just 4 1/4” by 6 3/4”, it will make the perfect gift for friends and relatives of any age!

$17.00

Chameleon on the Crabtree

Commissioned by Joel Lane Museum House, Inc. in 2001, Dr. Jerry L. Cross’s biography of Joel Lane is unprecedented in its scope and scholarship. Spiral-bound, measuring 8 1/2 “ by 11,” and with a total of 93 pages, it answers many questions about the man and the myths surrounding him. A must for the local history lover’s book shelf.

$30.00

Herbs and Herb Lore of Colonial America

Originally published in 1970 by the National Society of Colonial Dames of America in the State of Connecticut, this edition from 1995 is a charming paperback totalling 74 pages. Each plant is pictured in a line drawing with its botanical and familiar names and a brief description of the plant and its historical uses.  A perfect small gift for the garden enthusiast, it measures 5 1/4” by 8 1/2”.

$11.00

Book Entitled "Why America is Free"

“Why America is Free: A History of the Founding of the American Republic” written by Hamburger, et. al.

A full-color hardback book with 202 pages of meticulously researched information on the history of our country. Commissioned by the Society of the Cincinnati and the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. 
The book measures 7 1/2” by 9 1/2 “ and is written for elementary and middle school ages but is enjoyed by all ages.
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$25.00