books by Edwin Tunis     books:     Edwin Tunis      Colonial Living Edwin Tunis The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999 Even adults should read it. Team this volume with Tunis's "Frontier Living" (though there's a bit of overlap in the time periods covered) and you'll have a good, sound, easily understood social history of the first 280 years of the USA. As always, his illustrations are clear and detailed and his ...             Frontier Living: An Illustrated Guide to Pioneer Life in America Edwin Tunis The Lyons Press, 2000 Indispensable for adults as well as young readers The subtitle says it all: "An Illustrated Guide to Pioneer Life in America, Including Log Cabins, Furniture, Tools, Clothing, and More." From about 1725 to the closing of the frontier, Tunis examines dozens of aspects of American frontier life in this sequel to his ...             Colonial Craftsmen And The Beginnings Of American Industry Edwin Tunis Unknown, 1965             Colonial Craftsmen: And the Beginnings of American Industry Edwin Tunis The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999 Classic history/reference book A wonderful history/reference book for those interested in colonial era crafts as well as the artist/craftsman looking for vintage design styles and techniques. If possible, get the early hardbound edition that includes elements deleted in later softcover printings.             The Tavern at the Ferry Edwin Tunis The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002 At first the ferry was just a hollowed-out log canoe in which Henry Baker carried wayfarers across the Delaware River from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, to New Jersey. Horses had to swim and tired travelers were put up in the Baker home. Nearly a century later, in December 1776, General George Washington set up headquarters in a mansion near the ...             Colonial Living Edwin Tunis The World Publishing Company, 1957 Colonial Living is a vigorous re-creation of 17th- and 18th-century America -- of the everyday living of those sturdy men and women who carved a way of life out of the wilderness. In lively text and accurate drawings we see the dugouts and wigwams of New England's first settlers and the houses they learned to build against the cruel winters; the ...             The Young United States, 1783-1830: A Time of Change and Growth, a Time of Learning Democracy, a Time of New ... Edwin Tunis Ty Crowell Co, 1976 Not to be missed This volume in Tunis's trilogy of social histories (the others are "Colonial Living" and "Frontier Living") focuses on an era that tends not to be as closely studied by most people as are the Revolutionary era and the 19th Century, which means that books about it are ...             Chipmunks on the Doorstep Edwin Tunis Ty Crowell Co, 1971 THIS IS A WONDERFUL BOOK ABOUT "CHIPPIES" WE LIVE ON A KNOLL INHABITED BY "CHIPPIES", THEY ARE SUCH HAPPY, INQUISITIVE "SOULS" . I HAD TO KNOW ALL THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT CHIPMUNKS WHEN WE MOVED INTO "THEIR " TERRITORY...THIS BOOK IS THE ABSOLUTE BEST...I HAD TO HAVE A LOCAL BOOKSELLER ORDER IT FOR ME BACK ...             Oars, Sails and Steam: A Picture Book of Ships Edwin Tunis The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002 A Book That Brings Back Great Memories In the last twenty years, a revolution has taken place in book publishing. Both the quanity and quality of images in books have exploded in the past few years. A great example of this is the book "Ship: the Epic Story of Maritime Adventure" by Brian Lavery and ...             Weapons: A Pictorial History Edwin Tunis The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999 A short history of warfare This is the first book I ever picked out for myself at a book fair 46 years ago. I still look at it for a quick refresher on where certain technologies came into play and how weapons technology influenced the battles that shaped Western civilization. A great book for ...             Wheels: A Pictorial History Edwin Tunis Ty Crowell Co, 1977 Nothing like the wheel exists in nature; it may be one of humanity's greatest inventions. In Wheels, writer and illustrator Edwin Tunis traces the development of the wheel over 5,000 years, his accurate drawings and lucid text depicting the human victory over space and inertia. Beginning with the first primitive form of wheel -- the captive roller ...          products you might be interested in search for books 1783-1830, beginnings, chipmunks, craftsmen, democracy, illustrated      geepe.com    web randomly chosen book: M. Butterfly.