This bundle includes:

• All About the Arctic and Antarctic by Armstrong Sperry, 1957 - The frozen wastes of the North and South Pole have always had a peculiar fascination for the rest of the world. Even the most scientific reports from these areas sound like the tall tales of a storyteller. And visitors to the Arctic are held spellbound by the fantastic colors of the Northern Lights. What makes it possible to have such extremes in the Arctic and Antarctic? With maps and dozens of illustrations to supplement the text, Sperry has given a scientific report of weather conditions, rock and land formations, ocean currents, and plant and animal life at the North and South Pole.
• Webster's Illustrated Dictionary, 1956
• Britannica Junior Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Animal to Bacon, 1975
• A History of the United States to 1877, 1976
• Tall Ships of the World, an Illustrated Encyclopedia by C. Keith Wilbur, 1986 - This unique volume chronicles the 150 year history of the tall ships - those incredible sailing vessels that sweep majestically across the sea, their masts piercing the sky, their canvas swelling in the wind. The author explains carefully how these ships were built, how they operate, and what it is like to live and work aboard them. He also recounts the harsh reality of life aboard nineteenth century packets and clippers, the proud predecessors of today's sailing ships.
• Pirates & Patriots of the Revolution, An illustrated encyclopedia of Colonial seamanship by C. Keith Wilbur, 1984 - Discover the little-known story of how 2,000 privately armed Yankee vessels captured 16 British warships and almost 3,000 merchantmen during the Revolution.
• Pilgrims & Adventurers, Essex (England) and the Making of the United States of America by J.R. Smith, 1992 - No English county has stronger links with the East Coast states of America than Essex. Profusely illustrated and eminently readable, Pilgrims and Adventurers traces these links and in so doing highlights some of the crucial roles played by Essex people, both those who migrated and those who remained at home, in the founding and development of the colonies which in 1783 won independence as the United States of America.
• The New England Indians by C. Keith Wilbur, 1978 - Spanning 10,000 years, this encyclopedic guide to the way New England Indians lived in reconstructed from the artifacts they left behind. Hundreds of detailed line drawings illustrate ingenious Indian techniques for mastering life in an often harsh environment. You will see step by step how they dressed, built shelters, grew crops, fished, hunted, cooked, made tools and weapons, treated disease, traveled, and more.