The Sandhills ecosystem in Nebraska is one of the largest remaining intact grasslands in North America and supports a multitude of plant life. The state flower, the goldenrod, is one of thousands of species of plants growing in the diverse ecosystems found throughout the state. This beautifully illu...

For his fifteenth birthday in 1805, young Noah Blake's parents gave him a little leatherbound diary in which he recorded the various activities on his father's farm. This reprint of an actual early nineteenth-century book provides today's readers with a delightful rarity — a view of bygone days thro...

Nebraska has identified 40 biologically unique landscapes which are home to a variety of wildlife. The state mammal, the White-tailed Deer, is one of thousands of species of animals inhabiting the diverse ecosystems found throughout the Cornhusker State. This beautifully illustrated guide highlights...

From its quaint towns to its beautiful, protected waters to its many uninhabited cays, the islands of the Abacos offer a spectacular and varied cruising destination. "Abacos: A Mariner’s View" presents these islands from top to bottom from the eyes of a mariner. The author has made the special effor...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so th...

This text explains how historical archaeologists use historical texts, maps, oral testimonies, and other materials in conjunction with excavated artifacts, old buildings and relict landscapes to decipher the recent past. Further, it discusses how archaeological detectives find sites, excavate them,...