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Category: Antique Books

  • Stories of Our Holidays — April (The Story of a Minute Man)

    Stories of Our Holidays — April (The Story of a Minute Man)

    Time for our bonus post from Stories of Our Holidays! This will be the last post ever from this book. I really had fun doing this series, and I hope you enjoyed it, too. The Story of a MinutemanRevere Concord before shouted minuteman Lexington lantern nineteenth British powder signal April Paul Revere was a minuteman.…

  • Stories of Our Holidays – March (Humane Day)

    Stories of Our Holidays – March (Humane Day)

    Welcome to our March entry of Stories of Our Holidays! This next one is another odd one, just like the August entry was an odd one (and I guess the Betsey Ross one was kind of strange, too, though it was sort of a tie-in to the George Washington thing). This is because the entry…

  • Planet of the Apes

    Planet of the Apes

    Planet of the Apes (1963) by Pierre Boulle ⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is a reprint of the 1963 hardcover novel. Although it has images of the 1968 film on the front and back, it is not a novelization of the movie. I was surprised to learn that the book is very much different from the film. The…

  • Stories of Our Holidays – February (Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday) (Valentine’s Day) (George Washington’s Birthday)(Betsey Ross and Our Flag)

    Stories of Our Holidays – February (Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday) (Valentine’s Day) (George Washington’s Birthday)(Betsey Ross and Our Flag)

    There are three holidays for February included in our little book. The first is Abraham Lincoln’s birthday (February 12th). The second is Valentine’s Day (February 14th), and the third is George Washington’s birthday (February 22nd). There is also an additional story about the legend of how the United States flag was invented. It is kind…

  • The Substitute Guest

    The Substitute Guest

    The Substitute Guest (1936) ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ by Grace Livingston Hill Inside the cover of my copy, there is a shiny gold sticker that says “Honaker’s Huntington W. VA.” and someone did a series of subtraction math problems in it. In the front flyleaf, it says “Clara Stover 1102 Chestnut St. Kenova W. VA”.…