Hospital Sketches, USA, Applewood Books, Paperback

Hospital Sketches, USA, Applewood Books, Paperback This is Alcott’s account of her experiences as a nurse during the Civil War in a Washington D.C. hospital. The sketches are taken „from letters hastily written in the few leisure moments of a very busy life,“ and so maintain the immediacy and force of their author.

Hospital Sketches, USA, Applewood Books, Paperback

Hospital Sketches, USA, Applewood Books, Paperback This is Alcott’s account of her experiences as a nurse during the Civil War in a Washington D.C. hospital. The sketches are taken „from letters hastily written in the few leisure moments of a very busy life,“ and so maintain the immediacy and force of their author.

The Woman Suffrage Cook Book, USA, Applewood Books, Paperback

The Woman Suffrage Cook Book, USA, Applewood Books, Paperback Originally published in 1886, this collection of recipes and miscellaneous tips and tricks is a volume published almost entirely by women for women. The book was launched to raise funds for the women’s suffrage movement and to communicate–in the shared, common language of a cook book–that a woman’s place at the polls was not a replacement for her place at the home. Included in the long list of contributors are the names of housewives, doctors, political writers, and prominent suffragists like Lucy Stone, Julia Ward Howe, and Frances Willard. Contained in this volume are not just the instructions for preparing classics like „Rebel Soup,“ „Election Cake,“ or „Gravy as Mother Did it,“ but also tips for plain living and high thinking. The final pages include a section entitled, „Eminent Opinions on Woman Suffrage.“ The collective effort in compiling, publishing, and distributing this ground-breaking cook book bolstered practical skills for the women involved, and affirmed their ability to juggle civic and domestic duties almost as delicately as juggling eggs.

The Woman Suffrage Cook Book, USA, Applewood Books, Paperback

The Woman Suffrage Cook Book, USA, Applewood Books, Paperback Originally published in 1886, this collection of recipes and miscellaneous tips and tricks is a volume published almost entirely by women for women. The book was launched to raise funds for the women’s suffrage movement and to communicate–in the shared, common language of a cook book–that a woman’s place at the polls was not a replacement for her place at the home. Included in the long list of contributors are the names of housewives, doctors, political writers, and prominent suffragists like Lucy Stone, Julia Ward Howe, and Frances Willard. Contained in this volume are not just the instructions for preparing classics like „Rebel Soup,“ „Election Cake,“ or „Gravy as Mother Did it,“ but also tips for plain living and high thinking. The final pages include a section entitled, „Eminent Opinions on Woman Suffrage.“ The collective effort in compiling, publishing, and distributing this ground-breaking cook book bolstered practical skills for the women involved, and affirmed their ability to juggle civic and domestic duties almost as delicately as juggling eggs.

Fortune Teller and Dreamer’s Dictionary, USA, Applewood Books, Paperback

Fortune Teller and Dreamer’s Dictionary, USA, Applewood Books, Paperback Originally published in 1863, The Fortune Teller and Dreamer’s Dictionary by Madame LeMarchand–a „celebrated Parisian fortune teller“–is a little gem of occult knowledge. Readers will learn to tell fortunes using dice or ordinary playing cards, read tea leaves and coffee grounds, interpret dreams, make charms, read palms, and much, much more. The contents include the „Lady’s Love Oracle,“ as well as the „Art of discovering Truth from Falsehood, Augury of the Flower, Charms and Ceremonies, and How to tell fortunes by Moles.“ There are also instructions for telling a person’s character by assigning numerical values to the letters in his or her name, adding the numbers, and referring to the number in the book’s chart. Filled with diagrams and illustrations to supplement and clarify the written text, this is a reissue of a rare and unusual Civil War-era book.