Historical Reprints
Self Improvement/Skills
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The high prices which coal and wood have commanded for several years back have directed attention to peat fuel; and, such is the adventurous character of American enterprise, it cannot be doubted that we shall rapidly develop and improve the machinery for producing it.
An enlightening study of 'color' that few people are educated in. Outside the artist and a few professions, most of us never understand the basics of color, its workings, and its components.
It is noted in the following pages how rarely English people on their travels penetrate where true Italian cookery may be tasted, wherefore it has seemed worth while to place within the reach of English housewives some Italian recipes which are especially fitted for the presentation of English fare to English palates under a different and not unappetising guise.
To say that the book you now hold in your hands is a strange, intriguing and highly controversial one, is putting things very mildly indeed. And much the same can be said about its author, too: Webster Edgerly; a name with which very few will today be familiar. Yet, Edgerly has a place in history, and certainly in infamy, that deserves to be told - if only to highlight the bizarre and, at times, dark and disturbing beliefs and motivations of the man.
The first domestication of the horse, one of the greatest achievements of man in the animal kingdom, was not the work of a day; but like all other great accomplishments, was brought about by a gradual process of discoveries and experiments. He first subdued the more subordinate animals, on account of their being easily caught and tamed, and used for many years the mere drudges, the ox, the ass, and the camel, instead of the fleet and elegant horse.
The book is reprinted as an addition to the TGS Historical Reprints. The Author has placed before the reader an account of the changes in the design of Decorative Furniture and Woodwork, from the earliest period of which we have any reliable or certain record until the present time.
The book is reprinted as an addition to the TGS Survival books. What better way to be prepared for disaster than with a garden and the knowledge of 'how to' garden. Further, with this book written in 1863, you learn 'how to' before the era of industrialization when modern tools were not yet invented.
This TGS book is for the home survival series to keep basic knowledge of farming, gardening, and general information in print and available to our clientele, in the event of another economic disaster.
With the current worldwide food crisis TGS chose to keep this particular book in print, for the 'old' ways may be the ways to keep you, your family, neighbors, community from going hungry. Though most of the plans are elaborate for greenhouses, the techniques and knowledge of what is necessary are invaluable for any size greenhouse.
This book is a preservation work to save a bit of history for today's woman. It contains many pictures of women that were local leaders in the Suffrage Movement and some men that endorsed and supported their cause.
This is arguably the most profound book ever written on the process required to achieve riches (whatever riches may be to you). This special edition is aimed at the present generation of those people who see money and success as their birthright.
A TGS survival book reprint. Even if we suffer a total collapse of the economic system, there is no reason to do without some of the finer tastes in culinary delight that is derived from herbs. You can grow them, harvest them, prepare them, and serve them... without the 'boxes' from a supermarket.
IN an effort to bring back to print survival aids, just in case of an economic collapse, TGS publishes this small book from our past. Books like these teach what 'can' make soups for soup kitchens or for family. This is another TGS survival book reprint.
A TGS survival book reprint. You don't need to be a master chemist to understand the chemicals that make plants grow and the processes that you use on farms and gardens for successful crops. In time of economic failures, books like these will be a necessary addition to any survival home library.
Now days we take cosmetics for granted. You find them in every drug store, discount store, convenience store, beauty salon, etc. But less than a century ago, commercial cosmetics were not that easy to obtain and were high priced. So what did the women of our grandmother's era do? This book reveals their secrets, home-made recipes, and the lost connection between health, grace and beauty.