Spirit of America Bookstore
Americana Page
Some things are more American than others:
the standard 'Old Glory and Mom and apple pie and Sousa marches',
as well as this sampling of quintessential elements
of nostalgia for times gone by...
Collectibles / Americana catalog at Amazon.com
Americana category at AllPosters.com
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Reminisce Magazine [Reiman Publns, est. 1965]
1-year subscription [6 issues] for $17.98 Reminisce Extra [in alternate months] 1-year subscription [6 issues] for $31.93 magazine website |
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"Downtown America: A History of The Place & The People Who Made It" [2004] by Alison Isenberg Univ Chicago Press 9x6½ pb [6/2005] for $22.50 Univ Chicago Press 8¾x6½ hardcover [7/2004] for $29.25 |
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"L.L. Bean: The Making of An American Icon" [2006] by Leon Gorman Harvard Business School Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [10/2006] for $5.39 |
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"Remembering Woolworth's: A Nostalgic History of The World's Most Famous Five-and-Dime" [1999] by Karen Plunkett-Powell St. Martin's Griffin 9x7 pb [7/2001] out of print/used St. Martin 9¼x7¼ hardcover [12/99] out of print/used |
official Raggedy Ann & Andy website
Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.
Boy Scouts of America
John C. Campbell Folk School [est. 1925]
Electric Launch Co. [est. 1892] of Athens, NY
Woolrich Outdoor Clothing [est. 1830] in Woolrich, Pennsylvania
![The Vermont Country Store: Purveyors of the Practical & Hard-To-Find [est. 1946]](images/VermontCountryStore.jpg)
Movie Palaces & Drive-In Theaters
Movie Palaces Page at Magic Lantern
Drive-In Movie Theaters Page at Magic Lantern
see also American Food Traditions Page / Candy Dept.
for candy like you had at the movies
Nostalgic Toys & Games
Tonka® Trucks
Lincoln Logs®
National Toy Hall of Fame® at Strong Museum
Parcheesi Game available at Vermont Country StoreL
![American Flyer® available exclusively at Red Wagons [dot] com](images/RedWagons_RFlyer_banner.jpg)
A.C. Gilbert biography [new 10/2002]
BB's 'Erector® Sets' fansite
Dolls & Action Figures
G.I. Joe® [launched 1964 by Hasbro]
G.I. Joe® WebRing
Mattel's Barbie® & Friends [introduced 1959, Ken in 1961]
official website
Lionel Trains®
Lionel Trains Department on the American Railroads Page
Frisbee®
Frederick Morrison & Warren Franscioni created the Pipco Flyin-Saucer plastic flying disc in 1948,
later marketed as the "Pluto Platter" (1955); Wham-O bought the rights in 1958 and trademarked the toy as the Frisbee®
flying disc entry at Wikipedia
Chevrolet Corvette® [1953-2003]
Corvette® 50th Anniversery
Corvette WebRing
Corvettes West, Colton CA
Corvette® Edition Monopoly® game
Elizabeth Magie of Brentwood, MD created The Landlord's Game in 1904 (not successful); renamed & redesigned
(around Atlantic City, NJ) by Charles Darrow in early 1930s in Philadelphia; Parker Brothers bought rights in 1935
special edition Monopoly™ games
Monopoly™ Collector
Monopoly™ webring
The Monopoly™ Store
Monopoly Game entry at Wikipedia
The Circus
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey
P.T. Barnum Museum in Bridgeport, CT
The Lost Museum {virtual tour of Barnum's American Museum in New York City}
Harpo the Clown, based in Palm Springs, CA
Circus World Museum in Baraboo, WI
Circus Stuff Links Directory
Zoppe Family Circus [est. 1842] - now based in St. Louis, MO
American Railroads
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Baseball
"Baseball teaches some useful lessons: play by the rules, be part
of the team, do your best, learn from errors, enjoy the rewards."
— Margaret Coel
Ken Burns PBS series: on DVD | on VHS | soundtrack CD | credits at IMDb
Joe DiMaggio:
A&E/Biography video [1/94] for $14.95
Jackie Robinson:
A&E/Biography video [1/94] for $14.95
Babe Ruth:
A&E/Biography video [7/95] for $14.95
Cooperstown, NY
Ballpark Digest [est. 2003]
![National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum [est. 1939]](images/BaseballHallOfFame.gif)
The Baseball Shop at A&E / HistoryChannel / Biography
The Rodeo
Bill Pickett Rodeo Tour
Professional Bull Riders Circuit [est. 1992]
Life On The Farm
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"Little Heathens: Hard Times & High Spirits On An Iowa Farm During The Great Depression" [2007] by Mildred Armstrong Kalish A memoir, a how-to book & a cookbook by an 84-year-old first-time author; listed on New York Times® 10 Best Books of 2007 Bantam pb [DUE April 2008] pre-order for $9.60 
Bantam 8¼x5½ hardcover [6/2007] for $14.96 |
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"Tractors: An Illustrated History From Pioneering Steam Power To Today's Engineering Marvels" [2006] by Robert Moorhouse Gramercy 12¼x9¼ hardcover [6/2006] for $14.99 |
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"Tips From The Old Country Folk" [2005] Compiled by Elizabeth Drury Conari Press 6½x6½ hardcover [1/2005] for $9.95 "Tips From The Old Gardeners" [2005] Compiled by Duncan Crosbie Conari Press 6¾x6¼ hardcover [1/2005] for $9.95 "Tips From The Old Housewives" [2005] Compiled by Elizabeth Drury Conari Press hardcover [1/2005] for $9.95 |
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"John Deere: A History of The Tractor" [2004] by Randy Leffingwell Voyageur Press 8¾x7¾ pb [8/2006] for $16.47 Voyageur/M.B.I. hardcover [11/2004] for $40.00 |
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"Country Wisdom & Know-How: Everything You Need to Know to Live Off the Land" [2004] by the Editors of Storey Books Black Dog/Leventhal 13¾x10½ pb [9/2004] for $13.57 publisher's bookpage |
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"150 Years of International Harvester: Classic American Tractors" [2004] by C. H. Wendel Krause Publns 10¾x8½ pb [8/2004] for $0.00 |
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"The Ultimate Guide To Tractors" [2003] by Jim Glastonbury
Chartwell Books 6½x8¼ pb [6/2006] for $12.99 Book Sales hardcover [6/2003] for $29.99 |
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"How To Restore Classic Farm Tractors: The Ultimate Do-It-Yourself Guide To Rebuilding & Restoring Tractors" [2003] by Tharran E. Gaines Voyageur Press 11x8½ pb [6/2003] for $19.77 "How To Restore Classic John Deere Tractors" [2003] Voyageur Press 11x8½ pb [6/2003] for $19.77 "How To Restore Classic Farmall Tractors" [2005] Voyageur Press 11x8½ pb [4/2005] for $19.77 |
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"Storey's Basic Country Skills: A Practical Guide to Self-Reliance" [1999] by John & Martha Storey Storey Publng 11x8½ pb [9/99] for $16.47 Storey Publng 11¼x8¾ hardcover [9/99] out of print/used publisher website |
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"Encyclopedia of American Farm Implements & Antiques" [1997] by C. H. Wendel Krause Publns 11x8½ pb [4/2004] for $19.79 Krause Publns 11x8½ pb [9/97] out of print/used |
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"The Allis-Chalmers Story: Classic American Tractors" [1988] by C. H. Wendel Krause Publns 10¾x8½ pb [8/2004] for $19.79 Motorbooks Intl. 11½x9 hardcover [8/88] out of print/used |
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"The Old Farmer's Almanac" [est. 1792] each annual issue is published in September softcover annual edition for $9.95 hardcover annual edition for $15.95 Canadian Edition for $25.73 company website |
Life On The Road
Roadside Americana Page
top of page • • general books & links
motels • • gas stations • • vintage autos
Roadside Diners & Coffee Shops Page
| Route 66 links pages |  | Route 66 books pages |
American Food Traditions
now on a separate page
Food Traditions Links & Books • Candy Dept.
Coca-Cola® Dept. • Ice Cream Dept. • Popcorn Dept.
Roadside Diners & Coffee Shops
Old Time Radio
History of Radio & TV Page at Magic Lantern
Bear Country
![Smokey Bear [est 1944]](images/smokey_banner.gif)
Smokey Bear entry at Wikipedia
Smokey Bear Historical Park [est. 1979] in Capitán, NM
Smokey Bear's Hometown Assn. [est. 2005]
Smokey Bear Days [April 2007 = #4] in Capitán, NM
Smokey Bear Stampede [July] in Capitán, NM
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"Hot Foot Teddy: The True Story of Smokey Bear" [2007] by Sue Houser M.T. Publishing Co. 11¼x8½ hardcover [4/2007] for $15.95 |
Grizzly Bears
Teddy Bears
Teddy Bear Review Magazine: 1-year subscription [6 issues]
Classic Teddy Bears
Lighthouses, Barns & Bridges
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges
N.S.P.C.B. annual membership {with quarterly magazine} for $28.85
New York State Covered Bridge Society
Covered Bridges of Kentucky
Covered Bridges of Virginia
Covered Bridges of Ohio
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"The Old Barn Book: A Field Guide to North American Barns & Other Farm Structures" [1990] by Allen G. Noble & Richard K. Cleek Rutgers Univ Press 9x6 pb [9/96] for $10.91 Rutgers Univ Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [8/95] out of print/used |
New Jersey Light House Society
Florida Lighthouse Assn.
National Lighthouse Museum on Staten Island, NY
U.S. Lighthouse Society in San Francisco, CA
Maine Lighthouse Museum
American Lighthouse Foundation
Lighthouse Friends website
Lighthouse Directory at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
New England Lighthouses Virtual Guide website
Lighthouse Depot Online
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Pirates
 | While the pirates, buccaneers, privateers & corsairs of the XVIIth and XVIIIth Centuries were often British or French or Spanish, the skull-and-crossbones lifestyle mostly took place in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico and off the eastern coast of America. |
historic pirates & links & books at Spirit of America Bookstore
Pirate Film Festival at Magic Lantern
The Surf Shack
Amusement Parks & Rides
carousel & amusement park portal
carousel band organ MIDI files
George Washington Gale Ferris & Ferris Wheels
Coney Island [NY] Museum
Merry-Go_Round Museum in Sandusky, OH
Sesame Street [est. 1969]
browse Sesame Street® books at Amazon
Sesame Street® videos: on DVD | on VHS
browse Sesame Street® music at Amazon
official website
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