Charles K Hull

Jane Addams

…The run-down mansion had been built by Charles Hull in 1856 and needed repairs and upgrading. Addams at first paid for all of the capital expenses (repairing the roof of the porch, repainting the rooms, purchasing the furniture) and the bulk of the operating costs. But gifts from individuals...

The Techniques of Pewtersmithing

Pewter

Transport Beyond Oil: Policy Choices for a Multimodal Future

Seventy percent of the oil America uses each year goes to transportation. That means that the national oil addiction and all its consequences, from climate change to disastrous spills to dependence on foreign markets, can be greatly reduced by changing the way we move. In Transport Beyond Oil, leadi...

The Economic Writings of Sir William Petty: Together with the Observations Upon the Bills of Mortality, More Probably by Captain John Graunt

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally impor...

Pewter (Shire Library)

In the seventeenth century there was scarcely a household in Britain that did not possess some items of pewter: bowls, plates, spoons, candlesticks, toys and buttons were some of the everyday objects made of this alloy of tin. Introduced to Britain by the Romans, the pewter trade became widespread i...

Paradise on a Plate: 600 Secret and Unique Recipes From 77 of Maui's Best Restaurants

A completely digitalized cook book consisting of an historical collection of 77 of Maui's Best Restaurants Past and Present and 600 Secret and Unique Recipes. A collection found no where else in the world in one place.