The Book Shelf Discussions - Genealogy Wise2024-03-29T10:01:43Zhttp://www.genealogywise.com/group/thebookshelf/forum?feed=yes&xn_auth=noNon-Fictiontag:www.genealogywise.com,2013-05-21:3463583:Topic:5398292013-05-21T02:29:24.169ZMadehlinnehttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/madehlinne
<p>Baker, Mark A.</p>
<p><strong><em>Sons of the Trackless Forest: The Cumberland Long Hunters of the Eighteenth Century</em></strong></p>
<p>(Franklin, TN, Baker's Trace Publishing) 1997<em>;</em> 992 pp.</p>
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<p>Put on your coonskin caps, readers, and journey back to a time when countless boys, girls and even adults fell under the spell of early television's tribute to <em>Daniel Boone--</em>starring Fess Parker as Dan'l and Ed Ames as Mingo, the Cherokee warrior educated at Oxford--or…</p>
<p>Baker, Mark A.</p>
<p><strong><em>Sons of the Trackless Forest: The Cumberland Long Hunters of the Eighteenth Century</em></strong></p>
<p>(Franklin, TN, Baker's Trace Publishing) 1997<em>;</em> 992 pp.</p>
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<p>Put on your coonskin caps, readers, and journey back to a time when countless boys, girls and even adults fell under the spell of early television's tribute to <em>Daniel Boone--</em>starring Fess Parker as Dan'l and Ed Ames as Mingo, the Cherokee warrior educated at Oxford--or <em>Wonderful World of Disney</em>'s Davy Crockett. </p>
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<p>"The solitary woodsman of the colonial frontier who traveled beyond maps and into the deepest of a dark and deceptive wilderness is an image firmly rooted in American culture. In a variety of story lines found in both print and film, this linen-and-leather-clad individual passes freely between the European and Indian worlds, yet he stands squarely between the encroachment of the British powers and the untouched garden of the American Indian.</p>
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<p>He resists the coming of settlement and ignores the very enticements of the most powerful, yet he rescues the very individuals who will one day destroy his person Eden. He yearns for lasting peace in his wilderness home, yet he become the most brutal of warriors when such a peace is threatened. Such a complex and attractive natural man personifies the paradox of the westward movement in American history."</p>
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<p><strong><em>Sons of the Trackless Forest</em></strong> centers around two key themes. First, the woodsmen of pop culture are traced back to their earliest celebrations, providing a wonderful world of nostalgia and Romanticism. These fictional woodsmen are used as a frame to both open and close the second theme--an in-depth investigation into the lives of the common hunters who actually lived along the middle frontier of the 18th century.</p>
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<p>Author Mark A. Baker has reported his intense research and experimental archeology efforts in his column, "The Pilgrim's Journey," which has appeared in <em>Muzzleloader</em> magazine continuously since the fall of 1986. He has appeared in a video entitled <em>The Long Hunter Series</em> by Pioneer Video in which he demonstrated many of the skills necessary to survive in the wilderness. In addition, Mark served as a personal coach to actor Daniel Day-Lewis in his role as Hawkeye in the movie, <em>The Last of the Mohicans</em> (1991). By day, Baker serves as the head of the English and Fine Arts Department at Page High School, where he teaches both American Studies and American Literature.</p>
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<p>--A worth-while read!</p> Books I Own for look ups.tag:www.genealogywise.com,2013-05-16:3463583:Topic:5321832013-05-16T17:31:04.228ZAl (alpobc)http://www.genealogywise.com/profile/AlParsons
<p>I own the following books and am willing to do look ups. Just <a href="mailto:alpobc@email.com?subject=Books%20I%20Own%20for%20look%20ups%20GenealogyWise"><font color="blue">send me a note</font></a> with the title of the book and who you want looked up.</p>
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<p>I own the following books and am willing to do look ups. Just <a href="mailto:alpobc@email.com?subject=Books%20I%20Own%20for%20look%20ups%20GenealogyWise"><font color="blue">send me a note</font></a> with the title of the book and who you want looked up.</p>
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<tbody style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid;"><tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid;"><td style="text-align: center; background: #ddd;"><b><i>Canada</i></b></td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid; background: #def;"><td><b>Alberta</b></td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid;"><td>Evergreen & Gold - 1944 (University of Alberta year book for 1944) (Alberta, Canada 1944)</td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid;"><td>By River And Trail - The History of Waskatenau and Districts (Alberta, Canada)</td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid;"><td>Oxen Tales to Jet Trails - Vermillion River / Paradise Valley (Alberta, Canada)</td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid;"><td>Hills of Hope - Wabamun Lake area (Alberta, Canada)</td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid;"><td>The First Fifty Years - A History of United Grain Growers Limited (1906-1956 Alberta & Saskatchewan, Canada)</td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid; background: #def;"><td><b>British Columbia</b></td>
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<tr><td>J.B.A.A: The First 100 Years - First 100 years 1886 to 1986 of the James Bay Athletic Association (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada)</td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid;"><td>The Totem - 1942 (University of British Columbia year book for 1942) (British Columbia, Canada)</td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid;"><td>Saga of Little Prairie - Chetwynd (British Columbia, Canada)</td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid;"><td>Just Where is Edgewood? 1991(British Columbia, Canada)</td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid;"><td>Bunch Grass to Barbed Wire - just a little south of Kamloops (British Columbia, Canada)</td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid;"><td>The Surrey Story - Surrey (British Columbia, Canada)</td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid; background: #def;"><td><b>Ontario</b></td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid;"><td>Ancaster's Heritage - A History of Ancaster Township (Ancaster, Ontario, Canada 1970)</td>
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<tr><td>Pioneering in North York - A History of the Borough (North York, Ontario, Canada 1968)</td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid;"><td>City by the Rapids - Sault Ste. Marie 1988 (Ontario, Canada)</td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid; background: #def;"><td><b>Prince Edward Island</b></td>
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<tr><td>Wandering Back - History of Dock, Hills River, Mill River and Rosebank (Prince Edward Island, Canada 1983)</td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid; background: #def;"><td><b>Manitoba</b></td>
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<tr><td>Browsing Through the Years - Plumas and District 1876-1976 (Manitoba, Canada)</td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid;"><td>Trails and Crossroads - Killarney (Manitoba, Canada)</td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid; background: #def;"><td><b>Nova Scotia</b></td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid;"><td>To The Hill of Boisdale (Nova Scotia, Canada)</td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid;"><td>Historic Annapolis Royal, Images of our Past 2002 (Nova Scotia, Canada)</td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid; background: #def;"><td><b>Québec</b></td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid;"><td>History of Brome County Vol 1 - 1908 (Québec, Canada)</td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid; background: #def;"><td><b>Saskatchewan</b></td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid;"><td>From Swamps to Sweepstakes - Moose Range District 1910-1981(Saskatchewan, Canada)</td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid;"><td>Along the Buffalo Coulee - Driver Area (Saskatchewan, Canada)</td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid;"><td>Oxen to Oil: Diamond Memories - The History of the R.M. of Oakdale (Saskatchewan, Canada)</td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid;"><td>Memoirs of Mariposa (Kerrobert, Saskatchewan, Canada 1979)</td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid;"><td>Timber Trails - History of Big River and District (Big River, Saskatchewan, Canada 1979)</td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid;"><td>From the Roughbark to the Buttes - R.M. Norton, No. 69, Villages of Amulet, Forward, Khedive, Moreland and Pangman (Saskatchewan, Canada 1981)</td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid;"><td>Tears Toil And Triumph - Kelvington (Saskatchewan, Canada)</td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid;"><td style="text-align: center; background: #ddd;"><b><i>Europe</i></b></td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid;"><td style="text-align: center; background: #ded;"><b><i>Germany</i></b></td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid;"><td>Kirchweyhe - Heimatbuch der Gemeinde Kirchweyhe 1961 (Germany)</td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid;"><td style="text-align: center; background: #ddd;"><b><i>USA</i></b></td>
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<tr style="padding: .3em; border: 1px #000 solid; background: #fde;"><td><b>California</b></td>
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<tr><td>Mt. San Antonio College - Chaparral 1950 - California (College Year Book for 1950)</td>
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</table> Women's Historytag:www.genealogywise.com,2011-03-07:3463583:Topic:3284242011-03-07T21:01:45.506ZMadehlinnehttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/madehlinne
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<p>Women's History Month is March<em>. </em> If you have an interesting book concerning women in history, please post it here.<em><br/></em></p>
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<p>Women's History Month is March<em>. </em> If you have an interesting book concerning women in history, please post it here.<em><br/></em></p> Anthologiestag:www.genealogywise.com,2011-02-06:3463583:Topic:3143432011-02-06T23:29:05.475ZMadehlinnehttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/madehlinne
List your favorite anthologies here, digital or book-form.
List your favorite anthologies here, digital or book-form. Classicstag:www.genealogywise.com,2011-02-06:3463583:Topic:3143252011-02-06T04:26:13.894ZMadehlinnehttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/madehlinne
The title says it all.
The title says it all. Movies from Bookstag:www.genealogywise.com,2011-02-06:3463583:Topic:3143222011-02-06T04:19:08.822ZMadehlinnehttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/madehlinne
Add your favorite movies made from books!
Add your favorite movies made from books! LIBRARIES - DIGITAL AND BRICK & MORTARtag:www.genealogywise.com,2011-02-06:3463583:Topic:3141582011-02-06T03:46:01.798ZMelindahttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/MelindaGould
<p>Open Library:</p>
<p><a href="http://openlibrary.org/">http://openlibrary.org/</a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.archive.org/">http://www.archive.org/</a></p>
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<p>Open Library:</p>
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<p>Internet Archives:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.archive.org/">http://www.archive.org/</a></p>
<p> </p> Books for Young Peopletag:www.genealogywise.com,2011-02-05:3463583:Topic:3142212011-02-05T03:06:15.902ZMelindahttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/MelindaGould
Add your recommendations for Books for Young People here.
Add your recommendations for Books for Young People here. Historical Fictiontag:www.genealogywise.com,2011-02-05:3463583:Topic:3141172011-02-05T03:05:03.785ZMelindahttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/MelindaGould
Add your recommendations for Historical Fiction books here.
Add your recommendations for Historical Fiction books here. Royalty and Titled Familiestag:www.genealogywise.com,2011-02-05:3463583:Topic:3141152011-02-05T02:50:45.512ZMelindahttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/MelindaGould
Add your recommendations for books about Royalty and Titled Families here.
Add your recommendations for books about Royalty and Titled Families here.