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ENTERTAINING BESTSELLERS PostmortemCollectibles C. L.Miller. Aremarkable array of collectible items includes embalmingproducts and instruments, photos of funeral homes and funeral processions, promotional materials, postcards, and originalpostmortemphotos.Caskets,floralarrangements, burial garments, mourning etiquette, and more. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215mm) • 198 color photos, 135 b/w photos • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-1330-1 • PB • $29.95 / £27.99 / 42.95 CAD The Upside of Undertaking Catherine Olen. Ever wonder what goes on behind closed doors at your local cemetery or funeral home? You won’t want to put down this delicious collection of real life tales of mortuary ex- periences. Read hilarious stories of the dead and living that will keep you laughing for hours • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) • 20 b/w illustrations • 96 pp. • 978-0-7643-3586-0 • PB • $12.99 / £11.99 / 17.99 CAD Logging Long Ago: Historic Postcard Views Mary Martin, Edward Thompson & Tina Skinner. Follow the history of logging as it unfolds across the United States, from the virgin forests of the east, to the towering redwoods of the West Coast. Historic photos, many hand tinted, capture the early woods, woodsmen, and logging machines. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 278 color, 63 b/w images • 144 pp. • 978-0-7643-2619-6 • PB • $19.95 / £18.99 / 28.95 CAD Redwood Classic Ralph W. Andrews. A memorial to the magnificent natural redwood Sequoia trees in California—which today number only a fraction of the groves of 125 years ago—through outstanding, some- times even haunting photographs by Ralph Andrews. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 239 b/w photographs • 174 pp. • 978-0-88740-049-0 • PB • $14.99 / £13.99 / 19.99 CAD This Was Logging: Drama in the Northwest Timber Country Ralph W. Andrews. Visit the Pacif- ic Northwest’s “Big Woods” with the superb work of timber photographer Darius Kinsey. Comprising more than 200 views, the author dramatically recalls lum- bering’s great days. Then the story continues into the “highball” days, the high production period with the steel tower skidders and miles of steel rigging. • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 199 b/w photos • 157 pp. • 978- 0-88740-035-3 • PB • $14.99 / £13.99 / 19.99 CAD This Was Sawmilling Ralph W. Andrews. The true story of the triumphant growth and promise of the sawmill industry is shown with superb photography and told with exciting text. Anecdotes of the men who transformed logs into the building materials of a nation is augmented with thorough research, bringing to life the industry in the early 1900s. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 240 photos • 176 pp. • 978-0-88740-594-5 • PB • $15.95 / £14.99 / 22.95 CAD Timber: Loggers Challenge the Great Northwest Forests Ralph W. Andrews. Photos transport the reader into the former world of logging. The greatest stand of Douglas fir timber in existence lured Poles, Finns, Swedes, and Norskies out of the Midwest to help build West Coast cities. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 171 b/wphotos • 182 pp. • 978-0-88740-036-0 • PB • $14.99 / £13.99 / 19.99 CAD Mine to Mill: History of the Great Lakes Iron Trade Phillip J. Stager. The history of the iron ore trade on theGreat Lakes, from1900–1980, is perhaps best related in visual form. Historians and enthusiasts alike can now learn about this important part of our country’s industrial heritage through the medium of the picture postcard. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 321 color photos • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643-4767-2 • HC • $29.99 / £27.99 / 42.99 CAD Mine to Mill: History of the Great Lakes Iron Trade: From Sault Ste Marie to the Lower Lake Ports Phillip J. Stager. Book one ended at the international locks at Sault Ste. Ma- rie; this picks up at the Soo and proceeds to the Lower Lake ports on Lakes Erie and Michigan. Explore the wide variety of shore-based machin- ery. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 323 color photos • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643-4901-0 • HC • $29.99 / £27.99 / 42.99 CAD This Was Mining in theWest DavidW. Pearson. The real lives of the brave ’49ers of the California Gold Rush are exposed and followed through the expansion of mining to other states and to silver and copper. Significant mines in eleven western states are discussed, including their dates of operation and production records. Mining stock certificates, currency, and newspapers from the day are also shown, along with antique mining tools. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 225 photos • 166 pp. • 978-0- 88740-933-2 • PB • $24.95 / £22.99 / 34.95 CAD Cemetery Gates: Death andMourning Through the Ages Corvis Nocturnum. A study of death and mourning around the globe. Examine death, its significance in religious and ethnic views, cultural myths, and its use in art and liter- ature throughout the ages. Find out how different religions and ethnic groups understand death, the mourning that accompanies it, and the implications that people have given it • 7" x 10" (177 x 254 mm) • 150 color images • 144 pp. • 978-0-7643-3787-1 • PB • $24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD American Dynamite Gerald P. Cestkowski. The history of the manufacture, sale, and use of high explosives is brought to life with artifacts, advertise- ments, articles, and analysis. Almost everything about United States dynamite is in this one informative and entertaining book. • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •456 color and b/w images • 232 pp. • 978-0-7643-6847-9 • HC • $49.99 / £45.99 / 72.00 CAD SEASONS AROUND THE TABLE Effortless Entertaining with Floral Tablescapes & Seasonal Recipes By Jessie-Sierra Ross ISBN: 978-0-7643-6836-3 $35.99 / £32.99 / 50.95 CAD • HC 240 pp. • 8 1/2 " x 11 " (216 x 279 mm) THE BAR(C)ART BOOK The Art of Crafting Tasty and Timeless Cocktails By Cece Bailey Page ISBN: 978-0-7643-6872-1 $27.99 / £25.99 / 38.99 CAD • HC • 144 pp. • 7 " x 10 " (178 x 254 mm) CHRISTMAS AT DESIGNERS’ HOMES ACROSS AMERICA, 2ND EDITION By Patricia Hart McMillan, Foreword by Rose Bennett Gilbert ISBN: 978-0-7643-6869-1 $49.99 / £45.99 / 72.00 CAD • HC • 256 pp. • 8 1/2 " x 11 " (216 x 279 mm) UNDERTAKING MINING | 145 LOGGING • MINING • UNDERTAKING