Edwin Tunis

Describes and illustrates the work of craftsmen and artisans in Colonial America. Shows types of work done in town shops and manufacturies, as well as, in homes, village shops, and country forges. The author describes the working methods and products, houses and shops, town and country trades, individual and group enterprises by which the early Americans forged the economy of the New World. He discusses such trades as papermaking, glassmaking, shipbuilding,...

Describes in text and pictures weapons used through the ages, from the stones of prehistoric man to the bombs of modern times.

Nearly two hundred detailed drawings are combined with mechanical and historical facts concerning man's use of the wheel.

Describes the history, government, industries, schools, society, culture, and westward expansion during the first fifty years of United States independence.

A pictorial history of weapons.

The story of arms through the ages from the first tied stone thrown by prehistoric man to the super bombs of today.

Traces the building of boats, from the first dugout to the latest submarines and steamships, describing new principles incorporated into the vessels to improve navigation and safety.