A Connecticut Childhood
The story of a little girl named Betty Buckingham who grew up in a small New England hamlet called Watertown, Connecticut. A children’s story about her magical life at the turn of the century, with photos and history mixed in.
20 page paperback book (10.75 x 8.25″) $9.00
The Silver Box
A children’s story about a little girl who grows up at Boddington Manor in Cheltenham, England and emigrates to America with her heirloom silver box. A tale about Clara’s life and family in Nebraska and the generations who come after her, inheriting her silver box of historical treasures.
26 page paperback book (8.25 x 10.75″) $11.20
Tessie – The Sharp Family Horse
A true story written for the children of the family, a biography of Tessie, the wonder horse, my grandmother Connie’s best friend growing up. Tessie lived a long life with many adventures, including a train journey in a box car across the country in 1908. Addendum at the end is the story written by Alfred Gideon Sharp about that trip, published in the Washington, DC Sunday Times in 1909.
26 page paperback book (8.25 x 10.75″) $11.20
The Life of Nelson Arthur Howard, Sr.
A biography of the author’s great grandfather, Nelson A. Howard, Sr. A tough, uncompromising man from New Haven, who vowed to retire at age 50 and did just that. A graduate from Yale, Class of 1899, VP of Union Oil, an inveterate sportsman, who helped get Santa Anita Race Track built in the 1930’s. Fascinating history of a fascinating man.
82 page paperback book (8.25 x 10.75″) $22.40
A Man of the Sea
The life of clipper ship captain Nathaniel Webber, who sailed the seas of the world for 50 years. A true biography with incredible detail. A well researched and documented genealogy of Captain Webber, his ancestors and descendants.
86 pages hardcover full color 8.25 wide x 10.75″ $40.00