The Scarlet Scarab -- Temptations & Delights of the Past

Rural Pennsylvania Clothing
By Ellen J. Gehret

PRICE: $35.00 (Softcover)

A SOURCEBOOK OF CLOTHING of the German and English inhabitants of Southeastern Pennsylvania in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Covers men's and women's garments and features a special chapter on decorative needlework found on clothing. Includes sewing instructions and graphed patterns, as well as many detailed photos. 310 pages, 8-1/2" X 11"

A British Soldier’s Story
Roger Lamb’s Narrative of the American Revolution
Edited & Annotated by Don N. Hagist
PRICE: $14.95
6 x 9, 206 pages, maps and illustrations, extensive footnotes, complete index. Roger Lamb is one of the most-often quoted sources for the British soldier’s experience during the American Revolution. This edition is a completely annotated abridgement of Roger Lamb’s two books; A Journal of Occurrences during the Late American War (1809) and Memoir of My Own Life (1811). Lamb’s own wartime experiences have been culled from each book and edited together chronologically to form a highly readable, exciting and authentic narrative of the American Revolution.

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The Compleat Cuthbertson CD
Being a Transcription of the 1768/1776 edition, with notes referencing the 1779 edition of Capt. Bennett Cuthbertson's , A System for the Compleat Interior Management and Oeconomy of a Battalion of Infantry.
Transcribed and edited by Mark Tully & Don Hagist

PRICE: ~~$39.95~~ (SALE $25.00)

At long last! Now one of the most - quoted treatises on 18th-century military matters is available on CD-ROM! For the first time researchers can browse this valuable text on their computer and search by keyword for a specific topic of interest. Both Adobe Acrobat (PDF) files and plain text (TXT) files are included, so that virtually any computer with a CD drive can access these files. But wait, there's more! The CD also contains:

The Royal Clothing Warrant (1768)
The Manual Exercise as Ordered by His Majesty in 1764 (New York, 1775-- also available separately, see below)
A New System of Military Discipline Founded Upon Principal (attributed to Richard Lambart, 6th Earl of Cavan, 1776). A New System... in particular is one of the lesser-known 18th-century military treatises and is a great companion piece to Cuthbertson as it makes many suggestions that directly contradict the Royal Warrants! Published in both America and London, several of Cavanís principles were indeed adopted by the armies of the day.

These files are complete, modern transcriptions! Compare the $39.95 price for all four of these works with that of their hard-to-read facsimile edition counterparts and you will see what an incredible value this latest offering truly is!

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A Modest Collection of Traditional SONGS
of the Colonial Period
Collected from a Variety of Sources and Mostly Pertaining to War, Women, Sex and Beer, by Mark R. Tully

PRICE: $18.95 (softcover & spiral bound)
More than 40 traditional songs are featured, several with additional sets of lyrics to offer a total of over 50 songs. Each includes a brief introduction with the song's origins and historical anecdotes on the culture and the times during which it was popular. Most of the songs are from 17th- and 18th-century England, however, as explained in the text, they were brought to America by the early colonists and many were soon adapted as patriotic songs. In most cases, both the original lyrics and the patriotic adaptations are included in the book. Full color cover, individually shrink-wrapped., 8-1/2 x 11 inches, 100 pp., complete bibliography.

Pyrates In Petticoats

PRICE: $9.95
Throughout the centuries pirates have captured more than gold and ships--they've captured our imaginations as well. The fact that some of those brigands were female has largely escaped the annals of history, unless they are stories of the more famous ones, like Anne Bonney and Mary Read.
The stories in this small book are a few of those--legends, tales, call them what you will--that have circulated the annals of pirate lore for at least eight centuries. How much truth there is in them is anyone's guess!

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Walk Softly...
Moccasins in the context of the Primary Documents

PRICE: $8.95
This small book explores the use of this most basic footwear by Native Americans and European settlers; their styles, manufacture, advantages, drawbacks, and decoration. Primary sources of documentation such as journals, accounts and inventories were used, along with well-documented secondary sources. Many of the drawings in this book are of the original artifacts examined by the author at various museums and collections. A number of museums, including the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and the Kansas City Museum of History and Science in Kansas City, MO; the Museum of the Fur Trade in Chadron, NE; the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, OK; the American Anthropological Society in Arlington, VA; Fort Ligonier Museum in Ligonier, PA; and the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, NE, provided provenance and other information.
Original documents were scoured to find mention of moccasins, which appeared to be popular with men and women, Native Americans, and settlers alike. Here you will read accounts by the Reverends John Heckwelder and Joseph Doddridge; travelers such as Nicolas de Finiels, Jonathan Carver, and Estwick Evans; captive accounts such as John Williams' capture at Deerfield--all these and many more provide insight into this most basic of footwear.
A brief guide on creating simple center-seam moccasins is included.

	*Nothing but Blood and Slaughter* The Revolutionary War in the Carolinas, Volume 1, 1771-1779, The War in the Carolinas, Volume Two, 1780 The Revolutionary War in the Carolinas, Volume Three, 1781 All by Patrick O'Kelley Ordering Info To More Books & Publications
Volume 1 Price: $18.95 (440 pages) Most people know of Lexington and Bunker Hill, but very few people know that the Revolutionary War was fought and won in the South. The war in the South included the bloodiest battles, the longest siege, the worst defeat of the war, and the largest loss of life for the French allies. At the time of the Revolutionary War Britain was the mightiest nation on Earth, but the Revolutionary War was their “Vietnam”. The war in the Carolinas looked more like Bosnia in 1992 than combat in the 18th century. Most of the actions in the Carolinas were fought between Americans, with no British troops at all, in a true civil war. Many of the Southerners were Scotch-Irish Presbyterians who had emigrated from Scotland and Ireland to the Carolinas in the 1760s, and thought the British were blasphemers. The constant bloodshed on Southern mountains and fields led the British to the decision to negotiate a “peace with honor” that ended the war. Volume 2 Price: $21.95 (564 pages) In Nothing but Blood and Slaughter The Revolutionary War in the Carolinas, Volume Two, 1780, the fight for Charleston become the longest siege in the American Revolution. When the beleaguered forces surrender, it becomes the worst defeat in of the United States Army until the fall of the Philippines in 1942. The British quickly capture South Carolina, and the end of the war looks very near. The British begin plans on dividing up the country when the war will be finally over, and under British rule again. What the British did not anticipate is how to win the peace. This book chronicles the Presbyterian uprising, when Irish backwoodsmen take on the British army in guerilla warfare. This would lead to full scale partisan warfare that would drag every bit of British men and equipment into the fight. A second Southern army is defeated at Camden, and the British appear to be unstoppable, except for the never-ending guerilla warfare along their supply lines. Finally the British attempt to occupy North Carolina, which will end in a disaster at King’s Mountain. Volume 3 Price: $21.95 (556 pages) In Nothing but Blood and Slaughter, Volume Three, the war continues its bloody course. The Revolutionary War was decided in the forests and plowed fields of the South. Huge lumbering armies brought the war into the low country and the piedmont while roving bands of guerillas harassed each other. Americans fought Americans in a bloody civil war. Past grievances against neighbors were paid with blood and fire by the partisans of both sides. Volume Three is the third volume in a series of four that attempts to list every single military action, no matter how small, in the Carolinas and the Savannah River region of Georgia. Critics have called the series "the most complete history of the war in the Carolinas" and a "MUST HAVE for any military history library of the American War of Independence."


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*Mark Tully's Packets*

*The Packet,* Being a Collection of Patterns, Articles and Essays Pertaining to the American Revolution, by Mark Tully PRICE: $9.95 More than just another "sketchbook," The Packet contains completely documented, illustrated and footnoted articles full of great information for the re-enactor or 18th-century scholar. Articles include: Military Rations, Camp Kettles, Camp Cooking, Tent Pins, Penny Knives, Shot Pouches & Bullet Bags, Anatomy of a Musket, Hand Barrows, Camp Furniture and more. 48 pp. Complete bibliography.	*The Packet II,* Being Another Collection of Patterns, Articles and Essays Pertaining to the American Revolution, by Mark Tully PRICE: $9.95 The second of this series. The Packet II contains NEW articles full of great information for the re-enactor or 18th-century history scholar. Articles include: Aiming/target practice, Camp Tools, Crime & Punishment, Eating Utensils, Health & Hygiene, Knit Caps, Soap, Laying out the Military Camp and more. 48 pp. Complete bibliography. Ordering Info

*The Packet III,* Being Yet Another Collection of Patterns, Articles and Essays Pertaining to the American Revolution, by Mark Tully PRICE: $9.95 The Packet III is the latest offering in our highly popular series. Completely documented, illustrated and footnoted articles full of great information for the re-enactor or 18th-century scholar. Articles include: Military Shoes, Bayonet Belts, Mittens, Canvas knapsacks, Fire Buckets, Military Markings, Forage Caps, Markets, Field Defenses, Military Dress, Liquor and more. 48 pp. Complete bibliography.	*The Packet IV,* Being One More Collection of Patterns, Articles and Essays Pertaining to the American Revolution, by Mark Tully PRICE: $9.95 The Packet IV is the latest offering in our highly popular series. Completely documented, illustrated and footnoted articles full of great information for the re-enactor or 18th-century scholar. Articles include: Recruiting, Musket Accuracy, Cartridges, Whistles, Camp Diversions and Games, Music, Ready Money, Quill Pens, Waistcoats, Laundry, Handkerchiefs, Sticks and Canes Floor Cloths, Pothooks and more. 48 pp. Complete bibliography.