A Letter Home portrays the early-day travels over the longest emigrant road in history -- the Oregon Trail. This author-signed, limited-edition printing features a blend of words and illustration with over 40 color and monochromatic illustrations by artist Don Gray and author Jerry Gildemeister depicting the wild countryside as the pioneers encountered it -- raw and unrelentingly beautiful. This case-bound edition, 9"x8" in size, is an unique blend of storyline, artwork, and photography.

A Letter Home

Gildemeister, Jerry

Gray, Don

Williams, Lucia

Science & Math

Bear Wallow Pub Co

As a 10th Anniversary commemorative, the Bear Wallow presents this rich history of the American West with an author-signed, limited edition printing 9" x8" in size. Thirty-five fascinating true-to-life stories of men, women, and children are blended with over 70 black &amp; white photographs to create a collector's edition of early-day life on the Western Frontier. 
Journey back in time to meet a myriad of souls who tilled the soil, freighted the goods, tended the stock, and built the towns. It is unlikely that you recognize their names, as they were never immortalized on a grand scale. They were just plain, ordinary folk who struggled to make a life for themselves in the vast regions across the wide Missouri. They were part of the epic movement that made the West what is was, for where else on earth could such a varied lot pack their possessions across thousands of miles to pursue their dream of a better life?

An American Vignette

History

Americas

Real-life stories of aviation pioneers and historic events blended with original artwork of vintage aircraft and photographic images . . . . . with ten color plates and over 75 black and white photographs, chronological history of events, and biographical sketches, this author-signed, limited edition printing, 8-1/2 x 11 1/4" in size, illustrated with original oil paintings by Tim Larson, photography by Gildemeister, and restored historic images is a lasting tribute to the men and women who pioneered the skies. Wagon Train pioneers were still trekking westward when man's dreams of going aloft actually became a reality . . . . . The prospect of manned flight had eluded everyone for centuries, and it took two bicycle-building brothers to finally make a breakthrough. On December 17, 1903, at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Wilbur and Orville Wright made history when they became the first to successfully take a flying machine into the air. For the next two years, they continued their experiments in near secrecy until they were satisfied with their efforts. On their forty-sixth flight of the season at Huffman Prairie, near their home of Dayton, Ohio, Wilbur stayed aloft for thirty-eight minutes over an oval course of twenty-four miles, making their 1905 Flyer the world's first practical airplane.  As incredible as it seems, their extraordinary accomplishment was all but ignored, for hardly anyone was ready to accept the idea that man would ever be able to fly. It took the persistence of a few believers like the Wrights, Glenn Curtiss, and John Moisant to prove them wrong. These aviation pioneers were such firm believers that they set up flying schools and scoured the nation for young daredevils who would risk their necks for a chance to take to the air. At first, these exhibition flyers thrilled everyone by just flying their marvelous machines overhead, but it didn't take long for the novelty to wear off. The demand of the spectators led pilots to develop trick flying, and then progress on to repertoires of spectacular stunts. They started to spin, dive, and loop-the-loop. When crowds began to wane, the stunters recruited young women daredevils to walk the wings and parachute from the skies to lure the masses back to their impromptu airfields. There, they hopped passengers for a buck or two a ride, and before they were through, they had introduced the public clear across the nation to the wonderful world of flight. The Golden Age of Aviation has long since passed, but you can still thrill to the wonder of it all! In Avian Dreamers, the Bear Wallow brings you the exciting history of flight in America. Come relive the adventures, chills, and thrills of the men and women who pioneered the skies . . . . . Marvel at the early history of those who dreamed and experimented with the prospect of manned flight. Soar with the early-day exhibition flyers, aviators on the Western Front, and the pilots who barnstormed the country and carried the U.S. Mail . . . . . and finally, thrill to the record seekers and speed freaks who opened the skies to modern-day air travel and flight into space.

Avian Dreamers

Technology

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