FS: used books on military, historical, outdoor sports, and nature topics. ALL PRICES INCLUDE SHIPPING TO CONUS ZIP CODES. I DON'T take PayPal or credit cards, but do take cash, personal checks made out to me, and all MOs.
To reserve a book or books, put an "I'll take book #____" ON THIS THREAD. Then I'll PM you my "legal" (first) name and address for payment. I try to ship the next mail day after payment arrives. I live in California.
Please send any comments or questions to me by PM only, not on this thread (board rule).
TAKE $1 OFF THE PRICE OF EACH BOOK AFTER THE FIRST ONE YOU ORDER!
Western and US history titles
1) SPF "Journal of a Trapper" by Osborne Russell.
2) SPF "Buffalo Jones: Citizen of the Kansas Frontier" by Phillip D. Thomas.
3) SPF "Ghost Towns of the West" by Lambert Florin.
4) SPF "Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West" by Stephen Ambrose.
5) SPF "1776" by David McCullough.
6) SPF "Partisans and Redcoats: the Southern Conflict that Turned the Tide of the American Revolution" by Walter Edgar.
7) "Rebels and Loyalists: the Revolutionary Soldier in Philadelphia" by Philip Katcher. A publication of the Atwater Kent Historical Museum that focuses on the soldiers of both sides in Philadelphia, Rebel, "Tory" or "Royal American," Redcoat, and mercenary. Their organization, equipment, and weapons, and their history in the war. Clear text and many b/w photos of the arms/equipment in the museum. PB 79 pp. exc/new cond. $4
8) SPF "Colonel Roosevelt" by Edmund Morris.
9) "The Soldier from Independence: A Military Biography of Harry Truman" by D.M. Giangreco. Truman often remarked that his military career was the greatest influence on his political career. His six peacetime years in the Missouri Natl. Guard and two years in the US Army including three fierce months on the Western Front in WWI had profound effects on his later career, including his presidential decision to use "The Bomb." HB 302 pp. exc. cond. illus w/b/w photos. $6
10) SPF "Great Battles of WWI in the Air" ed. Frank C. Platt.
Recent military history
11) "Devil at My Heels" by Louis Zamperini. Olympic athlete's service in a USAAF B-24 in the Pacific in WWII; his capture and ordeal at the hands of he Japanese. The basis for the movie "Unbreakable," with a new preface by the author. Quality PB 310 pp. exc. cond. illus w/b/w photos. $5
12) SPF "Chosin: Heroic Ordeal of the Korean War" by Eric
Hammel.
13) SPF "Inside the Green Berets, the First 30 Years" by Charles M. Simpson, III.
14) SPF "A Nation Betrayed" by James "Bo" Gritz.
15) SPF "Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Accout of Operation Red Wing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team Ten" by Marcus Luttrell.
Hunting, Fishing, Nature topics
16) SPF "Death in a Lonely Land: More Hunting, Fishing, and Shooting in Five Continents" by Peter Hathaway Capstick.
17) SPF "The Maneaters of Kumaon" by Maj. Jim Corbett
18) SPF "The Wilderness World of John Muir" ed. by Edwin Way
Teale.
19) "The Grizzlies of Mount McKinley" by Adolph Murie. Results of 25 years of research on Mt McKinley Natl. Park. A classic biological study by a bear expert and the author of the classic Peterson's "Field Guide to Animal Tracks." How grizzlies actually survive their tough environment, their "families," relations with men (and ravens!), bear individuality. Quality PB (U. WA Press) 267 pp. new cond. illus w/many b/w photos, bear "family trees," range maps, etc. $6
20) "A Fine and Pleasant Misery" by Patrick McManus. Humorous essays on the fun and foolishness of fishing, fishermen, and fish by the "Field and Stream" and "Sports Illustrated" staff writer. PB 209 pp. new cond. $5
THANKS for reading my long post! DON'T FORGET TO TAKE $1 OFF THE PRICE OF ANY BOOK OR BOOKS YOU ORDER AFTER THE FIRST ONE!
Mike Armstrong aka Mesa
To reserve a book or books, put an "I'll take book #____" ON THIS THREAD. Then I'll PM you my "legal" (first) name and address for payment. I try to ship the next mail day after payment arrives. I live in California.
Please send any comments or questions to me by PM only, not on this thread (board rule).
TAKE $1 OFF THE PRICE OF EACH BOOK AFTER THE FIRST ONE YOU ORDER!
Western and US history titles
1) SPF "Journal of a Trapper" by Osborne Russell.
2) SPF "Buffalo Jones: Citizen of the Kansas Frontier" by Phillip D. Thomas.
3) SPF "Ghost Towns of the West" by Lambert Florin.
4) SPF "Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West" by Stephen Ambrose.
5) SPF "1776" by David McCullough.
6) SPF "Partisans and Redcoats: the Southern Conflict that Turned the Tide of the American Revolution" by Walter Edgar.
7) "Rebels and Loyalists: the Revolutionary Soldier in Philadelphia" by Philip Katcher. A publication of the Atwater Kent Historical Museum that focuses on the soldiers of both sides in Philadelphia, Rebel, "Tory" or "Royal American," Redcoat, and mercenary. Their organization, equipment, and weapons, and their history in the war. Clear text and many b/w photos of the arms/equipment in the museum. PB 79 pp. exc/new cond. $4
8) SPF "Colonel Roosevelt" by Edmund Morris.
9) "The Soldier from Independence: A Military Biography of Harry Truman" by D.M. Giangreco. Truman often remarked that his military career was the greatest influence on his political career. His six peacetime years in the Missouri Natl. Guard and two years in the US Army including three fierce months on the Western Front in WWI had profound effects on his later career, including his presidential decision to use "The Bomb." HB 302 pp. exc. cond. illus w/b/w photos. $6
10) SPF "Great Battles of WWI in the Air" ed. Frank C. Platt.
Recent military history
11) "Devil at My Heels" by Louis Zamperini. Olympic athlete's service in a USAAF B-24 in the Pacific in WWII; his capture and ordeal at the hands of he Japanese. The basis for the movie "Unbreakable," with a new preface by the author. Quality PB 310 pp. exc. cond. illus w/b/w photos. $5
12) SPF "Chosin: Heroic Ordeal of the Korean War" by Eric
Hammel.
13) SPF "Inside the Green Berets, the First 30 Years" by Charles M. Simpson, III.
14) SPF "A Nation Betrayed" by James "Bo" Gritz.
15) SPF "Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Accout of Operation Red Wing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team Ten" by Marcus Luttrell.
Hunting, Fishing, Nature topics
16) SPF "Death in a Lonely Land: More Hunting, Fishing, and Shooting in Five Continents" by Peter Hathaway Capstick.
17) SPF "The Maneaters of Kumaon" by Maj. Jim Corbett
18) SPF "The Wilderness World of John Muir" ed. by Edwin Way
Teale.
19) "The Grizzlies of Mount McKinley" by Adolph Murie. Results of 25 years of research on Mt McKinley Natl. Park. A classic biological study by a bear expert and the author of the classic Peterson's "Field Guide to Animal Tracks." How grizzlies actually survive their tough environment, their "families," relations with men (and ravens!), bear individuality. Quality PB (U. WA Press) 267 pp. new cond. illus w/many b/w photos, bear "family trees," range maps, etc. $6
20) "A Fine and Pleasant Misery" by Patrick McManus. Humorous essays on the fun and foolishness of fishing, fishermen, and fish by the "Field and Stream" and "Sports Illustrated" staff writer. PB 209 pp. new cond. $5
THANKS for reading my long post! DON'T FORGET TO TAKE $1 OFF THE PRICE OF ANY BOOK OR BOOKS YOU ORDER AFTER THE FIRST ONE!
Mike Armstrong aka Mesa