books by John S. Bowman

books by John S. Bowman

books:

John S. Bowman

John S. Bowman

JG Press, 2008

Incredible Photography in Bowman's Shaker Style
Bowman's "Shaker Style" is one of the more beautiful samplers of Shakerism that I have seen. The extra large pages, 10 by 14 inches, contains many photos by knowledgeable Shaker scholars and photographers: Paul Rocheleau and James Archambeault. Bowman has included a ...

Frommer's Greek Islands (Frommer's Complete)

Sherry Marker, John S. Bowman, ...

Frommers, 2008

An excellent guide to "just" the islands!
The principal difference between this book and "Frommer's Greece" is that this one covers the option of selecting a cruise of the islands, and that section is very good. So, if a major concern is choosing a cruise line (or ship) for your Greek vacation, take a look at ...

The Vietnam War Almanac
John S., Ed. Bowman

Barnes and Noble, 2005

Frommer's Greece (Frommer's Complete)

Sherry Marker, John S. Bowman, ...

Frommers, 2008

Frommer's Greece
I found this latest guide to be just what I was looking for. This covered all the areas of interest to me and gave specific info as to accomodations, travel time, and helpful hints. It has enough glossy photos and the layout was easy to follow. A good purchase!

Founding Fathers: The Men Behind the Nation

John Kirk, John Bowman, ...

JG Press, 2008

Fascinating
I am a presidential history buff so I was excited to receive this book as a gift. It is a fascinating look at the people who helped found and shape our early nation. Grouped by contribution, such as "inventing a government", the book not only looks at well-known ...

The Civil War: The Definitive Reference Including a Chronology of Events, and Encyclopedia, and the memoirs ...

JG Press, 2008

World War I (America at War)

Peter I. Bosco, Antoinette Bosco

Facts on File, 2003

Historic with storytelling
My son used this book for our WWI study in his 8th grade year. We both enjoyed reading it, and recommend other homeschoolers to consider it. Each chapter came to a close to give you a substantial amount of stories and information to discuss on. I used a thematic ...

Vietnam War: Day by Day

John S. Bowman

Bantam Books, 1989

Great Vietnam history
This has got to be one of the best books on the Vietnam War. This book goes through all the main battles and gives a great detailed description of what it was like in Vietnam. I personally like the way they go through the war from the early French involvement to the ...

The Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography
John S. Bowman

Cambridge University Press, 1995

Biography is an endlessly fascinating subject for a wide variety of readers. The Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography is the most up-to-date and comprehensive, single-volume, biographical reference of living and dead Americans available. The book contains 9,000 entries written for general readers in fluid narrative style. Each entry is ...

Pictorial History of Baseball
Joel Zoss, John S. Bowman

Thunder Bay Press (CA), 2002

Across America: The Lewis and Clark Expedition (Discovery and Exploration)

Facts on File, 2004

In 2003, Americans began celebrating the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition (1803-1806), a journey of discovery that proved a seminal moment in the history of the exploration of the North American continent. With full coverage of the events leading to the Corps of Discovery's formation and its gripping adventures to the Pacific and ...

The Art of War

Sun Tzu

Signature Press, 2007

SUN TZU lives on in this classic translation
One of the ISBN's for this book is incorrect in stating that it is paper back. My edition lists both numbers and is a hardcover ed. has dust jacket and glossy cover under. The distinctive bright red cover gives it that "I dare you look" The Preface written by John S. ...

North American Exploration (Wiley Desk Reference)
Michael Golay, John S. Bowman

Wiley, 2003

A comprehensive, highly readable reference This is an authoritative, one-stop resource for essential information on the exploration of North America, from alleged pre-Columbian explorers to polar expeditions in the twentieth century. Completely up-to-date in content and historical approach, the book is divided into seven sections, each ...

Exploring The Pacific (Discovery & Exploration)
Martha Vail

Facts on File, 2005

This text covers: art of the Pacific peoples; Cartography; Early Pacific navigation; Mutiny; Robinson Crusoe; The spice trade; Whaling; Women, slaves, and colonists.

Exploring North America, 1800-1900 (Discovery & Exploration)

Facts on File, 2005

This text covers; African Americans in the western fur trade; The artist as predator: John James Audubon; The discovery of South Pass; How Alexander Mackenzie inspired the Lewis and Clark Expedition; Jack London and the romance of Alaska; Thomas Jefferson's study of North American geography; The transcontinental railroad surveys of the 1850s.