Gordon Grant

Eloquent, accurate account of the American whaling industry as it was for almost two centuries. Entire art and craft of whaling is depicted - from views of the galley and the sight of a whale breaching, to examples of scrimshaw art and a thrilling version of a "Nantucket sleigh ride." 64 plates.

Originally published in 1908, this is a collection of fourteen short stories by O. Henry, most focusing on two "grafters" (that is, confidence men), who have a certain code of ethics by which they operate. They try to hoodwink the wealthy, never the poor. Includes illustrations for several stories by H.C. Greening, a cartoonist and friend of Henry's. "A Tempered Wind" is illustrated by May Wilson Preston, one of the few women in the Society of Illustrators...

Originally published in 1908, this collection of twenty-six of O. Henry's "New York Stories" follows his two previous collections. As usual, his characters feature a wide range of classes and types of New Yorkers (many of the artistic and literary professions), going about their large and small businesses. The title story, considered one of Henry's best, is narrated by an imaginative man who wonders what the big city will say, but finally learns it...

This volume contains the three stories, "Penrod", "Penrod and Sam", and "Penrod Jashber" dealing with the inimitable Penrod and his companions.

Presents a chronology of the exploration and mapping of the globe by tracing the contributions of explorers through the centuries.