Appleton: 234 books

Appleton's rich beginnings found their source at Lawrence Institute, the university in the woods, on the Fox River. Rev. Henry Colman and Rev. William Sampson chose the bluff on the river for the site of the institute. Amos A. Lawrence donated $10,000, and the building began in July 1848. It was with...

On the eve of Christmas and a proposal, Natalie Appleton discovers she doesn’t want to settle for sevens, and starts over. So, she abandons everything in Alberta for Bangkok. Along the way, with startling illumination, honesty and humor, Natalie unpacks the past that caused her to flee: cheating...

The inspiring story behind today’s craft beer revolution is the subject of this lively memoir by Frank Appleton, the English-trained brewmaster who is considered by many to be the father of Canada’s craft-brewing movement. Appleton chronicles fifty years in the brewing business, from his early...

This book was originally published in 1902. It contains the story of a little girl who tries to stand up to Mrs. Ginger the bad cat. Fairies come to the little girl's rescue and whisk her away to Fairyland. This story is accompanied by the beautiful colour pictures of Honor Appleton. Many of the earliest...

Tom Swift Omnibus #8 contains a quartet of stories: In the twenty-second of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom hits upon the idea of a silent airplane engine, and continues his war effort focus. In the twenty-third of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom once again searches...

Tom Swift Omnibus #1 contains a trio of stories: In the first of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom repairs a wrecked motorcycle, then uses it to deliver some improtant patents to a lawyer on behalf of his father, Barton Swift. When the papers are stolen by the Happy Harry gang, Tom...

Tom Swift Omnibus #3 contains a trio of stories: In the seventh of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom goes in search of man-made diamonds, but winds up captured and held prisoner. In the eighth of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom flies his airship on a treasure hunt,...

Tom Swift Omnibus #5 contains a trio of stories: In the thirteenth of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom is sent to procure a South American giant for a circus sideshow act. In the fourteenth of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom is engaged to construct an electric motion-picture...

Tom Swift Omnibus #2 contains a trio of stories: In the fourth of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom and his father, Barton Swift, race to build a submersible for the chance at a government prize, but must face off agaist a rival firm in pursuit of sunken treasure. In the fifth of Victor...

Tom Swift Omnibus #6 contains a trio of stories: In the sixteenth of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom and his father go in search of treasure along the Panama canal, and Tom develops a new type of artillary. In the seventeenth of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom develops...

Tom Swift Omnibus #4 contains a trio of stories: In the tenth of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom goes hunting for ivory in Africa, and encounters an adventurer who is trying to rescue a captured missionary team. In the eleventh of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom once...

Tom Swift Omnibus #7 contains a trio of stories: In the nineteenth of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom lends a hand to a Peruvian construction project, and develops a new blasting powder. In the twentieth of Victor Appleton's original Tom Swift novels, Tom goes on a Honduran treasure...

According to Wikipedia: "Victor Appleton was a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate, most famous for being associated with the Tom Swift series of books. The following series have been published under the Victor Appleton name: Tom Swift, 19101941; Motion Picture Chums, 19131916; Moving Picture...

According to Wikipedia: "Victor Appleton was a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate, most famous for being associated with the Tom Swift series of books. The following series have been published under the Victor Appleton name: Tom Swift, 19101941; Motion Picture Chums, 19131916; Moving Picture...