Voyageur Press: 331 books
Stay the Rising Sun
The True Story of USS Lexington, Her Valiant Crew, and Changing the Course of World War II
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Her crew called her the "Lady Lex" - see how her fierce battle turned the tide in the Allies' favor. In May 1942, the United States' first first naval victory against the Japanese in the Coral Sea was marred by the loss of the aircraft carrier USS Lexington. Another carrier was nearly ready...
George Washington
Frontier Colonel
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2016
The early life of George Washington in a new, illustrated edition of the classic biography by Sterling North. Before he became the first president of the United States, George Washington was a frontiersman. North fully captures the spirit of the man as he examines Washington's childhood in colonial...
by Jim Northrup
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 1995
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 1995
Walking the Rez Road contains forty short stories and poems featuring Luke Warmwater as a central character. Luke is a Vietnam veteran who has survived the war but is having "trouble/surviving the peace" on a reservation where everyone is broke and where the tribal government seems to work...
Abraham Lincoln
Friend of the People
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2016
"The life of Abraham Lincoln, America's greatest president, in a new, illustrated edition of the Newbery Honor classic. Clara Ingram Judson's Newbery Honor Book is a richly drawn biography of Abraham Lincoln from his backwoods boyhood, to his days as a shopkeeper and lawyer, his entry into politics,...
John Paul Jones
The Pirate Patriot
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2016
A classic biography of John Paul Jones for young readers in a new, illustrated edition. Called a pirate by the British and a patriot by the Americans, John Paul Jones was a brilliant sea captain, a true American hero, and the father of the U.S. Navy. With this classic biography for young readers by...
Path to the Pacific
The Story of Sacagawea
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2016
The classic story of Sacajawea for young readers in a new, illustrated edition. Seldom given the credit she deserves, Sacajawea is one of America's true heroines. Without her assistance as a guide and interpreter, the Lewis and Clark Expedition would never have crossed the Rockies and reached the...
Audubon Birdhouse Book
Building, Placing, and Maintaining Great Homes for Great Birds
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2013
A visit to almost any home or garden center presents birders with numerous cute and colorful contraptions that are sold as bird homes. But the fact is, many of these products provide anything but a safe refuge for your feathered friends.
Produced in association with the National Audubon Society,...
Knitting Sweaters from Around the World
18 Heirloom Patterns in a Variety of Styles and Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2012
Here are the best sweaters in the world—literally! Eighteen fabulous sweater designs by well-known designers teach you how to make the world’s classic sweater styles, including Fair Isle, Fisherman’s Gansey, Swedish Bohus, Icelandic Lopi Yoke Sweater, and more. Along the way, knitters will learn...
Legendary Farmall Tractors
A Photographic History
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2009
The first general-purpose tractor with narrowly spaced front wheels, the original Farmall was designed to do fine-tuned field cultivation as well as anything a team of farm horses could do—in short, to “farm all.” The rest is history, even legend, in the agriculture industry—a legend that...
The Big Book of Fly Fishing Tips & Tricks
501 Strategies, Techniques, and Sure-Fire Methods
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2013
Fly fishing can be an incredibly exciting and rewarding activity, but it is also very challenging, requiring skill, planning, and perhaps a little bit of luck. Catching the big one requires plenty of preparation, from choosing the right gear to scouting locations and managing travel. Whether you’re...
Modern Knits, Vintage Style
Classic Designs from the Golden Age of Knitting
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2010
Here are more than 20 new, retro-inspired patterns for sweaters, skirts, scarves, capelets, hats, gloves, and socks from well-known designers such as Lily Chin, Teva Durham, Annie Modesitt, Michele Orne, Anna Bell, and Kristin Spurkland. The book will feature new color photographs of each project...
by Kevin EuDaly, Mike Schafer, Jessup
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2009
The year 1827 marked the completion of the United States’ first railroad--and the beginning of a transformation of American life. This book, spanning nearly two centuries, offers an exhilarating tour of the railways’ inroads into the economy, society, and culture of North America.
Illustrated...
Coal Trains
The History of Railroading and Coal in the United States
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2009
From the first, U.S. railroads have carried coal from mines to docks, steel mills, and power plants across the country. In this authoritative book spanning the whole of that history, from the mid-nineteenth century to present, noted rail author Brian Solomon explores the railroads and hardware that...
by Brian Solomon
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2010
This formative period of diesel locomotive evolution is examined with the help of more than 250 modern and period photos depicting passenger, freight, and switching locomotives. Author Brian Solomon covers every prominent manufacturer of the period—including Electro-Motive, Alco, Baldwin, and GE—as...