C.A. Weslager was the dean of Delaware archaeology and regional native American history. Here, Weslager writes of archaeological discoveries made on the Delmarva Peninsula, many..... Read More
“In his newest book, Delaware’s Forgotten River, C. A. Weslager lauds the little streams of America, which he claims exerted a greater influence than better..... Read More
The history of the Nanticoke Indians from the 19th century to modern times with scholarly insight into their interactions with non-indigenous populations throughout the centuries... Read More
“This volume brings into full perspective the sequence of historic events in the Delaware Valley, and shows how King James’s buffer zone had far-reaching influence..... Read More
First Edition and a notable copy of Jeffer’s and McCleod’s Nautical Routine and Stowage; with Short Rules in Navigation, an 1849 maritime reference owned by..... Read More
French Protestant New Testament edited by and published with the approval of La Compagnie des Pasteurs et des Professeurs de Genève (The Society of Pastors..... Read More
Inscribed and signed by the author. Delaware during the American Civil War. Preface—“This book portrays the life on one home front, the Brandywine-Wilmington region during..... Read More
The beginnings of Delaware penology; the establishment of penal institutions, agitation for prison reform, the evolution of jails, methods of punishment and more. A granular... Read More
Unrecorded 1876 broadside issued by prominent Delaware peach farmer and Samuel Townsend (1812–1881) and his son Richard Townsend (1839–?) offering for sale “Peach Blossom” fruit..... Read More
1952 Segregation-era movie theater poster from the Schine Theatre in Milford, Delaware. Located near the coast of Southern Delaware, the poster bears the legend: “The... Read More
1952 Segregation-era movie theater poster for Frank Sinatra’s film Meet Danny Wilson, co-starring Shelly Winters and Alex Nicol. A legend at the bottom of the..... Read More
Fruit tree nursery trade catalog with a focus on apples and peaches issued by Snow Hill Nurseries of Worcester County on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Beginning..... Read More
Sammelband of nine American medical pamphlets 1806–1809, mostly medical degree dissertations, kept by Henry Marim of Delaware. At this time, Marim was a degree candidate... Read More
![Delaware’s Buried Past. A Story of Archaeological Adventure. [Autographed]. C A. Weslager.](/pictures/thumb/3727330_1.jpg?v=1542668612)
![The Nanticoke Indians Past and Present. [Signed by the Author]. C A. Weslager.](/pictures/thumb/3727131_1.jpg?v=1534362476)
![The English on the Delaware 1610–1682. [Signed by the Author]. C A. Weslager.](/pictures/thumb/3727134_1.jpg?v=1534362477)
![Nautical Routine and Stowage; with Short Rules in Navigation [Owned by a Future United States Navy Commodore]. William Nicholson Jeffers, John McCleod Murphy.](/pictures/thumb/3725659_1.jpg?v=1534362315)
![Le Nouveau Testament de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ. Traduction Nouvelle, Revue et approuvée par le Pasteurs & les Proffesseurs de L’Eglise et de L’Academie de Genève. [French-Language Protestant New Testament in Original Boards; Published in Geneva and Signed by the Publisher]. G. J. Manget, publisher.](/pictures/thumb/372094_1.jpg?v=1534362286)
![[Segregation-era, rainbow-printed movie theater poster:] It’s Movie Time U.S.A. Beautiful New Milford, A Schine Theatre…Burlesque in Harlem…The Shore’s Most Comfortable Balcony Section for Colored Patrons. Schine Theatre.](/pictures/thumb/3728399_1.jpg?v=1548871662)
![[Segregation-era movie theater poster:] Shore Milford…Frank Sinatra in Meet Danny Wilson…Comfortable Balcony for Colored. Shore Theatre.](/pictures/thumb/3728398_1.jpg?v=1548871661)
![Catalogue and Price List of the Snow Hill Nurseries Near Snow Hill, Md. [...] Worcester Co., Md. W. M. Peters Snow Hill Nurseries, Sons.](/pictures/thumb/3726656_1.jpg?v=1534362434)
![[1806–1809 Sammelband of Medical Pamphlets; Philadelphia Imprints, Some Presentation Copies].](/pictures/thumb/3727437_1.jpg?v=1542845106)