A Sampling



"The Giant in the Forest"
The making of a mud sculpture

"When Fido Has to Fly"
Flying pets overseas without putting them into quarantine

"An American Driver on British Roads"
A tale of road blocks and roundabouts

“Home Sweet Catalogue Home”
Build your own dream home in just 90 days!

“Max Hess, Jr. Puts Allentown, PA on the Map”
Glitz and glamour in a Pennsylvania town

“Schools of Thought: How a St. Louis Architect Revolutionized American Public Schools”
Thinking outside the box

“Dodging Bullets”
Civil War stories
(for kids 8-12)

“Flood Alert!” & "Flood Busters"
Don't mess with "Mother Nature"
(for kids 8-12)

The Great American Medicine Show
An illustrated history of American health reformers

The Breakfast Book
Morning munchies in 1970s-era California

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"Home Sweet Catalogue Home"
St. Louis Magazine (September 2006)

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“What comes to mind when you think of Sears? Auto tires? Action slacks? Discount refrigerators? Try mail-order house kids with all of the walls, doors, windows, nails, fixtures and paint, plus a 75-page book of instructions, needed to build your own home."

--from “Home Sweet Catalogue Home”
by Elizabeth Armstrong Hall
© 2006 by St. Louis Magazine LLC .

One of Sears' popular house designs from its 1926 catalogue.
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St. Louis Magazine (September 2006) (c)2005 by St. Louis Magazine LLC .