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AN AMERICAN CITY One of the featured product lines at Laughing Cat Books is the “An American City” Series. This collection features original books and reconstituted books from the late 1800s and early 1900s. For instance, in the Old News trilogy you can read unusual news articles about the Rochester area that are interesting and informative. For instance, in the 1870s, the militia was called up to protect a prisoner and they opened fire on a crowd on Exchange Street and killed several men. A little over a decade later, in the 1880s, a series of explosions caused by naphtha leaking into the sewer destroyed several large buildings in the High Falls area and caused panic in the streets.
If you are looking for lighter articles, you can read about the Churchville woman who left $25,000 to her parrot in the early 1900s, or about the company that was going to build a compressed air storage facility at the lower falls in 1880 to power the city.
Also located in the “An American City Series” is a collection of reconstituted local cookbooks from 1880 to 1911. Unlike others who “reprint” cookbooks by making photo copies, Laughing Cat Books takes them down to the bare text and resets them in easy to read bold type. In addition, we supplement the cookbook with a glossary, advertisements and actual pictures of taken around the year the cookbook was first published.
These are just a few of the items you will find in the “An American City” section. There is also a book of old advertisements from 1827 to 1930, a business directory for Monroe, Wayne and Ontario Counties for 1868 and more. Even if you don’t find something that interests you today, be sure to drop back from time to time because we are always adding new material.
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There are publishers and book sellers out there who will sell you this book for more than $30.00 and all it is is a photo copy of the original. Our edition has been completely reset so the type is crisp and clear and in addition we have added a glossary and enhanced it with other material.
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Encouraged by the success of their 1880 book, the ladies did it again in 1887. This reconstituted edition contains everything that was in the original 1887 plus advertisements, pictures and a glossary. Great reading. Great gift.
For sample recipes, click title or Detailed Description Tab above.
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There are booksellers out there who will sell you a photocopy of the original for $30.00 or more. Our edition has had the type completely reset so it is easy to read and we have enhanced it with a glossary and other items. Why spend more? In 1880, a group of Rochester women got together and complied Mother Hubbard's Cupboard. Laughing Cat Books has carefully reconstituted it and enhanced it with a comprehensive glossary and pictures from the era. If you enjoy cooking, you must have this book. Every recipe is doable today. For excerpts, click Title or Detailed Description Tab above.
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THIS BOOK CAN ALSO BE PURCHASED AT: CRAFT CO. 6 UNIVERSITY AVENUE ROCHESTER, N.Y. FOR SAMPLES CLICK TITLE OR DESCRIPTION TAB ABOVE My Work Here Is Done. Why Wait? is the account of almost 200 years of suicides in Rochester New York. Paperback book 200 plus pages with numerous black and white and color pictures. You have never read a book like My Work Here Is Done, Why Wait? Beginning in 1823, it is a compilation of news articles about successful and unsuccessful suicides in the Rochester area. Here you can read about the man who shot himself while hanging himself. Or about the woman who drown herself because of her hair style. You can even read about a dog that committed suicide. There are almost 200 stories in all. Don't delay order your copy today.
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Old Ads-Rochester, New York is a collection of advertisements from 1827 to 1930. Whatever you are looking for, you could probably find it here from a livery stable to an ice house. Some of the advertisements, like the one on the front cover, show you how much things have changed. Old Ads includes a pictoral tour of Rochester through the years. Order on this secure website and Old Ads will be on its way to you with no charge for shipping or handling.
This is the first in a series of three books featuring unique and unusual news articles about Rochester from 1818 to 1991. Richly documented with black and white and color pictures it includes actual newspaper articles. It’s great for casual reading or as an inexpensive gift. Assembled and bound by hand in Rochester. Priced at $18.95 we have copies in stock for immediate shipment by First Class Mail. There is no charge for shipping and handling.
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The Honeymoon Experiment, originally written by Stuart and Margaret Hatfield Chase has been carefully reconstituted and enhanced by Laughing Cat Books. Set In Rochester in the Fall of 1914 The Honeymoon Experiment is the story of a well to do couple from Boston who assume the roles of working class people in Rochester. This is a very interesting book and it shows you a side of Rochester you never new existed in addition to giving you a new appreciation for the "common people" who helped build this city. To Read and except click the title line or Detailed Description Tab above.
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