Years ago, hundreds of ships manned by hundreds seafarers carried cargo from around the world what was once the busiest port in the world. Greeting the seafarers was the Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI), a 177-year-old maritime service organization affiliated with ...
Abraham Lincoln : his book; a facsimile reproduction of the original with an explanatory note by J. McCan Davis is our featured book for February 2011. Part of the Howard Collection, this diminutive book holds facsimiles of newspaper clippings of ...
The Book of Common Prayer, with its disappearing fore-edge painting of the ruins of Byland Abbey, North Yorkshire, is stored in the Special Collections section of the Glenn G. Bartle Library. Photo by Jonathan Cohen Book reveals rare fore-edge painting ...
Maria Mazziotti Gillan is a recipient of the 2011 Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award. She will be presented with this award – along with John Grisham, Elizabeth Nunez, and recipient of the Editor’s Award, Jonathan Galassi — at ...