Museum - Books for Sale
The Museum at Southwestern Michigan College offers the following books for sale. Payment may be made via check or cash. Sorry no credit card sales. For more information, contact the Museum at (269) 782-1379 or e-mail at museum@swmich.edu.
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Identification and Dating of Round Oak Heating Stoves This book is a valuable reference for collectors and buffs in identifying and dating stoves made by the Round Oak Company from 1893-1947. Filled with original drawings from the company's catalogs. Steven Arseneau and Jill Dixon, editors (50 pages) 2002 |
$14.00 | ||
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The Round Oak Stove People and other Dowagiac, Michigan Personalities A narrative history of the lives of people who founded and developed commercial enterprises in Dowagiac. An outstanding history with many photographs and personal stories of some of the earliest notable local families. by Barbara W. and Grafton H. Cook (189 pages) 2001 |
$29.95 | ||
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Round Oak - A Good Thing from Doe-Wah-Jack Extensive newspaper research forms the basis of this book. Details on the stoves, the Round Oak Company, and the life of P.D. Beckwith, founder of the company, make this a readable and informative reference book. by Leland Haines (272 pages) 1994 |
$15.00 | ||
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Images of Dowagiac This book features 200 photographs from the Museum's photograph collection. The book is part of Arcadia Publishing Company's well-known and popular "Images of America" series. Follow the link to Images of Dowagiac Information on this page for additional information on the Museum's photo collection. by Steven Arseneau and Ann Thompson |
$19.99 | ||
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Sister Lakes: A Postcard History Series For more than 125 years, generations of vacationers have made the annual journey to the Sister Lakes region of Southwest Michigan. Their experiences and photographs represent a cultural snapshot of a summer spent at a group of Midwest lakes. The postcards, selected from a collection of more than 1,000, capture the life and times of 80 years of this favorite Michigan destination. By R.L. Rasmussen |
$19.99 | ||
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