Catalog Search Results
Author
Series
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
This book describes the design, construction, and uses of various types of castles in Europe and in other parts of the world.
Looks at the process of building different types of castles in medieval Europe, including information about obtaining a license to build, working with wood and stone, obtaining laborers and materials, and building in defense and attack features.
6) Du iz tak?
Author
Physical Desc
48 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
Artificial
Description
Readers are invited to imagine the dramatic possibilities to be found in the natural world, even the humblest back garden! With exquisitely-detailed illustration that will appeal to children and art-lovers alike, and a wonderfully playful invented language, we soon find ourselves speaking "Bug" ... Du iz tak? What is that?
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Life in early New Mexico was often perilous. Geographic isolation attracted outlaws and ruffians, and skirmishes often arose between the indigenous tribes and settlers. In response, the U.S. government set up military forts and outposts to protect its new citizens. These strongholds include Fort Craig, where logs were made to look like cannons to fool Confederate troops. Kit Carson, John Pershing and Billy the Kid all called Fort Stanton home, before...
8) Castle
Author
Language
English
Description
In this first-ever standalone full-color edition, Castle is lavishly reborn in digitally finished drawings rendered with felt-tip markers and colored pencils. Factual and artistic details shine in light of newly researched information. With characteristic zest and wit. Architecture enthusiasts of all ages will marvel at the staggering possibilities of human imagination and ingenuity.
Author
Physical Desc
vii, 168 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
A man's home is his castle, or so the saying goes, but could it withstand an attack by Attila and the Huns, Ragnar and the Vikings, Alexander and the Greeks, Genghis Khan and the Mongols, or Tamerlane and the Tartars? Backyard Ballistics author William Gurstelle poses this fascinating question to modern-day garage warriors and shows them how to build an arsenal of ancient artillery and fortifications aimed at withstanding these invading hordes. Each...
11) The bee sting
Author
Language
English
Description
"The Barnes family is in trouble. Dickie's once-lucrative car business is going under -- but rather than face the music, he's spending his days in the woods, building an apocalypse-proof bunker with a renegade handyman. His wife Imelda is selling off her jewelry on eBay, while their teenage daughter Cass, formerly top of her class, seems determined to binge-drink her way through her final exams. And twelve-year-old PJ is putting the final touches...
12) Our fort
Author
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm.
Language
English
Description
Three friends set out to visit their secret fort at the edge of the woods, but as they are enjoying the freedom and nature all around them a big storm rolls in.
Author
Physical Desc
xii, 292 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A survey of walls throughout history and their role in shaping society."--Provided by publisher.
From ancient times to the present, mankind has built barriers: against the elements, against predatory animals, against other humans. These edifices of mud, brick, and stone circle the globe. Frye examines the history of walls, and reveals the startling ways that barriers have affected our psyches. He questions: Did walls make civilization possible?...
15) Texas and New Mexico on the eve of the Civil War: the Mansfield and Johnston inspections, 1859-1861
Physical Desc
264 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Looking for an older book we don’t have?
Printed books not owned by Santa Fe Public Library that were released more than 6 months ago can be requested from other Interlibrary Loan libraries to be delivered to your local library for pickup. Limit: 3 per calendar month.
Looking for a newer item we don’t have?
Suggest the library purchase a new book, DVD, audiobook, or music CD through your account. Limit: 30 active requests at a time. Submit Purchase Suggestion