Laurie Winn Carlson, Author . Ivan R. Dee $27.50 (352p) ISBN 978-1-56663-388-8
Carlson (A Fever in Salem; Boss of the Plains: The Hat that Won the West) offers a well-researched exploration of the symbiotic relationship between humans and cattle. Beginning with prehistoric cave drawings, she traces the history of cattle...
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Laurie Winn Carlson, Author Ivan R. Dee Publisher $24.95 (215p) ISBN 978-1-56663-253-9
Members of nearly every major school of historical analysis have taken a crack at explaining the Salem witch trials, from Freudian scholars (who posit mass hysteria) to Marxists (class conflict over property), from feminists (hatred of women) to...
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Laurie Winn Carlson, Author, Judith Dammel, Author, Judith Dammel, Joint Author Chicago Review Press $14.95 (184p) ISBN 978-1-55652-237-6
Whether the locale of choice is the tomato patch or the briar patch, author Laurie Carlson provides tips for nature-oriented fun in two April titles from Chicago Review Press--Kids Camp! Activities for the Backyard or Wilderness (paper $12.95, 180p,
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Laurie Winn Carlson, Author, DK Publishing, Author, Holly Meade, Illustrator DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7894-2479-2
This picture book, a mix of storytelling and brand-name placement, makes a legend of John Batterson Stetson and takes its title from a trademark cowboy hat. Stetson, the son of a New Jersey hatmaker, goes west in the 1850s. Although disappointed in...
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Laurie Winn Carlson, Author, L. Carlson, Author . Ivan R. Dee $26 (240p) ISBN 978-1-56663-490-8
Who can resist the story of Americans' covetous push westward, especially in this bicentennial year of the Louisiana Purchase and the start of the Lewis and Clark expedition? But in a break with current tub-thumping celebrations of men of...
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Laurie Winn Carlson, Author, Holly Meade, Illustrator DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) $7.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7894-2657-4
""Young cowhands with a hankering for the Wild West will tip their hats to this tale,"" said PW of this picture book profile about the man who invented the Stetson. Ages 4-10. (June)
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