For his 15th birthday in 1805, Noah Blake received a little leather-bound diary. Eric Sloane has taken his diary entries and expounded upon them, fleshing out the details, and adding 72 drawings, some fold-out, to bring the reader into Noah's world. This unique book describes activities such as making nails, building a bridge, splitting shingles, spring plowing, maple sugaring, and building a backwoods farm. A Dover republication of the 1962 original by Wilfred Funk, Inc. Oversized, Hb. Dj. List price $19.95. Dover, 2008. NEW. $12.00