Title: America and her almanacs; wit, wisdom, & weather, 1639-1970,
Authors: Sagendorph, Robb Hansell.
Publisher: Yankee,
Year: 1970
Subjects: Almanacs History.; Almanacs as Topic history
Contents: Section One, From the Beginning: Calendar of the Heavens -- Section Two, A Household Necessity: The Early Years -- Ben Franklin and Poor Richard -- The Revolution and Beyond -- The Farmer's Almanacs -- Section Three, What Did They Say?: How Good Were Their Forecasts? -- Essays on Wood -- Quips and Quotes on Wry -- Section Four, The Specialty Almanacs: One for Every Purpose -- Sarsaparilla Will Cure Anything -- Section Five, Almanacs are Fun: I Collect Old Almanacs -- It Wasn't All That Easy -- Bibliography -- Sources -- Reader's Guide.