Rosemary Thornton

This is a newly revised and expanded version of The Houses That Sears Built. This new edition includes more than 20 new photos of existing Sears Homes throughout the country as well as a plethora of recently discovered information. This major revision also includes reproductions of newly-discovered original documents from the Sears Modern Homes Department as well as compelling interviews with men

Sears offered more than 370 designs of kit homes from 1908 -1940, but nationally known Sears house expert Rosemary Thornton has discovered that Sears had 60 best selling designs. In this new book she writes, "If you learn how to identify these 60 designs, you'll discover about 90% of the Sears homes in your community." Finding the Houses That Sears Built contains more than 190 graphics and photos,

California's Kit Homes is a reprint of the 1925 Pacific Ready-Cut Homes catalog and includes a 15-page introduction written by Rosemary Thornton (author, The Houses That Sears Built and Finding The Houses That Sears Built ) and Dale Patrick Wolicki (author, The Historic Architecture of Bay City, Michigan ). Between 1908-1940, Pacific Ready Cut Homes sold about 37,000 kit homes throughout Californi

The Reality of Real Estate is the true story of the experiences Rosemary Thornton went through through, after following the "no money down" way to real estate investing. It's a funny and engaging book, written in a humorous style, much like Erma Bombeck. However, underneath the waves of humor is the serious underlying message that real estate investing can be a mistake which can cost the unsuspect

In four years, Rose had 70 first dates. Yes, 70. In her own Life is very different for the woman who thinks of herself as physically unattractive and there are few places in the adult world where these differences manifest themselves in such sharp and bold relief as the world of internet dating. My tender heart jumped up and down in excitement countless times when I was confident that I d found th

From 1908 to 1940, Sears, Roebuck and Co. sold nearly seventy-five thousand homes through its mail-order Modern Homes program. Families across the nation set about assembling the kits, using the thick instruction manual to puzzle out how twelve thousand pieces of house might fit together. The resulting dwellings were as durable as they were enchanting, swiftly becoming icons of the American landsc

Have you always wondered if that boxy little house across the street is a kit home? Or maybe you've wondered about your own home? There's only one way to find out. Order your copy of Montgomery Ward's Mail-order Homes today! Five years in the making, Montgomery Ward's Mail-order Homes was researched and written by America's top experts in the field of early 20th Century kit Rose Thornton and Dale

In 1916, a town was built in eastern Virginia centered around a DuPont munitions plant. Located on the York River between Williamsburg and Yorktown, Virginia, Penniman had 15,000 inhabitants at its peak. During WWI, women were recruited to fill positions that supported the war effort, and some found their way to Penniman. The predominantly female workforce, many known as Canary Girls, loaded TNT i

When Rose’s husband committed suicide, Rose fell into a pit so deep and dark that medical professionals expressed doubts that she would ever fully recover.Two years later, Rose was diagnosed with cancer, and during a “minor medical procedure,” she bled to death, and had no heart beat for more than 10 minutes.In heaven, she was told that if she agreed to return to earth, she’d be restored to good h

This 2nd edition includes more than 20 new photos of existing Sears Homes throughout the country as well as a plethora of recently discovered information.This major revision also includes reproductions of newly-discovered original documents from the Sears Modern Homes Department as well as compelling interviews with men who worked at the Sears Mill in Cairo, IL. You'll also hear the fa