With Presidents Day just having past, my mind has been on history lately -- more specifically, the history of the United States of America. There were many free and sale ebooks offered over the holiday weekend and throughout the week, to celebrate Presidents Day -- mostly books about the Founding Fathers and other great presidents such as Abe Lincoln.
For someone who genuinely loves history, finding copies of original documents can be unexpected sources of history. Earlier today I was searching for information on Sears, Roebuck & Co., since I am writing about a character who works as a typist for the company in the 1920s -- Sears was a major employer of female typists in the 1920s. I was delighted to come across a digitized copy of "A Visit to Sears, Roebuck and Co." -- a promotional booklet that describes the generous working conditions and the process of filling orders from the point of view of an anonymous visitor -- during my search.