2022 Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts For Those Who Served Our Country
This Holiday season, pay tribute to those who have dutifully and bravely served our country in the Armed Forces. From original WWI recruitment posters and collectible autographs, signed memoirs to inspire and learn from, to cufflinks and original aircraft gauges, our list offers unique, one-of-a-kind options sure to wow and pay tribute to their service!
2022 Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts for the Explorer
These hand-picked holidays gifts from The Great Republic are perfect for the explorer in your life! Inspire them with the tales of intrepid explorers who have come before them, a gorgeous photography collection of the first National Park in the United States, leather goods and tactical watches to use on the trails, and new journals to fill with stories of their favorite trips.Â
Shopping a Community of Makers: Santa Fe Stoneworks
We at The Great Republic take pride in celebrating American craftsmanship and supporting the community of American makers, designers, artists, and creators represented in our shop.  Founded in the 1900s, Santa Fe Stoneworks has made a name for themselves, crafting and cutting gorgeous pocket knives in the shadows of the Sangre de Cristo Mountain. Utilizing fossilized mammoth tooth, dinosaur bone, pearl, and gemstones in their handles and American-made steel for their blades, their pocket-knives are crafted with care and stand the test of time.Â
Enhance your Sports Memorabilia Collection with this First Edition of "The Babe Ruth Story"
As the nation turns their attention to the upcoming World Series games between the Phillies and the Astros, we want to highlight our first edition printing of The Babe Ruth Story, written by Babe Ruth and Bob Considine and published in 1948. This biography takes the reader through Ruth’s life, starting from his early discovery of the game, playing the school fields of Baltimore, to his first seasons as a pro, his time with the Baltimore Orioles, the Red Soxs, and his remarkable era with the Yankees. All the while, it covers topics such as friendship, love, success and failure.
Premium Leather Goods for the Holiday Season
From handcrafted coasters, to map journals, to beautiful barware, we have a wide variety of leather goods. They make the perfect Holiday gift for any person in your life. All hand-made here in the United States, these high quality luxury pieces are guaranteed last a life time. Check out this weeks blog for some fun gift ideas!
Joseph West Moore's "Picturesque Washington": A Snapshot of D.C. in the 1880s
With detailed prints and intriguing articles, Picturesque Washington by Joseph West Moore exposed 19th century readers to all parts of their expanding, booming capital city. Moore went beyond just detailing federal buildings and great monuments, to include places of commerce, recreation, work, and worship. The illustrations in Picturesque Washington include diverse scenes, bird’s eye city vistas, and more, and show off the growth of that time, which was dominated by massive city-sponsored civil works projects and large-scale privately sponsored residential developments.Â
A Detailed Map of NY, with an Interesting Story
Read more about the publishing history of this beautiful New York map.
Theodore Roosevelt, Outdoorsman and Naturalist
Theodore Roosevelt was an outdoorsman, writer, soldier, and the 26th president of the United States. Roosevelt made a name for himself in politics, being then the youngest president in U.S. history, and for his no nonsense approach. He also led an interesting and eventful life, regarded as a rugged outdoorsman despite poor health as a child. His books, of which he wrote many, most strongly reflect this perspective of his life- as a hunter, an adventurer and even a conservationist.
Artists and Entertainers of the American West
Artists and Entertainers throughout the late 19th and early 20th century were continuously inspired by the American West and Native American and Hispanic cultures. Some of the most influential artists of this time include Will Rogers, Jimmy Stewart, Ansel Adams, and Georgia O'Keeffe. Learn more about them in this weeks blog.
The Three Chiefs: A Rare Platinum Photograph
Of all the original photographs that we have acquired, this is the single most significant photograph we have ever offered for sale. This is a rare, platinum Master Exhibition Print of Edward Curtis’ The Three Chiefs. This print is believed to be one of only three oversized, platinum Master Exhibition Prints of this image in existence.Â
The Promotion of National Parks with Railroad Posters
From the turn of the century until America entered World War II in 1941, railroads mounted advertising campaigns designed to lure Americans west to experience the region's scenic wonders firsthand. Western railroads commissioned artists to create alluring paintings of national park scenery. These campaigns produced an amazing variety of promotional art, which today survives in a colorful legacy of posters, maps, brochures, and guidebooks.
Art Depicting Native Americans
Through the introduction of photography, Native Americans were able to be more accurately portrayed in Western Art. A few well-known artists throughout the late 19th and early 20th Century have their own ways of depicting the life and culture of Native Americans.
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