Yawps is a collection of whimsical, satirical and lampoonish poems, all written by William James Lampton towards the end of the 19th century. This was Lampton's first published book and vaulted him into prominence in the New York literary world. There are 65 poems on a wide variety of subjects from political to military to every-day life. William J. Lampton was a first cousin to Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain) and was one of the most unique and interesting characters of literary and Bohemian New York from about 1895 to his death in 1917.

Anthony LeClar, a son of John Clear, who was born in France as Jean LeClerc, was in Oneida County, NY in 1794. This is the genealogy of Anthony's descendants, most of whom lived in and around the Town of Western in Oneida County. Other family names in the book include Barnes, Butler, Cummings, Davis, Flint, Nestle, Reynolds, and Warcup, plus many more.

Mr. Keegan's Elopement was the first published story by the American author, Winston Churchill. It was published in magazine format in 1896, probably in Cosmopolitan magazine, of which he was the managing editor at the time. It was later published in 1903 by Macmillan & Co. as a short story in hard cover book format. The story is that of a young U.S. Naval officer meeting and eloping with a young British lady on the island of Madeira and of the, sometimes humorous, secretive arrangements made by one of his friends from the crew of the ship to facilitate the elopement. The island of Madeira is part of a Portuguese group of islands about 360 miles off the coast of Africa and 535 miles from Lisbon, Portugal. Funchal (the setting for this story) is on the south coast of Madeira, and is the capital city with a population of about 100,000 residents today.

This is a book containing the history of the 143rd NY Regiment from Sullivan County during the Civil War, including a complete roster of officers, enlisted men, companies, battles fought and deaths, both during and shortly after the war. The book also includes a full name index.