snaps on saturday

Doing my part today, on "Small Business Saturday," by hitting up a local independent bookseller nearby. Now, on my nightstand, new (new to me---the books are used) bedtime reading:

"A New Order of Things: How The Textile Industry Transformed New England," by Paul E. Rivard, and...
"Covered Wagon Women: Diaries & Letters From The Western Trails, 1840-1849,"
Edited and Compiled by Kenneth L. Holmes

I've already taken a nice long scan over both, and they're right up my alley. Historical and crafty--combined!