Rosemary Thornton

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Contents 1 General Information 2 Illinois Connection 3 Biographical and Professional Information 4 Published Works 5 Titles for Purchase and at Your Library 6 Literary Awards 7 Speaking Engagements and Upcoming Appearances 8 External Links 9 Editing

General Information

Name: Rosemary Thornton

Pen Name: None

Birth Year: N/A

Place of Birth: N/A

Website: searshomes.org

Email:rosethorn@charter.net

Illinois Connection

Rosmary lived in Alton, Illinois, and now resides in Virginia.

Biographical and Professional Information

Rosemary Thornton is the author of The Houses that Sears Built: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Sears Catalog Homes. More than 75,000 homes were built from kits supplied through mail order by Sears, Roebuck and Company in the first three decades of the 20th century. The 30,000 piece kits contained everything from lumber and nails, paint, wood putty, window weights and sash cord. About 70,000 Sears homes are believed to remain.

Published Works

• The Reality of Real Estate, Hampton Roads Pub Co Inc, 1993

• The Houses That Sears Built; Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Sears Catalog Homes, Gentle Beam Publications, 2002

• Finding the Houses that Sears Built; A Guide to the 60 Most Popular Designs, Gentle Beam Publications, 2004

• The Houses That Sears Built, Gentle Beam Publications, 2004

• California's Kit Homes: A Reprint of the 1925 Pacific Ready-Cut Homes Catalog, Gentle Beam Publications, 2004 - written with Dale Patrick Wolicki

Titles for Purchase and at Your Library

The Reality of Real Estate ISBN: 1878901710 Release Date: 1993-08-01 Buy on Amazon | Find on World Cat

The Houses That Sears Built; Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Sears Catalog Homes ISBN: 0971558809 Release Date: 2002-03-25 Buy on Amazon | Find on World Cat

The Houses That Sears Built ISBN: 0971558817 Release Date: 2004-02-25 Buy on Amazon | Find on World Cat

Finding the Houses that Sears Built; A Guide to the 60 Most Popular Designs ISBN: 0971558825 Release Date: 2004-10 Buy on Amazon | Find on World Cat

California's Kit Homes: A Reprint of the 1925 Pacific Ready-Cut Homes Catalog ISBN: 0971558833 Release Date: 2004-10 Buy on Amazon | Find on World Cat

Literary Awards

Rosemary was honored at the 2004 Illinois Authors Book Fair sponsored by the Illinois Center for the Book and the Illinois State Library in Springfield, Illinois.

Speaking Engagements and Upcoming Appearances

Speaking Engagement Availability: (Yes)

Contact Information: Publisher

Gentle Beam Publications

P.O. Box 1392

Alton, Illinois 62002

External Links

Rosemary Thornton on WorldCat

Rosemary Thornton on Amazon

Editing

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