I'm going to try having a separate journal just for the bookbox itself, to record when it's being sent where, and with what books.

Participants: drommie1810, mlbish, smowmyst, jamieh2003, and lauraloo29.

Books: Historical Fiction only. Alternate history is fine with me if no one else has any objections (ex. Guns of the South is hist fict in which the Confederate states win the Civil War). *Please* pleaseplease no romance novels that pretend to be historical fiction (yicky), otherwise any genre is fine.

Guidelines: Let's try and say the box should be sent on within three or four weeks of you receiving it. That should be enough time to look things over as much as you like or maybe finish a book or two you want to include when sending it on to the next person. When you mail it, please post an entry with the date and the booklist.

Sent out today to mlbish!

Contents:
1 and 2.) Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry (2 copies)
3.) Gramercy Park by Paula Cohen
4.) Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrove Manor by Stephanie Barron
5.) Mirabilis by Suan Cokal
6.) The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
7.) Ravenscroft by Dorothy Eden
8.) The Waterworks by E.L. Doctrow
9.) Dances with Wolves by Michael Blake
10.) The Passion of Artemisia by Susan Vreeland
11.) The Bridge of San Luis Ray by Thorton Wilder
12.) The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn by Robin Maxwell
13.) Virgin: Prelude to the Throne by Robin Maxwell
14.) Enchantment by Orson Scott Card

Caught! Thanks. These are such great selections, I want them all! You have excellent taste, Drommie.

I took out:
Mirabilis by Susann Cokal
Virgin by Robin Maxwell
Enchantment by Orson Scott Card
Ravenscroft by Dorothy Eden

I put in:
River God by Wilbur Smith
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Her First American by Lore Segal
Fire in Heaven by Malcolm Bosse

So now the contents of the box are:

1 and 2.) Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry (2 copies)
3.) Gramercy Park by Paula Cohen
4.) Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrove Manor by Stephanie Barron
5.) River God by Wilbur Smith
6.) The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
7.) Fire in Heaven by Malcolm Bosse
8.) The Waterworks by E.L. Doctrow
9.) Dances with Wolves by Michael Blake
10.) The Passion of Artemisia by Susan Vreeland
11.) The Bridge of San Luis Ray by Thorton Wilder
12.) The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn by Robin Maxwell
13.) Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
14.) Her First American by Lore Segal

Well I have been waiting quite some time to hear from snowmyst, but no such luck. I have PMed jamieh2003 and will get the box out as soon as I have an address.

Received in today's mail. Thanks for including me in on this bookbox!
When this arrived it had these books in it:
1 and 2.) Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry (2 copies)
3.) Gramercy Park by Paula Cohen
4.) Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrove Manor by Stephanie Barron
5.) River God by Wilbur Smith
6.) The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
7.) Fire in Heaven by Malcolm Bosse
8.) The Waterworks by E.L. Doctrow
9.) Dances with Wolves by Michael Blake
10.) The Passion of Artemisia by Susan Vreeland
11.) The Bridge of San Luis Ray by Thorton Wilder
12.) The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn by Robin Maxwell
13.) Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
14.) Her First American by Lore Segal

I removed The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn, The Crimson Petal and the White, the hardback copy of Lonesome Dove.
I replaced these with London by Edward Rutherford and Moon Rising by Ann Victoria Roberts, and Asylum by Patrick McGrath, set in 1950's England. I will be shipping this as soon as I get an address from lauraloo29.

The box contents are now:
1.) Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
2.) The Bridge of San Luis Ray by Thorton Wilder
3.) Gramercy Park by Paula Cohen
4.) Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrove Manor by Stephanie Barron
5.) River God by Wilbur Smith
6.) London by Edward Rutherford
7.) Fire in Heaven by Malcolm Bosse
8.) The Waterworks by E.L. Doctrow
9.) Dances with Wolves by Michael Blake
10.) The Passion of Artemisia by Susan Vreeland
11.) Asylum by Patrick McGrath
12.) Moon Rising by Ann Victoria Roberts
13.) Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
14.) Her First American by Lore Segal

Released on Tuesday, November 02, 2004 at about 9:00:00 AM BX time (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) at by mail in to the next participant, A Bookbox Controlled Releases.

RELEASE NOTES:

to lauraloo29 via surface mail

Arrived today. My it is big! And so many hard covers! Yikes. :) There are so many I want! I'll update once I've made some decisions.

The box contained:

1.) Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
2.) The Bridge of San Luis Ray by Thorton Wilder - I removed
3.) Gramercy Park by Paula Cohen
4.) Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrove Manor by Stephanie Barron
5.) River God by Wilbur Smith - I removed
6.) London by Edward Rutherford
7.) Fire in Heaven by Malcolm Bosse
8.) The Waterworks by E.L. Doctrow
9.) Dances with Wolves by Michael Blake
10.) The Passion of Artemisia by Susan Vreeland - I removed
11.) Asylum by Patrick McGrath
12.) Moon Rising by Ann Victoria Roberts - I removed
13.) Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - I removed
14.) Her First American by Lore Segal

I replaced the 5 that I took with:

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
A Wheel of Star by Laura GIlmour Bennett
The French Lieutentant's Woman by John Fowles
Kingdom of Shadows by Barbara Erskine
The Book of Abraham by Marek Halter

I'll post again when I send the box on its way.

I've finally worked out the costs of sending the box home. The plan is to put in the mail this Saturday. Thank you!

Thanks so much to everyone who participated! I hope you all enjoyed the ecperience and got some good new reads!