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  • New Hampshire's Cornish Colony

    Series series Images of America
    New Hampshire�s Cornish Colony illustrates this distinguished American art colony. First settled in 1885 by colleagues of America�s Michelangelo, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, the Cornish Colony was a retreat for sculptors, painters, writers, and musicians. They were attracted to this peaceful valley nestled in the New Hampshire hills in the shadow of Vermont�s Mount Ascutney. Known as �the Athens of ... Read more

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  • Boston Strong

    A City's Triumph over Tragedy

    Veteran journalists Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge have written the definitive inside look at the Boston Marathon bombings with a unique, Boston-based account of the events that riveted the world. From the Tsarnaev brothers’ years leading up to the act of terror to the bomb scene itself (which both authors witnessed first-hand within minutes of the blast), from the terrifying police shootout with ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • Reversing the Curse

    Inside the 2004 Boston Red Sox

    "A true insider's perspective on the 2004 Red Sox" and their World Series win, from the bestselling author of Curse of the Bambino ( USA Today).On October 27, 2004, the Red Sox won their first World Series Championship in eighty-six years—breaking the infamous Curse of the Bambino and giving diehard fans the thrill of a lifetime.Reversing the Curse preserves one of the greatest stories in sports ... Read more

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  • Burning the Gaspee

    Revolution in Rhode Island

    by Rory Raven ...
    Series series Military
    This book chronicles the history of the HMS Gaspee, a sloop in the British Royal Navy that was sent to patrol the waters of Narragansett Bay in 1772. The Gaspee cracked down on smugglers and enforced British customs regulation, particularly the Stamp Act. The ship and her captain, William Duddington, were quickly hated by colonists for their campaign of brutality, harassment, and arbitrary ... Read more

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  • Hidden History of Cape Cod

    Series series Hidden History
    Discover the fascinating and nearly forgotten history amid Cape Cod's salty waves and sandy beaches—photos included.From Provincetown to Falmouth, the Cape's fifteen towns offer a plethora of hidden and enchanting tales. Learn why one of the most famous rescues in Coast Guard history spent nearly fifty years in the shadows without public notice. Discover which wild creature went from the ... Read more

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  • The Hartford Circus Fire

    Tragedy Under the Big Top

    Through firsthand accounts, interviews with survivors and a gripping collection of vintage photographs, author Michael Skidgell attempts to make sense of one of Hartford's worst tragedies. Almost 7,000 fans eagerly packed into the Ringling Brothers big top on July 6, 1944. With a single careless act, an afternoon at the "Greatest Show on Earth" quickly became one of terror and tragedy as the ... Read more

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  • Hidden History of Rhode Island and the Civil War

    by Frank L Grzyb ...
    The smallest state to defend the Union and one far from the battlefront, Rhode Island's stories of the Civil War are often overlooked. From Brown University's John M. Hay, later to become Lincoln's assistant secretary, to the city of Newport's role as the temporary headquarters for the U.S. Naval Academy, the Civil War history of the Ocean State is a fascinating if little-known tale. Few know that ... Read more

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  • The Sol e Mar Tragedy off Martha's Vineyard

    On March 22, 1990, local fishermen Hokey Hokanson and his teenage son, Billy, set sail for Cape Cod in the "Sol e Mar." When disaster struck three days later, Billy transmitted a brief, heavily garbled radio distress call. A hoax call immediately followed Billy's cry for help, and believing that the two were connected, the U.S. Coast Guard did not launch rescue units for several days. The ... Read more

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  • Haunted York County

    Mystery and Lore from Maine's Oldest Towns

    Series series Haunted America
    Restless spirits in seemingly tranquil summer cottages, specters watching for phantom ships from a sea captain's mansion these are among the ghostly residents of one of New England's oldest counties. The harshly beautiful coastline of York County has a long history of storm, revolution and violence that seems to lure deceased residents from the ether. From the otherworldly mariners in the Boon ... Read more

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  • Unionville

    Series series Images of America
    Originally known as the Union District or Langdon�s Quarter, the village at the western end of Farmington was officially named Unionville by the U.S. Post Office in 1834. Settling along the banks of the Farmington River, Unionville�s early residents were an industrious group, diverting water into canals to power numerous family-run mills and factories and producing a host of manufactured goods. ... Read more

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  • Abington

    Series series Images of America
    Throughout Abington's history, its central location between Boston and Plymouth has been a vantage point that has been reflected in both work and play. It is Abington that provided the white-oak planks for the USS Constitution, and the town's Island Grove Park had national significance during the abolitionist movement. Abington was founded and built around the mills and then grew with the times to ... Read more

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  • A Lever Long Enough

    A History of Columbia's School of Engineering and Applied Science Since 1864

    Series series Columbiana
    In this comprehensive social history of Columbia University's School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), Robert McCaughey combines archival research with oral testimony and contemporary interviews to build a critical and celebratory portrait of one of the oldest engineering schools in the United States.McCaughey follows the evolving, occasionally rocky, and now integrated relationship ... Read more

    $44.99 USD