Download or read book A History of the County of Berkshire Massachusetts in Two Parts written by David Dudley Field and published by . This book was released on 1829 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of Pittsfield Berkshire Country Massachusetts written by Joseph Edward Adams Smith and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This two-volume work provides a detailed history of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, from its founding in the 18th century to the late 19th century. Drawing on primary sources and extensive research, the author traces the social, economic, and political development of this important town in western Massachusetts. With illustrations and maps, this work will be of interest to students of local history and anyone interested in the history of New England. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The History of Pittsfield Berkshire County Massachusetts From the year 1734 to the year 1800 written by and published by Boston, Lee and Shepard. This book was released on 1869 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pittsfield written by The Berkshire County Historical Society and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2001-10-09 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pittsfield is truly the heart of the Berkshires. The Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts have long been a cultural hub and an area of exceptional natural beauty, and Pittsfield, the area's largest community, has always been at the center of attention. The town center, now known as Park Square, was the site of the first agricultural fair ever held in the United States, and Pittsfield became well-known as the adopted home of such literary luminaries as Oliver Wendell Holmes and Herman Melville, who wrote his classic novel Moby-Dick at his home, Arrowhead. In addition to Pittsfield's rich cultural heritage, the town's commerce and industry have fueled the region from the early days when Arthur Scholfield operated the only wool-carding machine in America, to the city's more recent role as an innovator in the electrical industry. Pittsfield celebrates the scenic beauty, the cultural heritage, and the ingenuity of the people and places of the town using nearly 200 vintage images. Inside find Pittsfield's famous sons and daughters, scenic novelties like Balance Rock, the diving horses that performed at Pontoosuc Lake, and even the famous trolley wreck that almost killed Theodore Roosevelt.
Download or read book The Family Tree Toolkit written by Kenyatta D. Berry and published by Skyhorse. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The popularity of Family History has increased over the past five years due to TV shows like Genealogy Roadshow, Finding Your Roots, and Who Do You Think You Are? The ability to access records online has opened up the one time hobby for genealogy enthusiasts to the mainstream. Companies like Ancestry.com, Familysearch.org, Findmypast.com, and MyHeritage have spent millions of dollars making records available around the world. DNA technology continues to evolve and provides the instant gratification that we have become use to as a society. But then the question remains, what does that really mean? Knowing your ancestry is more than just ethnic percentages it’s about creating and building a story about your family history. The Family Tree Toolkit is designed to help you navigate the sometimes overwhelming and sometimes treacherous waters of finding your ancestors. While this is not a comprehensive guide to all things genealogy, it is a roadmap to help you on this journey of discovery, whether you are looking for your African Asian, European, or Jewish ancestry. The Family Tree Toolkit guides you on how and where to begin, what records are available both online and in repositories, what to do once you find the information, how to share your story and of course DNA discoveries.
Download or read book The History of Pittsfield Berkshire County Massachusetts From the year 1800 to the year 1876 written by and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The World War II Book written by and published by . This book was released on 2022-02-03 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the key battles, tactics, technologies and turning points of the Second World War - the epic conflict that shaped the modern world. Combining authoritative, exciting text and bold explanatory graphics The World War II Book explores the causes, key events, and lasting consequences of the Second World War. Using the original, graphic-led approach of the series, entries profile more than 90 of the key ideas and events during and surrounding the conflict - from the rise of Hitler and Fascism in the 1930s to Pearl Harbor, the D-Day landings, and the bombing of Hiroshima to the founding of the State of Israel in 1948. Offering a uniquely compelling, accessible, and immediate history of the war, The World War II Book shows how key battles, political and economic forces, individual leaders, and technological advances influenced the course of the conflict.
Download or read book History of Western Massachusetts written by Josiah Gilbert Holland and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Lucky Irish Lad written by Kevin O'Hara and published by Forge Books. This book was released on 2010-03-22 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kevin O'Hara recreates his boyhood with these wonderful stories of growing up in Massachusetts in the 1950s and 60s as one of eight children. His parents, born in Ireland, came to this country for their children's sake. His family struggled against grinding poverty but they never gave up and never lost their faith that God had a plan for them. Kevin learned the lessons of making do and making things last, and what the true riches of the world are: good health and the love of a united family. All these lessons grounded him as he reached adulthood...and was sent off to fight in wilds of Vietnam as a reluctant solider. This book will tug at your heart and make you cry tears of both sorrow and joy. It is a story about the Irish-American experience but it is much more--it's the story of a generation growing up in the shadow of the Second World War and the start of a new age of hope and promise, a time when people believed that anything was possible as long as you dared to dream and had faith in yourself. And a little Irish luck couldn't hurt either. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Download or read book The History of Pittsfield written by J. E. A. Smith and published by . This book was released on 2013-03-11 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hardcover reprint of the original 1869-1876 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9". No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Smith, J. E. A. (Joseph Edward Adams). The History Of Pittsfield (Berkshire County), Massachusetts. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Smith, J. E. A. (Joseph Edward Adams). The History Of Pittsfield (Berkshire County), Massachusetts, . Boston: Lee And Shepard, 1869-1876. Subject: Pittsfield Mass. History
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Download or read book The Gritty Berkshires written by Maynard Seider and published by . This book was released on 2018-10 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For generations of working-class families who have lived in Massachusetts' northern Berkshires, reality looks like Rust Belt America. Maynard Seider, an activist sociologist who has taught and researched in the area for more than three decades, places the history of the North Berkshire region in the context of U.S. and global history.
Download or read book The Gem of Richmond written by Ken Kelly and published by . This book was released on 2022-01-25 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book 50 Murders History of the Pittsfield Police written by John O'Neil and published by . This book was released on 2016-01-08 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On December 27, 2007 Captain John T. O'Neil had his last roll call, but luckily his passion for the police force didn't die as he dedicated his retirement to the writing of the many collections of stories he was privey to hear about and be a part of during his 40 year service. John O'Neil lives in the Berkshires where he shares his stories with his wife Hulda O'Neil and his three children and seven grandchildren and now you! This book provides adventure to the thrill seeker and twists and turns for the detective in all of us and they are all true!
Download or read book Baseball in the Berkshires written by Jim Overmyer and published by Micro Publishing Media. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the extraordinary history of baseball in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, where the game was first mentioned in a legal document in 1791. In this western Massachusetts region, often captured in the iconic paintings of Norman Rockwell, the model for the sport as we now know it was born. Home to one of the oldest baseball stadiums in the country still in use, the Berkshires has contributed over one hundred major league players including two native born who are in the Baseball Hall of Fame. With over 40 rarely seen photographs and comprehensive lists and information on players, each turn of the page brings new appreciation for baseball as America's favorite pastime.
Download or read book Master Thieves written by Stephen Kurkjian and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive story of the greatest art theft in history. In a secret meeting in 1981, a low-level Boston thief gave career gangster Ralph Rossetti the tip of a lifetime: the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum was a big score waiting to happen. Though its collections included priceless artworks by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Degas, and others, its security was cheap, mismanaged, and out of date. And now, it seemed, the whole Boston criminal underworld knew it. Nearly a decade passed before the Museum was finally hit. But when it finally happened, the theft quickly became one of the most infamous art heists in history: thirteen works of art valued at up to 500 million, by some of the most famous artists in the world, were taken. The Boston FBI took control of the investigation, but twenty-five years later the case is still unsolved and the artwork is still missing. Stephen Kurkjian, one of the top investigative reporters in the country, has been working this case for over nearly twenty years. In Master Thieves, he sheds new light on some of the Gardner's most abiding mysteries. Why would someone steal these paintings, only to leave them hidden for twenty-five years? And why, if one of the top crime bosses in the city knew about this score in 1981, did the theft happen in 1990? What happened in those intervening years? And what might all this have to do with Boston's notorious gang wars of the 1980s? Kurkjian's reporting is already responsible for some of the biggest breaks in this story, including a meticulous reconstruction of what happened at the Museum that fateful night. Now Master Thieves will reveal the identities of those he believes plotted the heist, the motive for the crime, and the details that the FBI has refused to discuss. Taking you on a journey deep into the gangs of Boston, Kurkjian emerges with the most complete and compelling version of this story ever told.
