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Book Lost History of the North Shore

Download or read book Lost History of the North Shore written by Christopher Forest and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2010 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Little known facts are explored in this history of Massachusett's North Shore. How did the schooner come to be? What role did Lynn, Massachusetts play in the history of baseball, and how is the popular board game Monopoly and the retail chain Macy's connected to the Bay State? -- P. [4] of cover.

Book Legends and Lore of the North Shore

Download or read book Legends and Lore of the North Shore written by Peter Muise and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over three hundred years, stories of witches, sea serpents and pirates have amazed and terrified residents of Massachusetts's North Shore. In the summer of 1692, phantom men were spotted in the fields of Gloucester. Farther north, "A" marks the spot for pirate treasure in the marshes of Newbury, while to the east, full moons might bring out the werewolf of Dogtown. The devil himself has burned his mark on the boulder-strewn landscape, while shaggy humanoids have been sighted loping along the coast. From Boston to New Hampshire, Massachusetts's North Shore is filled with remarkable stories and legendary characters. Join author Peter Muise and discover the North Shore's uncanny legends and tales of the paranormal.

Book Shipwrecks Along Lake Superior s North Shore

Download or read book Shipwrecks Along Lake Superior s North Shore written by Stephen B. Daniel and published by Minnesota Historical Society. This book was released on 2008 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beneath the icy waters of Lake Superior lies a vast museum of maritime treasures, relics, and souls that in years past were lost to the crashing waves of this massive body of water. Those, those who remain on the surface can glimpse some of the sunken bounty, but most of it is accessible only to those who slip into scuba gear and brave the darkness of the deep. In Shipwrecks Along Lake Superior's North Shore, veteran diver Stephen B. Daniel, in collaboration with the Great Lakes Shipwreck Preservation Society, provides in-depth tours of the many sunken ships submerged in the waters of this region of Lake Superior. Readers will not only learn the maritime history and structural details of the original vessels, they'll also find the fascinating stories of the wrecks themselves-how they happened, what actions were taken to save both crew and vessel, and the modern-day efforts to preserve these sites. With detailed descriptions and hundreds of photographs, charts, and diagrams that will impress even the most seasoned diver, this book will also appeal to anyone who has ever wondered what nautical mysteries lie beneath the waves of the greatest of the Great Lakes. Stephen B. Daniel is an active certified diver, shipwreck historian, and current president of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Preservation Society. He is a communications professional at 3M and lives in Woodbury, Minnesota.

Book The Forgotten Coast

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  • Author : Richard Shaw
  • Publisher : Massey University Press
  • Release : 2021-11-11
  • ISBN : 0995146527
  • Pages : 205 pages

Download or read book The Forgotten Coast written by Richard Shaw and published by Massey University Press. This book was released on 2021-11-11 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: &‘You approach family stories with caution and care, especially when a thing long forgotten is uncovered in the telling.'In this deft memoir, Richard Shaw unpacks a generations-old family story he was never told: that his ancestors once farmed land in Taranaki which had been confiscated from its owners and sold to his great-grandfather, who had been with the Armed Constabulary when it invaded Parihaka on 5 November 1881.Honest, and intertwined with an examination of Shaw's relationship with his father and of his family's Catholicism, this book's key focus is urgent: how, in a decolonizing world, Pakeha New Zealanders wrestle with, and own, the privilege of their colonial pasts.

Book Nantucket s North Shore

Download or read book Nantucket s North Shore written by Frances Ruley Karttunen and published by . This book was released on 2014-06 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The North Shore of O ahu

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  • Author : Joseph Kennedy
  • Publisher : Imaginary Lines, Inc.
  • Release : 2011
  • ISBN : 9780738575254
  • Pages : 132 pages

Download or read book The North Shore of O ahu written by Joseph Kennedy and published by Imaginary Lines, Inc.. This book was released on 2011 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: See how O'ahu's North Shore became and why it has been recognized as a special place for as long as people have inhabitated it. Once the site of the largest heiau, or temple, the North Shore of O'ahu contained two large valleys and other things considered so valuable that bloody wars were fought over their control. Later, the North Shore became famous for sugar, pineapples, ranching and the plantation life that brought thousands of immigrants from all over the world to the most remote part of O'ahu. It was on the North Shore that Hawaiians mixed with Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, Koreans, Filipinos, Puerto Ricans, Spaniards, Irish, Scots, English, and Americans to mold the rural yet cosmopolitan society for which Hawai'i is now famous. Today, the Hawaiian temples are silent, sugar is gone, and only remnants of the old plantation buildings and ranches remain. But the North Shore's fame is now refocused, as it is recognized as the surfing capital of the world.

Book Book of the North Shore

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  • Author : Marian A. White
  • Publisher : Andesite Press
  • Release : 2017-08-21
  • ISBN : 9781375860475
  • Pages : 126 pages

Download or read book Book of the North Shore written by Marian A. White and published by Andesite Press. This book was released on 2017-08-21 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. 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. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. 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.

Book BK OF THE NORTH SHORE

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  • Author : Marian a. (Marian Ainsworth) White
  • Publisher : Wentworth Press
  • Release : 2016-08-25
  • ISBN : 9781360998268
  • Pages : 126 pages

Download or read book BK OF THE NORTH SHORE written by Marian a. (Marian Ainsworth) White and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-25 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. 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. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. 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.

Book The Human Shore

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  • Author : John R. Gillis
  • Publisher : University of Chicago Press
  • Release : 2015-11-17
  • ISBN : 022632429X
  • Pages : 252 pages

Download or read book The Human Shore written by John R. Gillis and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2015-11-17 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since before recorded history, people have congregated near water. But as growing populations around the globe continue to flow toward the coasts on an unprecedented scale and climate change raises water levels, our relationship to the sea has begun to take on new and potentially catastrophic dimensions. The latest generation of coastal dwellers lives largely in ignorance of the history of those who came before them, the natural environment, and the need to live sustainably on the world’s shores. Humanity has forgotten how to live with the oceans. In The Human Shore, a magisterial account of 100,000 years of seaside civilization, John R. Gillis recovers the coastal experience from its origins among the people who dwelled along the African shore to the bustle and glitz of today’s megacities and beach resorts. He takes readers from discussion of the possible coastal location of the Garden of Eden to the ancient communities that have existed along beaches, bays, and bayous since the beginning of human society to the crucial role played by coasts during the age of discovery and empire. An account of the mass movement of whole populations to the coasts in the last half-century brings the story of coastal life into the present. Along the way, Gillis addresses humankind’s changing relationship to the sea from an environmental perspective, laying out the history of the making and remaking of coastal landscapes—the creation of ports, the draining of wetlands, the introduction and extinction of marine animals, and the invention of the beach—while giving us a global understanding of our relationship to the water. Learned and deeply personal, The Human Shore is more than a history: it is the story of a space that has been central to the attitudes, plans, and existence of those who live and dream at land’s end.

Book Diners of the North Shore

Download or read book Diners of the North Shore written by Gary Thomas and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the time the first handful of night lunch wagons served up their simple fare on the streets of the North Shore in 1890, residents from every social and economic standing have frequented these familiar beacons of hospitality and their descendants, the diners. Over the course of the sixty years that followed, the area's manufacturing, transportation, and recreation centers provided the hungry clientele who helped spur the metamorphosis of the humble lunch wagon into the sleek, efficient, and friendly eatery known as the diner. Diners of the North Shore is a fascinating collection of many previously unpublished images from the golden age of the diner. Bearing names such as Hesperus in Gloucester, Lafayette in Salem, and Suntaug in Peabody, these eat-on-the-run oases provided their customers with not only a square meal but also an atmosphere as welcoming as one's kitchen. From the primitive Night Owl lunch wagon to the art deco-inspired Sterling Streamliner, Diners of the North Shore showcases each diner's unique character, along with the colorful personalities who ran them.

Book North Shore Spirits of Massachusetts

Download or read book North Shore Spirits of Massachusetts written by Christopher Forest and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2009 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The historic North Shore of Massachusetts is known for many things: famous authors, sailing ships, important events, and the paranormal. Travel across the North Shore to discover a treasure trove of the supernatural. Discover a witch who once helped colonists and now roams the cave where she was buried. Learn about strange sightings of a sea monster that have been reported off the coast of Gloucester and Nahant. And, meet the ghosts that haunt some of the most famous places in Salem, including the House of Seven Gables. These and more stories await youfrom tales of pirates and monsters, to stories of witches and ghosts, you will learn about the fascinating and unknown ghostly history of the North Shore.

Book North Shore  Paperback

Download or read book North Shore Paperback written by Joseph Garland and published by Commonwealth Editions. This book was released on 2003-08-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in two volumes as Boston's North Shore and Boston's Gold Coast, this is Joe Garland's affectionate history of America's most civilized resort in a new one-volume edition with never-before-published maps and photographs. Book jacket.

Book Along the North Shore   a Social History of Township 11  P E I   1765 1982

Download or read book Along the North Shore a Social History of Township 11 P E I 1765 1982 written by J. Clinton (James Clinton) Morrison and published by Summerside, PE : Crescent Isle. This book was released on 1999 with total page 639 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Under the Banyan Tree

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  • Author : Graeme Dobson
  • Publisher : Boolarong Press
  • Release : 2021-07-28
  • ISBN : 1925877914
  • Pages : 342 pages

Download or read book Under the Banyan Tree written by Graeme Dobson and published by Boolarong Press. This book was released on 2021-07-28 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of Australia’s north coast is a story of ancient industry and international trade with tentacles that reached as far as China. It tells of travel to the far reaches of the world where an old, mid-19th century Groote Eylandt man, spoke of chasing huge fish across cold seas and hunting furred creatures on seas hard as stone. It’s a story of great, forgotten empires on Australia’s doorstep and rich Sultans who claimed that Australia’s north as their own long before Cook laid eyes on it. It’s a story very few Australians know about. When marine biologist Graeme Dobson asked elders about the origins of a strange stone structure in the middle of a bay, off a tiny island, near the coast of Arnhem Land they replied ‘Not ours’, and so began a remarkable quest that became a mystery wrapped in an adventure, folded into history. His research took him to the far corners of Arnhem Land and into the Seas and Islands to its north. It led him back through time, past missionaries, colonists, huge fishing fleets, Dutch map-makers, Portuguese explorers-come-slavers, unknown settlers and miners, and pearl cultivating tribesmen until he finally found the answer in another bay off another tiny island, this time in the remote Indonesian Aru Islands. This is a mystery/adventure with a difference, plus fascinating insights into little discussed history of northern Australia.

Book Pictorial History Lower North Shore

Download or read book Pictorial History Lower North Shore written by Catherine Warne and published by Kingsclear Books Pty Ltd. This book was released on 2005 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pictorial History Lower North Shore was first released in 1984 and reprinted in 1987, with a new edition printed in 2014. This edition is completely revised and updated. The book covers the North Shore from Milson's Point, taking in North Sydney, Lavender Bay, Willoughby, Chatswood, Crows Nest, St Leonards, Neutral Bay, Cremorne, Kirribilli and Northbridge. The construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Expressway, the social and cultural life north of the Bridge, and the early days of the aboriginal inhabitants and white settlers are explored. The book includes new photographs and maps, and a chronology, bibliography and index. It retails for $24.95. Written by Catherine Warne.

Book Long Island s Prominent North Shore Families

Download or read book Long Island s Prominent North Shore Families written by Raymond E. Spinzia and published by Virtual Bookworm.Com Pub Incorporated. This book was released on 2006 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Spinzias' two-volume comprehensive analysis of the North Shore families documents over 1,500 estate owners. Included are 578 photographs of the estates, biographical data, locations, and information as to whether mansions are still standing, and if not, the dates of demolition. (Architecture)

Book Lost British Forts of Long Island

Download or read book Lost British Forts of Long Island written by David M. Griffin and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Revolutionary War broke out and New York City had fallen in 1776, the forces of the king of Great Britain developed a network of forts along the length of Long Island to defend the New York area and create a front to Patriot forces across the Sound in Connecticut. Fort Franklin on Lloyd's Neck became a refugee camp for Loyalists and saw frequent rebel attacks. In Huntington, a sacred burial ground was desecrated, and Fort Golgotha was erected in its place, using tombstones as baking hearths. In Setauket along the northern shore, the Presbyterian church was commandeered and made the central fortified structure of the town. Author David M. Griffin uncovers the lost history and harrowing stories of Long Island's British forts.