Download or read book The Girl who Fell from the Sky written by Heidi W. Durrow and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a family tragedy orphans her, Rachel, the daughter of a Danish mother and a black G.I., moves into her grandmother's mostly black community in the 1980s, where she must swallow her grief and confront her identity as a biracial woman in a world that wants to see her as either black or white. A first novel. Reprint.
Download or read book Amoskeag written by Tamara K. Hareven and published by UPNE. This book was released on 1995 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company shaped the social, ethnic, and economic existence of Manchester, New Hampshire during America's rise as a manufacturing power.
Download or read book Manchester written by Robert B. Perreault and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005-07-27 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here, for the first time exclusively through the medium of vintage postcards, the people, streets, businesses, institutions, and recreational areas of bygone Manchester return to life. Manchester presents images of the worlds largest producer of textiles, which attracted a patchwork of cultures from many lands. It tells where the first telephone conversation by a U.S. president occurred. It evokes the city that colorful individuals such as a nearly lifelong hermit, the smallest married couple in the world, a famous comic strip cartoonist, a best-selling novelist, the founders of cosmetics and fast-food empires, and a comedic superstar all called home.
Download or read book Why Did You Put That Needle There written by Andy Wegman and published by . This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Manchester written by Robert B. Perreault and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known as New Hampshire's "Queen City," Manchester could be called "Change City." Throughout its history, it has reinvented itself many times. From a Native American fishing and gathering place called Amoskeag to a Yankee colonial town known as Derryfield, it became a multiethnic industrial center, the "Manchester of America," home of the world-famous Amoskeag Manufacturing Company (1831-1936). When Amoskeag Manufacturing closed during the Depression, "the city that would not die" was reborn through more diversified industries that carried it through the post-World War II era. Several decades of urban renewal saw the demolition of many older buildings and entire neighborhoods. Lamenting the loss of Boston & Maine Railroad's Union Station and St. Mary's Bank's marble building, Manchester residents drew inspiration from the US bicentennial in 1976 to create a renaissance of interest in history and architecture, which brought about the adaptation to modern use of several remaining older structures. Yet more major losses came in 1978 and 1989 with the destruction of the State Theatre and Manchester's beloved Notre Dame Bridge.
Download or read book KooKooLand written by Gloria Norris and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gloria Norris’s KooKooLand is a memoir written on the edge of a knife blade. Chilling, intensely moving, and darkly funny, it cuts to the heart and soul of a troubled American family, and announces the arrival of a startlingly original voice. Gloria Norris grew up in the projects of Manchester, New Hampshire with her parents, her sister, Virginia, and her cat, Sylvester. A snapshot might show a happy, young family, but only a dummkopf would buy that. Nine-year-old Gloria is gutsy and wisecracking. Her father, Jimmy, all dazzle and danger, is often on the far side of the law and makes his own rules—which everyone else better follow. Gloria’s mom, Shirley, tries not to rock the boat, Virginia unwisely defies Jimmy, and Gloria fashions herself into his sidekick—the son he never had. Jimmy takes Gloria everywhere. Hunting, to the racetrack, to slasher movies, and to his parents’ dingy bar—a hole in the wall with pickled eggs and pickled alkies. But it is at Hank Piasecny’s gun shop that Gloria meets the person who will change her life. While Hank and Jimmy trade good-humored insults, Gloria comes under the spell of Hank’s college-age daughter, Susan. Brilliant, pretty, kind, and ambitious, Susan is everything Gloria longs to be—and can be, provided she dreams big and aces third grade like Susan tells her to. But, one night, a brutal act changes the course of all their lives. The story that unfolds is a profound portrait of how violence echoes through a family, and through a community. From the tragedy, Gloria finds a way to carve out a future on her own terms and ends up just where she wants to be. Gripping and unforgettable, KooKooLand is a triumph.
Download or read book Finding Easy Walks Wherever You Are written by Marjorie Turner Hollman and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marjorie Turner Hollman, author of three books in the Easy Walks book series offers an extended answer to the question she is often asked: How do you find all these places? You will discover obvious and less obvious places to start your own quest to find Easy Walks right where you live. Whether you are simply looking for a place to take a relaxed stroll, or hope to find a place to enjoy the outdoors with elders, small children, or have temporary or permanent mobility challenges, you will find something to help smooth the path to getting you outdoors safely, and better prepared. Additional information included for trail stewards for what to keep in mind when preparing or maintaining trails, to make them more accessible to those looking for easy walks.
Download or read book We Ride Upon Sticks written by Quan Barry and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2021-02-16 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the town of Danvers, Massachusetts, home of the original 1692 witch trials, the 1989 Danvers Falcons will do anything to make it to the state finals—even if it means tapping into some devilishly dark powers. Against a background of irresistible 1980s iconography, Quan Barry expertly weaves together the individual and collective progress of this enchanted team as they storm their way through an unforgettable season. Helmed by good-girl captain Abby Putnam (a descendant of the infamous Salem accuser Ann Putnam) and her co-captain Jen Fiorenza (whose bleached blond “Claw” sees and knows all), the Falcons prove to be wily, original, and bold, flaunting society’s stale notions of femininity. Through the crucible of team sport and, more importantly, friendship, this comic tour de female force chronicles Barry’s glorious cast of characters as they charge past every obstacle on the path to finding their glorious true selves.
Download or read book Franco American Life and Culture in Manchester New Hampshire written by Robert B. Perreault and published by American Chronicles (History P. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Strong Sense of Unity and tradition frames a fascinating history of Manchester, New Hampshire's Franco-American community. Author Robert B. Perreault presents this story through compelling vignettes, including the triumphant success of photographer Ulric Bourgeois, the undeniable conflict between the French and Irish immigrants and a colorful profile of book collector and author Adélard Lambert. Featuring vintage images from Perreault's private collection, this work is a stunning visual narrative of the French-Canadian contributions to local culture. Book jacket.
Download or read book Manchester Ghosts written by Renee Mallett and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Come visit Manchester, New Hampshire-you'll see children playing ball, people jogging by, and a host of pious nuns and monks. It all seems pretty wholesome, until you realize that the people you're seeing are ghosts! Covering everything from the haunted houses of today, o the local legends of the Native Americans, this book will give you a different perspective of the history and culture of New Hampshire's Queen City, a ghostly one.
Download or read book The Restoration of Celia Fairchild written by Marie Bostwick and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The Restoration of Celia Fairchild is wise, witty, and utterly compelling.” —Jane Green, New York Times bestselling author of The Friends We Keep Evvie Drake Starts Over meets The Friday Night Knitting Club in this wise and witty novel about a fired advice columnist who discovers lost and found family members in Charleston, by the New York Times bestselling author of The Second Sister. Celia Fairchild, known as advice columnist ‘Dear Calpurnia’, has insight into everybody’s problems – except her own. Still bruised by the end of a marriage she thought was her last chance to create a family, Celia receives an unexpected answer to a “Dear Birthmother” letter. Celia throws herself into proving she’s a perfect adoptive mother material – with a stable home and income – only to lose her job. Her one option: sell the Charleston house left to her by her recently departed, estranged Aunt Calpurnia. Arriving in Charleston, Celia learns that Calpurnia had become a hoarder, the house is a wreck, and selling it will require a drastic, rapid makeover. The task of renovation seems overwhelming and risky. But with the help of new neighbors, old friends, and an unlikely sisterhood of strong, creative women who need her as much as she needs them, Celia knits together the truth about her estranged family — and about herself. The Restoration of Celia Fairchild is an unforgettable novel of secrets revealed, laughter released, creativity rediscovered, and waves of wisdom by a writer Robyn Carr calls "my go-to author for feel-good novels.”
Download or read book Remembering Manchester written by John Clayton and published by American Chronicles. This book was released on 2009 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The general's courage and calm under pressure would be echoed by many other sons and daughters of Manchester in the succeeding centuries, as the hamlet settled around Amoskeag Falls grew into New Hampshire's largest city. John Clayton describes thirty-two of the Queen City's most remarkable residents, from Iwo Jima flag raiser Rene Gagnon and fast-food innovator Richard McDonald to lesser-known but equally compelling figures, including beloved lunch cart driver Arthur Red Ullrich and the late firefighter Dave Anderson. Collecting columns first published in the New Hampshire Union Leader, Clayton reveals the essence of Manchester's enduring strength and appeal: its people.
Download or read book Spirits of Amoskeag written by Lois Hermann and published by Light Publishing. This book was released on 2016-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was written in response to a promise made ten years ago, a commitment given to a group of spirits who caused accidents to get our attention. They agreed to stop their activity and go into the light if we would publish their story. This spiritual mystery shares their compelling heart-wrenching stories woven through the journey of creating the book itself. This fascinating story was communicated by the Spirits of Amoskeag, the Wounded Heroes of the Manchester Mills. We would like to hear your stories and personal insights that may shed light on the mysteries of the Spirits of Amoskeag.
Download or read book An Insider s Guide to Manchester written by Will Stewart and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An Insider's Guide to Manchester" is the first-ever printed guide to New Hampshire's Queen City. Featuring a carefully-curated selection of more than 500 Manchester attractions, entertainment and recreation spots, restaurants, bars, and stores, as well as more than a few oddities, "An Insider's Guide to Manchester" showcases the city's well-known establishments and brings much-needed attention to their lesser-known counterparts.
Download or read book B Is for Bicycles written by Jannine Fitzgerald and published by . This book was released on 2015-05-14 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Manchester Memories written by True North Holdings and published by . This book was released on 2002-07-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Where You ll Find Me written by Ty Gagne and published by Tmc Books LLC. This book was released on 2017-08-25 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On Feb. 15, 2015, Kate Matrosova, an avid mountaineer, set off before sunrise for a traverse of the Northern Presidential Range in New Hampshire's White Mountains. Late the following day, rescuers carried her frozen body out of the mountains. What went wrong? Where You'll Find Me offers possible answers to that question.
