Download or read book Old Nantasket written by William M. Bergan and published by . This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. William M. Bergan's classic book provided a unique glimpse into the history of Hull, Mass. when first published in 1968, and its appeal has only grown since. This commemorative edition is a reprint of the author's original work, which brings to life the people and places that made the Town of Hull and Nantasket Beach famous in the early 20th century.With a touch of humor, plenty of anecdotes and wonderful old photogrpahs, "Old Nantasket" allows readers to experience the grandeur of the huge hotels, the majesty of Paragon Park and the luxury of the side-paddle steamboats that shuttled visitors to and from Boston.Life in "Old Nantasket" had its share of corruption, con men and shady politics, and Doc Bergan doesn't shy away from describing those aspects in detail. A former Hull selectman, he provides fascinating insights into the inner workings of the local government, including the rise and fall of the political machine known as the "Old Ring."
Download or read book The Heart of Emerson s Journals written by Ralph Waldo Emerson and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mass Audubon written by John J. Galluzzo and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harriet Hemenway and Minna Hall might be surprised to see what their simple discussion over tea in Boston's Back Bay in 1896 has led to more than one hundred years later. Concerned about the widespread killing of birds for use in the millinery trade, the ladies asked other society women not to wear dead birds on their hats and to join the Massachusetts Audubon Society for the Protection of Birds. Today, sixty-eight thousand households across the state support the protection of all native Massachusetts wildlife on more than thirty thousand acres of sanctuaries from Wellfleet Bay on Cape Cod to Pleasant Valley in Lenox. Mass Audubon carries the reader around the state to meet the farmers, entrepreneurs, and donors who owned, worked, and loved the land before it passed into the protective embrace of this conservation organization.
Download or read book Voyage of Mercy written by Stephen Puleo and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Puleo has found a new way to tell the story with this well-researched and splendidly written chronicle of the Jamestown, its captain, and an Irish priest who ministered to the starving in Cork city...Puleo’s tale, despite the hardship to come, surely is a tribute to the better angels of America’s nature, and in that sense, it couldn’t be more timely.” —The Wall Street Journal The remarkable story of the mission that inspired a nation to donate massive relief to Ireland during the potato famine and began America's tradition of providing humanitarian aid around the world More than 5,000 ships left Ireland during the great potato famine in the late 1840s, transporting the starving and the destitute away from their stricken homeland. The first vessel to sail in the other direction, to help the millions unable to escape, was the USS Jamestown, a converted warship, which left Boston in March 1847 loaded with precious food for Ireland. In an unprecedented move by Congress, the warship had been placed in civilian hands, stripped of its guns, and committed to the peaceful delivery of food, clothing, and supplies in a mission that would launch America’s first full-blown humanitarian relief effort. Captain Robert Bennet Forbes and the crew of the USS Jamestown embarked on a voyage that began a massive eighteen-month demonstration of soaring goodwill against the backdrop of unfathomable despair—one nation’s struggle to survive, and another’s effort to provide a lifeline. The Jamestown mission captured hearts and minds on both sides of the Atlantic, of the wealthy and the hardscrabble poor, of poets and politicians. Forbes’ undertaking inspired a nationwide outpouring of relief that was unprecedented in size and scope, the first instance of an entire nation extending a hand to a foreign neighbor for purely humanitarian reasons. It showed the world that national generosity and brotherhood were not signs of weakness, but displays of quiet strength and moral certitude. In Voyage of Mercy, Stephen Puleo tells the incredible story of the famine, the Jamestown voyage, and the commitment of thousands of ordinary Americans to offer relief to Ireland, a groundswell that provided the collaborative blueprint for future relief efforts, and established the United States as the leader in international aid. The USS Jamestown’s heroic voyage showed how the ramifications of a single decision can be measured not in days, but in decades.
Download or read book Summer by the Seaside written by Bryant Franklin Tolles and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2008 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sweeping, richly illustrated architectural study of the large, historic New England coastal resort hotels
Download or read book Dirty Old Boston written by Jim Botticelli and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-05-01 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Jim Botticelli launched the Dirty Old Boston Facebook page as a salute to the gritty city he once knew, he discovered that thousands of people were equally nostalgic and curious about Boston's recent past. And for good reason; after World War II, Boston changed rapidly, without apology, for better and worse, and in many ways forever.Dirty Old Boston chronicles the people, streets, and buildings from the postwar years to 1987. From ball games to dive bars, Dirty Old Boston also covers some of the city's most tumultuous events including the razing of neighborhoods, Boston's busing crisis, and the continual fight for affordable housing.Photographs—assembled from family albums, student projects, institutional archives, and professional collections—reveal Boston as seen from the streets. Illuminating Boston's tenacity and spirit, Dirty Old Boston presents our proud moments and our growing pains. Raw and beautiful, this book is an evocative tribute to the city and its people.
Download or read book Storm of the Century written by Christopher J. Haraden and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The record-setting storm's impact on the area is explored through first-hand accounts from survivors, relief workers and former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, among others.
Download or read book The Disappearance of Trudy Solomon written by Marcy McCreary and published by CamCat Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a family like that, you won’t need enemies. In the waning days of the Catskills hotel era, Stanley and Rachel Roth, the owners of the Cuttman Hotel, were practically dynasty—third generation proprietors of a sprawling resort with a grand reputation. The glamorous and gregarious matriarch, Rachel. The cunning and successful businessman, Stan. Four beautiful children. A perfect family deserving of respect and loyalty. Or so it seemed. Fast forward forty years. The Roths have lost their clout. When skeletal remains are found on the side of the road, the disappearance of Trudy Solomon, a coffee shop waitress at the Cuttman in 1978, is reopened. Each member of the Roth family holds a clue to the case, but getting them to admit what they know will force Detective Susan Ford to face a family she’d hoped never to see again.
Download or read book The Ultimate Guide to Surfing written by Jay Moriarity and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining color photography with authoritative text, "The Ultimate Guide To Surfing" offers tips and techniques, terms and key skills to get the most out of the sport. The authors employ the latest technique to create a holistic approach centered around a sound mental attitude and correct body equilibrium. Photos.
Download or read book Rhode Island Amusement Parks written by Rob Lewis and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rhode Islanders were once able to enjoy amusement parks without traveling far; the state was home to several ocean front parks as early as the mid-18th century, with some of them surviving into the late 19th century. Photographers Rob Lewis and Ryan Young have embarked on a journey to discover the amusement parks of the past in this delightful and unprecedented collection of images. Rhode Island Amusement Parks brings back the memories of a time less complicated than the present, when a sense of family held communities together. View the parks that provided a recreational outlet for so many Rhode Island families and the visitors who frequented them. Scenes from several neighboring Massachusetts amusement parks are also pictured. The images in this collection are from two large private archives as well as treasured family collections. Special highlights include photographs of hand-operated rides of the 1800s and views of President Taft's plane, which landed at Sandy Beach in 1911. Also featured is Vanity Fair, an amusement park that lasted only five years during the first decade of this century. Residents of these communities will enjoy seeing Rhode Island as it once was and will witness the changes it has endured over the years.
Download or read book New England s Hidden Past written by Dan Landrigan and published by Down East Books. This book was released on 2020-06-15 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New England is so compact that even casual visitors can sample its diverse history in just a short time. But travelers and residents alike can also pass right by historic buildings, landscapes, and iconic objects without noticing them. New England's Hidden Past presents the region’s history in an engaging new way: through 58 lists of historic places and things usually hidden in plain sight in all six New England states. Pay attention and you’ll find stone structures built by Indians, soaring churches financed by Franco-American millworkers, and public high schools started by colonists when New England was still a howling wilderness. You may have seen them, but you probably don’t know the story behind them. New England's Hidden Past takes readers to the grave sites of revolutionary heroines, Loyalist house museums, as well as, Revolutionary taverns and colonial inns. It takes them to Indian trails, the oldest houses, historic department stores, ghost towns, and Little Italys. Each unique, interesting location or object has a counterpart in the other five New England states. A perfect guide to keep in the car and refer to when traveling New England or planning a trip.
Download or read book CRU Oyster Bar Nantucket Cookbook written by Erin Zircher and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2019-05-21 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cookbook that captures the laid-back, but elegant lifestyle of Nantucket and the wonderful dishes of its locals' and tourists' favorite CRU Oyster Bar. CRU Oyster Bar’s casually stylish cuisine is an ode to the ocean, local farms, and the seasons, served in a beautiful setting on Nantucket Harbor. Zircher takes her inspiration from her classical French training, her love of Mediterranean flavors, and family recipes in these 75 never-before-published recipes. With full-sized four-color images of the food and the island, the CRU Oyster Bar Nantucket Cookbook brings the vibrancy of Nantucket’s spectacular beauty to its pages. Recipes featured in this cookbook include fluke meunière, harissa grilled tuna with leeks vinaigrette, and crispy fried oysters with radish rémoulade. There’s no shortage of lobster recipes with lobster tail, lobster bisque, lobster salad, and lobster cocktail. And dessert as well! Hazelnut shortbread with wild blackberry jam and vanilla and rum roasted plums with orange-scented pound cake. The cocktails are a draw of their own—both delicious and pretty, there are recipes for season-appropriate drinks that anyone can master. A gorgeous tribute to the island—complete with sidebars with information only locals know—and to the gem that is CRU, the CRU Oyster Bar Nantucket Cookbook allows you to enjoy the flavors, places, and luxury of Nantucket every day of the year.
Download or read book The Perfect Storm written by Sebastian Junger and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1997 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A true story of men against the sea.
Download or read book The Deeper You Dig written by Marcy McCreary and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes the wrong choices in life bring us to the right places?Alex can't shake off the blues. On the day she decides to end her life, she discovers a hatbox full of decades-old love letters hidden in the weeds along a riverbank. After reading the mysterious letters, she decides fate has stepped in? and embarks on a quest to find the owner of the letters. Charlotte is running from a past mistake. When a girl named Alex contacts her about a discarded hatbox of letters, Charlotte finds herself on a collision course with destiny? forcing her to confront a haunting reminder of events she would rather forget.Angela knows time is running out. When a hatbox of old love letters arrives at her office, with a plea from a dying childhood friend to right past wrongs, Angela knows the time has come to reveal the truth of her betrayal and seek forgiveness? before she is robbed of her memories.Alex's quest to learn more about the provenance of the letters takes her on a journey of unexpected self-discovery. As she is drawn into a web of family secrets, she unearths a shocking truth about her own past. Can this hatbox of old letters save a life, reunite a family, and repair a friendship,? Told from the intertwining perspective of three women, The Deeper You Dig explores the weight of secrets, the complexity of mother-daughter relationships, and finding one's way to forgiveness.
Download or read book Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers U S Army on Civil Works Activities written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers and published by . This book was released on with total page 1524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers on Civil Works Activities written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Civil Works Directorate and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 1480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report of the Chief of Engineers U S Army written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 1602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes the Report of the Mississippi River Commission, 1881-19 .
