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Lake Allen's History of Portsmouth was the first full history of Portsea Island and its surroundings. Written in 1817 by an 18-year-old amateur historian, the book's scope is phenomenal.

From the Anglo-Saxon invasion in 501 AD, Allen relates Portesmuth's early struggles, before tracing its growing importance to successive monarchs.

Historical events affecting the whole country are told, including the Empress Matilda's arrival to wage war on King Stephen for England's throne; John Felton's murder of the Duke of Buckingham; Charles II's marriage near Portsmouth High...

Boats and Boating on Cranberry Lake portrays the evolution of boating life on a lake that was barely known until the late 19th century. Illustrated here are some of the lake's earliest guide boats and canoes, workboats and steamers, and early motor launches that brought visitors from the dock at Wanakena to hotels around the lake. In the summer of 1909, a few men who regularly spent the season on Cranberry Lake organized a motorboat club to promote the sport of power boating, improve boating conditions on the lake, and have some fun. Today the Cranberry Lake Boat Club, with 400 memberships,...