A handy guide for booksellers and book collectors offering practical advice on how to improve the quality and look of your books and ephemera. Finally a book on book repair for the rest of us. Clear, easy to follow directions for repairing books at home or in the shop. Includes torn pages, shaken spines, library pockets, bookplates, stickers, crayon, writing, insects, leather care and much more. 88 pages.

This previously unpublished memoir of George N. Cross, born in Methuen, Mass. in 1853, is a vivid picture and historical account of rural life in the 1800's of a small town in Massachusetts along the Merrimack River caught between the two emerging and thriving cities of Lawrence and Haverhill. His detailed descriptions of his home and the ways of the farm offer a real flavor of a bygone era. George N. Cross was a true Renaissance man of his day. For many years Cross was the Headmaster of the Robinson Female Seminary in Exeter, NH and then became a celebrated world travelling lecturer. His...

The true story, of a woman who survived 18 years of slavery, saw her family ripped apart by greedy masters, her mother and siblings sold off, and witnessed the beginnings of the Civil War in St. Louis, Missouri before she escaped to Lawrence, Massachusetts and freedom.

Maurice B. Dorgan's book contains a wealth of pragmatic knowledge on the city. A compendium of facts about every conceivable topic related to the history of Lawrence, Massachusetts. An invaluable tool constantly in use by researchers over the years. From the history of the eagle atop City Hall to Industrial Upheaval of 1912. This modern volume, was assembled with the cooperation of the Lawrence Public Library, to be an efficient reference edition, including a comprehensive index to all its contents. Forward by Louise Sandberg, Special Collections Library, Lawrence Public Library.

Written in 1888, Howe revises his early version, doubling its length by including twelve more years of research. Scare for many years, this volume includes material not found in other Methuen histories. Joseph Sidney Howe was born in 1832 and was a direct descendant of one of Methuen's founders. He later became Town Clerk and served in that position probably longer than any other clerk. Was one of the founders of the original historical society and became its first president and wrote a number of Methuen History articles for various publications. In 1876 he wrote "Historical Sketches of...

Leverett Bradley Jr. served in the First Massachusetts Heavy Artillery for nearly 4 years and was witness to some of the most intense fighting of the Civil War. At 15 years old he had joined his father's military unit, as did his eleven year old brother Jerry. During this time the he wrote home constantly. For a person so young his letters were wonderfully written gives the impression that he wanted to share his experiences with those he loved. Slightly wounded on more than one occasion, Leverett, Jr. survived the war and mustered out as a first lieutenant. Turning to the church he found his...

Excerpted from the longer volume Sketches of Andover, this volume details the accusations, tortures, trials and executions of the Andover citizens victimized by the Salem Witch Trials of the 1690s. During the Salem witch trials in 1692, more than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft and twenty were executed. Over forty Andover citizens, mostly women and their children, were were accused and arrested for witchcraft. More than any other town in New England, including the most confessed witches, and the highest number of children arrested. Three Andover residents, Martha Carrier,...

Author and feminist, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward (1844-1911) was an early advocate of clothing reform for women, urging them to burn their corsets. This memoir originally published in 1896 and serialized, recounts anecdotes from her life in Massachusetts towns of Andover, Gloucester, Newton, and elsewhere. Over her long life she was friendly with: Celia Thaxter, Lucy Larcom, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Lydia Marie Childs, Whittier, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Harriet Beecher Stowe.

During the 1920's, Rev. Frederick Hayward was active in the Christian League of Methuen and as well as being an avid local historian, writing the Merrimack Valley Fact a Day column for the Lawrence Telegram. In many ways, this exhaustive history of the First Congregational Church of Methuen, Massachusetts mirrors the history of the City of Methuen. It lovingly covers the very early history of the town, the ministers and the various meeting houses, including the splintering and later absorption of the Second Parish, and the many generous endowments of the devoted Congregation members. The...

If you are putting together a bug out bag for yourself and your family, don't forget the rest of your loved ones. Your pets are dependent upon you at home and away, and pre-planning for their care in an emergency is how you have to keep them happy and healthy until you return home. This extended article (8K word) is a comprehensive reference, covering the complete emergency supply list for all your pets: dogs, cats, and other small household pets. It includes a full checklists of materials and product recommendations for First Aid Kits and Bug Out Bags. Chapters include: Why prepare an...