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The Logbooks: Connecticut's Slave Ships and Human Memory
ISBN: 9780819573056 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1757, a sailing ship owned by an affluent Connecticut merchant sailed from New London to the tiny island of Bence in Sierra Leone, West Africa, to take on fresh water and slaves. On board was the owner's son, on a training voyage to learn the trade. The Logbooks explores that voyage, and two others documented by that young man, to unearth new realities of Connecticut's slave trade and question how we could have forgotten this part of our past so completely. When writer Anne Farrow discovered the significance of the logbooks for the Africa and two other ships in 2004, her mother had...
In 1757, a sailing ship owned by an affluent Connecticut merchant sailed from New London to the tiny island of Bence in Sierra Leone, West Africa, to ...
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100,40 |
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Forgotten Drinks of Colonial New England: From Flips and Rattle-Skulls to Switchel and Spruce Beer
ISBN: 9781540209221 / Angielski / Twarda / 146 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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127,12 |
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BROCKTON?S PERILS with Criticisms And Replies
ISBN: 9781499202304 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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44,31 |
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Exploring Southern New Hampshire:: History and Nature on Back Roads and Quiet Waters
ISBN: 9781626194236 / Angielski / Miękka / 159 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Walkers, bikers, paddlers and snowshoers can encounter relics of the past and their incredible tales from Keene to the Seacoast. Exploring Southern New Hampshire" takes history off the page, out of the car and into the welcoming pine-scented woods and pristine waters of the Granite State. Hike Mount Monadnock, paddle the Nashua River and retrace Lincoln's footsteps down Exeter's streets. Experience the legacy of a women's sawmill at Turkey Pond from the waters that powered it. Visit Cathedral of the Pines, a beautiful outdoor altar built with stones from historic sites around the world. Set...
Walkers, bikers, paddlers and snowshoers can encounter relics of the past and their incredible tales from Keene to the Seacoast. Exploring Southern Ne...
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84,74 |
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The Heathen School: A Story of Hope and Betrayal in the Age of the Early Republic
ISBN: 9780679781127 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Award-winning historian John Demos tells the astonishing and moving story of a unique missionary project, which probes the very roots of American identity. Award-winning historian John Demos tells the astonishing and moving story of a unique missionary project, which probes the very roots of American i... |
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88,63 |
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History of the Town of Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
ISBN: 9780788404344 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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94,95 |
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Boatbuilding on Mount Desert Island
ISBN: 9781540202819 / Angielski / Twarda / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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123,27 |
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Murder at Rocky Point Park:: Tragedy in Rhode Island's Summer Paradise
ISBN: 9781626196254 / Angielski / Miękka / 127 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On a summer day in 1893, little Maggie Sheffield was murdered. Maggie's own father did the unthinkable against a backdrop of laughter and barrel organ music at Rocky Point Amusement Park. The tragedy aroused a strange reaction from the peaceable community of Warwick, Rhode Island. Many seemed to be more concerned for the murderer, Frank Sheffield, than for his young victim. Frank was rumored to be insane or addicted to drugs, and after a trial, he was found not guilty by reason of insanity. The murder did not tarnish Rocky Point's reputation as a premier destination, and the park operated...
On a summer day in 1893, little Maggie Sheffield was murdered. Maggie's own father did the unthinkable against a backdrop of laughter and barrel organ...
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84,74 |
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Haunted Inns and Ghostly Getaways of Vermont
ISBN: 9781626196407 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Creaks and groans in the night remind guests that they might not be alone in Vermont's inns. Discover the history behind some of the Green Mountain State's spookiest places to spend the night. Loyal guest Mary Todd Lincoln enjoyed her annual respites at the Equinox Hotel in Manchester so much that death could not interrupt the tradition. Some still feel the presence of Al Capone in the underground bar he favored at Highgate Manor. The show goes on for the ghost of tap-dancing hero Boots Berry at Stowe's Green Mountain Inn. Queen City Ghostwalk creator and author Thea Lewis shares chilling...
Creaks and groans in the night remind guests that they might not be alone in Vermont's inns. Discover the history behind some of the Green Mountain St...
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84,74 |
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History of Windham County, Connecticut Volume 2
ISBN: 9781628451702 / Angielski / Miękka / 614 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. HISTORY OF WINDHAM COUNTY, CONNECTICUT
VOLUME 2: 1760-1880 By Ellen Douglas Larned Excerpt from Contents BOOK V. 1740-1775. I. Pomfret. Brooklyn Parish. Putnam. Malbone. Rival Church Edifices. General Affairs II. Ashford. General Town Affairs. Westford Society. First Baptist Church. Eastford Society. Corbin Land Claim III. Affairs in Canterbury. Whitefield's Visit. Separates. Baptists. Westminster Society IV. Town Affairs in Windham. Wyoming Emigration. Social Life. Scotland Parish V. Canada Parish. Pew Dispute. School Districts. Troubles with Rev. Samuel... HISTORY OF WINDHAM COUNTY, CONNECTICUT
VOLUME 2: 1760-1880 By Ellen Douglas Larned Excerpt from Contents BOOK V. 1740-1775. I. Pom... |
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84,92 |
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History of Windham County, Connecticut Volume 1
ISBN: 9781628451887 / Angielski / Miękka / 596 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. HISTORY OF WINDHAM COUNTY, CONNECTICUT
VOLUME 1: 1600-1760 By Ellen Douglas Larned Excerpt from Contents BOOK I. 1670-1726. I. Massachusetts Boundary Line. Nipmuck and Mohegan Land Transfers II. Roxbury's Colony III. New Roxbury IV. Woodstock V. Indian Troubles VI. Important Changes. Final Division of Roxbury's Half of Woodstock VII. Uneasiness with Mr. Dwight. Second Meeting-house VIII. Ministerial Troubles. Indian Alarms. Death of Acquitamaug. Land Division. Dismissal of Mr. Dwight IX. Joshua's Tract X. Windham XI. Ponde-town... HISTORY OF WINDHAM COUNTY, CONNECTICUT
VOLUME 1: 1600-1760 By Ellen Douglas Larned Excerpt from Contents BOOK I. 1670-1726. I. Mas... |
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84,92 |
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Trapped Under the Sea: One Engineering Marvel, Five Men, and a Disaster Ten Miles Into the Darkness
ISBN: 9780307886736 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The harrowing story of five men who were sent into a dark, airless, miles-long tunnel, hundreds of feet below the ocean, to do a nearly impossible job with deadly results
A quarter-century ago, Boston had the dirtiest harbor in America. The city had been dumping sewage into it for generations, coating the seafloor with a layer of black mayonnaise. Fisheries collapsed, wildlife fled, and locals referred to floating tampon applicators as beach whistles. In the 1990s, work began on a state-of-the-art treatment plant and a 10-mile-long tunnel its endpoint stretching... The harrowing story of five men who were sent into a dark, airless, miles-long tunnel, hundreds of feet below the ocean, to do a nearly impossible ...
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84,78 |
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In Great Waters: The Story of the Portuguese Fishermen
ISBN: 9781883684037 / Angielski / Miękka / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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64,74 |
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Black Ships: Rumrunners of Prohibition
ISBN: 9781933212227 / Angielski / Miękka / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A rousing tale of American nautical lore and skullduggery, The Black Ships reveals a little-known, intriguing episode of American history. One of the nation's best-kept secrets, rum-running during Prohibition provided fast bucks for adventurous boatmen along the Atlantic Coast. The Black Ships unfolds the saga of the smuggling fleet that, at great risk, illegally imported liquor to America's shores. Drawing on interviews with rumrunners and their kin, government reports, and some of his own boyhood memories, Everett S. Allen reveals how the Coast Guard bravely tried to stem the flow of...
A rousing tale of American nautical lore and skullduggery, The Black Ships reveals a little-known, intriguing episode of American history. One of the ...
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103,14 |
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The Historic Codfish
ISBN: 9781935907817 / Angielski / Miękka / 74 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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29,14 |
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Vermont's Covered Bridges
ISBN: 9780986867057 / Angielski / Miękka / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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61,67 |
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Ethan Allen and the Green-Mountain Heroes of '76, with a Sketch of the Early History of Vermont
ISBN: 9780788401404 / Angielski / Miękka / 442 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The life of Ethan Allen, "Hero of Ticonderoga," is detailed. Exciting narratives describe his leadership of the "Green-Mountain Boys" and his plans for attacks, exploits and battles. Includes an account of his captivity and return to Vermont as a military
The life of Ethan Allen, "Hero of Ticonderoga," is detailed. Exciting narratives describe his leadership of the "Green-Mountain Boys" and his plans fo...
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146,74 |
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Gazetteer of the State of New Hampshire
ISBN: 9780788408083 / Angielski / Miękka / 322 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Embracing "a great variety of information," this gazetteer chronicles the state of New Hampshire from its earliest beginnings up to the work's first publication in 1823. Gleaned from original source material, the book is split into three parts. Part One is a general view of the State of New Hampshire, comprising state boundaries and area, climate and topography, settlement and development, government, "manners and customs," Indians and more. Part Two provides a general view of the counties, the six New Hampshire counties being Rockingham, Strafford, Hillsborough, Cheshire, Grafton and Coos....
Embracing "a great variety of information," this gazetteer chronicles the state of New Hampshire from its earliest beginnings up to the work's first p...
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125,16 |
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Little Pilgrimages Among Old New England Inns: Being an Account of Little Journeys to Various Quaint Inns and Hostelries of Colonial New England
ISBN: 9780788408731 / Angielski / Miękka / 486 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Enthusiasts of early American culture surely will want to add this volume to their bookshelves. Contents include: When the Inn Was a Puritan Ordinary, Madam Knight: Traveller and Tavern-keeper, the Inns of Old Boston, Some Revolutionary Taverns, Some Rhode Island Taverns in Which History Was Made, the Taverns That Entertained Washington, Entertainment for Man and Beast, Tavern Signs-and Wonders, Old Tavern Days in Newbury, the Inns of Ipswich, Some Portsmouth Publicans and Their Famous Guests, Some Taverns of Romance, and When Lafayette Came Back. Profusely illustrated with photographs of the...
Enthusiasts of early American culture surely will want to add this volume to their bookshelves. Contents include: When the Inn Was a Puritan Ordinary,...
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164,01 |
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East Hartford: Its History and Traditions
ISBN: 9780788433207 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This 1879 narrative contains a wealth of information for anyone interested in seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth century history and lifestyles. Beginning with histories of the various local Indian tribes, it continues with the early white settlement in 1635, recording the names of the settlers and the establishment of meeting houses and businesses. It describes voting, the care of the poor, the pest house and inoculation, public houses and sale of liquors, burying grounds, church history, industries, schools, forts, whipping posts, roads, bridges and ferries, military affairs, old...
This 1879 narrative contains a wealth of information for anyone interested in seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth century history and lifestyles. B...
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116,53 |
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