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Bristol: Montaup to Poppasquash
ISBN: 9781589731509 / Angielski / Twarda / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The picturesque images and steadfast spirit of small-town America thrive within Bristol. One need only to look along its tree-lined streets and centuries-old waterfront and into its historic homes and buildings to see the romance of Rhode Island's past mingling with its present. Heritage and tradition, especially its long-running celebrations of the Fourth of July, are essential in understanding the character and identity of this little town on the bay.
Bristol: Montaup to Poppasquash takes readers on a unique journey through the community's past, beginning with the voyages of early Norse... The picturesque images and steadfast spirit of small-town America thrive within Bristol. One need only to look along its tree-lined streets and centur...
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119,42 |
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Putney: World's Best Known Small Town
ISBN: 9781589731622 / Angielski / Twarda / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Putney, Vermont owes much to its early farming settlers who established the town's spirit of hard work and ingenuity, and to its mill workers whose labor sustained the town's economy for over 200 years. Agricultural advances, social experiments, and a devout commitment to education and artistry helped this community earn world renown with such institutions as the Putney School, America's first co-ed boarding school; Landmark College, the only U.S. two-year college devoted to students with learning differences; the Yellow Barn, an international music school with a famous annual music festival;...
Putney, Vermont owes much to its early farming settlers who established the town's spirit of hard work and ingenuity, and to its mill workers whose la...
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119,42 |
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Lake Winnipesaukee
ISBN: 9781589731684 / Angielski / Twarda / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A world unto itself, Lake Winnipesaukee and its environs have attracted and sustained a variety of cultures over the past centuries, from early American Indian tribes, to New World settlers, to todays seasonal tourists. Whether Indian hunter, aspiring pioneer, or modern-day angler, each, in turn, fell for the regions wild allure: its sheer natural beauty, fertile soils, and waters teeming with an assortment of fish, including great quantities of shad, salmon, pickerel, smelt, and trout. Within this magnificent setting, scores of hardy, resolute frontier men and women worked tirelessly to...
A world unto itself, Lake Winnipesaukee and its environs have attracted and sustained a variety of cultures over the past centuries, from early Americ...
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119,42 |
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The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 42, 1888
ISBN: 9780788405839 / Angielski / Miękka / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This quarterly journal, commonly called simply "The Register," is certainly the oldest, and arguably the best, genealogical periodical published in the United States. Within its volumes researchers will find some of the most valuable genealogical compilations and source record transcriptions to be found anywhere. It is difficult, one might even say foolhardy, to attempt to do research on New England families without reference to this important series. However, copies of the original editions of these volumes are becoming increasingly difficult to find, so Heritage Books has reprinted the...
This quarterly journal, commonly called simply "The Register," is certainly the oldest, and arguably the best, genealogical periodical published in th...
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146,74 |
![Litchfield and Morris [Connecticut] Inscriptions Charles T. Payne 9780788405600 Heritage Books](/9780788405600_litchfield_and_morris_connecticut_inscriptions.jpg "Litchfield and Morris [Connecticut] Inscriptions") |
Litchfield and Morris [Connecticut] Inscriptions
ISBN: 9780788405600 / Angielski / Miękka / 334 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Arranged for easy use and compiled with obvious attention to detail, this book presents gravestone inscriptions from each of the twelve cemeteries in this region of Connecticut. The author's preface is a succinct, humble summary of the book's valuable contents: "This book is a collection of the inscriptions on gravestones and monuments in all the cemeteries of that area comprising what was Litchfield Town before 1859...The inscriptions contained here are believed to be complete to the year 1900, and a number have been added from tombs and monuments erected since that date. "Before each list...
Arranged for easy use and compiled with obvious attention to detail, this book presents gravestone inscriptions from each of the twelve cemeteries in ...
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99,27 |
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Dark Work: The Business of Slavery in Rhode Island
ISBN: 9781479870424 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Historians have written expansively about the slave economy and its vital role in early American economic life. In Dark Work, Christy Clark-Pujara tells the story of one state in particular whose role was outsized: Rhode Island. Like their northern neighbors, Rhode Islanders bought and sold slaves and supplies that sustained plantations throughout the Americas; however, nowhere else was this business so important. During the colonial period trade with West Indian planters provided Rhode Islanders with molasses, the key ingredient for their number one export: rum. More than 60 percent...
Historians have written expansively about the slave economy and its vital role in early American economic life. In Dark Work, Christy Clark-P...
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401,61 |
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13 Most Haunted in Massachusetts
ISBN: 9781516968350 / Angielski / Miękka / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Paranormal journalist and "Ghosts of Boston" author Sam Baltrusis has traveled all over Massachusetts in search of New England's 13 most haunted. From the oldest continuously operating hotel the Omni Parker House in Boston to the beautiful but extremely active Haunted Victorian in Gardner, Baltrusis breathes new life into the long departed.
Paranormal journalist and "Ghosts of Boston" author Sam Baltrusis has traveled all over Massachusetts in search of New England's 13 most haunted. From...
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56,61 |
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Maine Nursing: Interviews and History on Caring and Competence
ISBN: 9781540203410 / Angielski / Twarda / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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123,27 |
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Discover Cape Cod
ISBN: 9780990323600 / Angielski / Miękka / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Shipwrecks, pirates, wars, and revolutions...27 stories you never knew about the Cape. Discover Cape Cod brings history and travel together in ways that make exploring Cape Cod a rich, educational experience. From the naming of Martha's Vineyard to the formation of the National Seashore, this book explores four centuries of colonial, maritime, architectural, and economic history in a collection of 27 short stories. Learn about an English sailor who named many the Cape's major landmarks and how a humble fruit saved the region from economic depression. Read a story about a legendary... Shipwrecks, pirates, wars, and revolutions...27 stories you never knew about the Cape. Discover Cape Cod brings history and travel together ... |
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61,47 |
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Early Town Records of Rowley, Massachusetts. First Record of the First Church, Copied and Communicated to the Essex Institute
ISBN: 9780788448980 / Angielski / Miękka / 142 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. he first church in Rowley was gathered December 3, 1639. This record, the first extant, was begun by the Rev. Samuel Shepard, November 15, 1665, the day of his settlement here as colleague with Rev. Samuel Phillips. The records in the volume continue through 1783. These records were first published in various issues of the "Historical Collections of the Essex Institute," and carried the page numbers 77-116, 103-128, 243-256, and 273-303. In order to make the numbers unique for indexing, the second segment has been renumbered here to be 203-228. No pages are missing.
he first church in Rowley was gathered December 3, 1639. This record, the first extant, was begun by the Rev. Samuel Shepard, November 15, 1665, the d...
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73,37 |
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Luxury Lockup
ISBN: 9781518625961 / Angielski / Miękka / 74 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The TRUE STORY of a shady character who runs for Sheriff in Boston, and the incumbent sheriff has a heart attack and dies on election night, making the crook the sheriff. What could possibly go wrong? Everything And it did. Making Johnny Dowd the Sheriff of Suffolk County was like giving the keys to Fort Knox to John Dillinger. Before long, prisoners were running the jail. The door between the female and male sections of the jail was opened, paying inmates could enjoy conjugal visits in their cells, and the jail was open to visitors 24/7. Johnny Dowd turned the jail's infirmary into a...
The TRUE STORY of a shady character who runs for Sheriff in Boston, and the incumbent sheriff has a heart attack and dies on election night, making th...
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57,13 |
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Slavery & the Underground Railroad in New Hampshire
ISBN: 9781467118347 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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84,74 |
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Vision of the Heart: Susannah's Story
ISBN: 9781515365693 / Angielski / Miękka / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Susannah Haddon, at age 15, was torn from her farm life in England, married off to a man she had scarcely met, and sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to a new life in America. Vision of the Heart - Susannah's Story is the inspirational story of her journey, and that of other real people who left religious persecution in England and sailed to the New World with Winthrop's Fleet in 1630. The few journals of the time tell of storms, illness, death, wolves, snakes, religious wars, commercial contracts, depression; all from the man's point of view. Yet, women accompanied these men. These stories,...
Susannah Haddon, at age 15, was torn from her farm life in England, married off to a man she had scarcely met, and sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to...
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44,03 |
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Marelli's Market 2nd Edition: The First 100 Years in Hampton, New Hampshire 1914-2014
ISBN: 9781517592691 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 2014 marked the 100th year of operation at Marelli's Market. The store, opened in 1914 by Italian immigrants Luigi and Celestina Marelli, has been recognized by the New Hampshire State Historical Register as the oldest continuously-run business in Hampton, New Hampshire. With love and appreciation for their heritage, granddaughters Karen Raynes and Marcia Hannon-Buber tell the heart-warming story of Luigi Marelli and Celestina Reggio in Italy, coming to America, and the growth of their family and business in Hampton. With other family members, they share some of their fondest memories of...
2014 marked the 100th year of operation at Marelli's Market. The store, opened in 1914 by Italian immigrants Luigi and Celestina Marelli, has been rec...
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60,69 |
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Births, Marriages, Baptisms and Deaths from the Records of the Town and Churches in Coventry, Connecticut, 1711-1844
ISBN: 9781596411081 / Angielski / Miękka / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book consists of an alphabetical index, with approximately 9,000 entries. Many of the death records show "age at death" so a birth year could be established. A lot of the birth and marriage records show the woman's maiden name. Marriage records also show the people's place of residence. Many of the birth records were by family (Children of Joseph and Lois (Porter) Kingsbury: Lois, b. January 14, 1781; Oliver, b. June 24, 1782; etc.).
This book consists of an alphabetical index, with approximately 9,000 entries. Many of the death records show "age at death" so a birth year could be ...
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133,79 |
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Built on Family: The Little Italy of Portland, Maine
ISBN: 9781518893476 / Angielski / Miękka / 134 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Portland, Maine is currently in the midst of a redevelopment that is reshaping the city and the way it is viewed throughout the country. One of the neighborhoods that is experiencing that shift is the India Street area, formerly known as Portland's 'Little Italy.' From immigration in the 19th century through to urban renewal in the 1960s, the area was the first destination and primary home for generations of Portland's Italians. The cultural study that is presented in "Built on Family: The Little Italy of Portland, Maine," establishes the historical importance of the neighborhood as the home...
Portland, Maine is currently in the midst of a redevelopment that is reshaping the city and the way it is viewed throughout the country. One of the ne...
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40,43 |
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Historic Crimes and Justice in Burlington, Vermont
ISBN: 9781540202666 / Angielski / Twarda / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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123,27 |
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Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders, Volume IV: 1661-1668
ISBN: 9780788409127 / Angielski / Miękka / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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103,58 |
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First Congregational Church of Preston, Connecticut 1698-1898 Together With Statistics Of The Church Taken From The Church Records
ISBN: 9780788415869 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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105,74 |
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The Early Records of the Town of Rowley, Massachusetts. 1639-1672. Being Volume One of the printed Records of the Town
ISBN: 9780788448973 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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116,53 |
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