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Cape Cod and the Islands: Where Beauty and History Meet
ISBN: 9780764333170 / Angielski / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Cape Cod and its neighboring islands, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, possess extraordinary beauty. Magnificent ocean vistas, spectacular sand dunes, quiet marshes, and historic seaside villages, bring people back year after year. For the inquiring visitor the remarkable stories of courage and enterprise by those who settled the land and shaped its character provide background for thoughtful reflection. This stunning new book features fifty of Kathryn Kleekamp's original oil paintings depicting land and seascapes along with rare historic photographs. Image and text capture the fundamental...
Cape Cod and its neighboring islands, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, possess extraordinary beauty. Magnificent ocean vistas, spectacular sand dunes,...
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153,42 zł |
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A Guide to Newport's Cliff Walk: Tales of Seaside Mansions & the Gilded Age Elite
ISBN: 9781596294387 / Angielski / Miękka / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the grand majesty of the Breakers to the beautiful proportions of Rosecliff, these houses are enduring reminders of the architectural flowering of the Gilded Age.
Where the salty air mingles with the far-off laughter of women in ball gowns, the houses of the Newport Cliff Walk preside in grandeur over the crashing waves below. Walking along the paved trail, it s easy to imagine the faintest hint of a waltz coming from the windows of Beechwood, or to envision the Duchess of Windsor s carriage arriving for a visit at Fairholme. Ed Morris takes you on a tour of twenty-four historic... From the grand majesty of the Breakers to the beautiful proportions of Rosecliff, these houses are enduring reminders of the architectural flowering o...
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94,90 zł |
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Hidden History of Litchfield County
ISBN: 9781540210685 / Angielski / Twarda / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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138,05 zł |
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Our New England Ancestors and Their Descendants 1620-1900 - Historical, Genealogical, Biographical
ISBN: 9781444623123 / Angielski / Miękka / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republ...
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106,28 zł |
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South Shore Wide
ISBN: 9780764331848 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Enjoy the South Shore of Massachusetts in breathtaking panoramic images of favourite vistas. From Quincy to Plymouth and Hingham to Foxboro, these magnificent 120-degree images capture the region's beloved scenes. Visit the shore of Quincy Bay and the beaches and harbours along the coast leading to the Cape Cod Canal. See Wollaston Beach at sunset with the Boston skyline in the distance; watch the sunrise at Scituate Lighthouse, visiting the historic and picturesque greens of the towns that dot the area. Over 250 stunning panoramas include some familiar scenes, the classic charm of old New...
Enjoy the South Shore of Massachusetts in breathtaking panoramic images of favourite vistas. From Quincy to Plymouth and Hingham to Foxboro, these mag...
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202,74 zł |
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Berkshires: Past and Present
ISBN: 9780764331336 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Take a tour of the Berkshire Hills and travel along the nation's first scenic route, the Mohawk Trail; delight in the sounds of the Tanglewood Music Center and the Shelbourne and Bish-Bash Falls; visit landmarks including Hancock Shaker Village, the town of Lenox, and Jacob's Ladder. More than 350 color images take you back in time to show how the Berkshires came to be the recreational and cultural mecca that it is today. See why this was the summer getaway place for the elite from the North for many years. This is a keepsake that residents and tourists alike will treasure, and with 250...
Take a tour of the Berkshire Hills and travel along the nation's first scenic route, the Mohawk Trail; delight in the sounds of the Tanglewood Music C...
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126,01 zł |
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Remembering the Kennebunks
ISBN: 9781596297074 / Angielski / Miękka / 125 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Kennebunks--the phrase evokes peace, ocean breezes and small-town pride. In this captivating collection of vignettes, Kennebunk town historian Kathleen Ostrander reveals another side of the area's allure: its rich and varied past. From an account of the amateur astronomer whose name now graces the Bates College Observatory to the origins of Kennebunk's encyclopedic Walker Diaries, Ostrander offers a tour of the area's historical highlights. She notes the mysterious creature once said to live in the Kennebunk River, treasures hidden in fireplaces and under floorboards and the scandalous...
The Kennebunks--the phrase evokes peace, ocean breezes and small-town pride. In this captivating collection of vignettes, Kennebunk town historian Kat...
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94,90 zł |
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Traditions and Reminiscences of Concord, Massachusetts, 1779-1878
ISBN: 9781558497665 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An astonishingly detailed account of life in early nineteenth-century Concord
An astonishingly detailed account of life in early nineteenth-century Concord
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199,33 zł |
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The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue
ISBN: 9781416567226 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the winter of 1952, New England was battered by the most brutal nor'easter in years. As the weather wreaked havoc on land, the freezing Atlantic became a wind-whipped zone of peril, setting the stage for one of the most heroic rescue stories ever lived. In the early hours of Monday, February 18, while the storm raged, two oil tankers, the Pendleton and the Fort Mercer, found themselves in the same horrifying predicament. Built with "dirty steel," and not prepared to withstand such ferocious seas, both tankers split in two, leaving the dozens of men on board utterly at the...
In the winter of 1952, New England was battered by the most brutal nor'easter in years. As the weather wreaked havoc on land, the freezing Atlantic be...
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86,27 zł |
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The Sutton-Dudleys Of England And The Dudleys Of Massachusetts, In New England: From The Norman Conquest To The Present Time (1862)
ISBN: 9781437382051 / Angielski / Twarda / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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202,76 zł |
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Returning to Quarters: A History of Boston Firehouses
ISBN: 9781425180683 / Angielski / Miękka / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Connelly presents a pictorial history of every firehouse in Boston, past and present, with every company ever housed as well as dates of service.
Connelly presents a pictorial history of every firehouse in Boston, past and present, with every company ever housed as well as dates of service.
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103,35 zł |
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A Brief History of St. Johnsbury
ISBN: 9781596294950 / Angielski / Miękka / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tucked away in the dark forests of Vermont s Northeast
Kingdom, St. Johnsbury was mostly unbroken wilderness when first chartered in 1786. Swinging axes soon made way for the burgeoning split-level town, with stately Main Street homes on St. Johnsbury Plain presiding in grandeur over the bustling commerce of Railroad Street below. Peggy Pearl brings a decidedly human element to this comprehensive history, wandering the graves of Mount Pleasant Cemetery and bringing to life the stories of those tanners, cobblers, millworkers and brick makers who made St. Johnsbury... Tucked away in the dark forests of Vermont s Northeast
Kingdom, St. Johnsbury was mostly unbroken wilderness when first chartered in 1786. Swing... |
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94,90 zł |
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Middlefield and the Settling of the New York Frontier: A Case Study of Development in Central New York, 1790-1865
ISBN: 9780978906634 / Angielski / Twarda / 229 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. More than just a mere history of one community, Dominick Reisen's scholarly exploration of Middlefield in Otsego County presents this rural, crossroads hamlet as a case study of the development of small towns in central New York State during the early years of the American Republic, through the Civil War. Reisen tracks the emergence and growth of various businesses and social groups within the community, tracing in great detail the lives of various key figures who made their home in Middlefield. He discusses how external agricultural factors and the great social movements of the era, such as...
More than just a mere history of one community, Dominick Reisen's scholarly exploration of Middlefield in Otsego County presents this rural, crossroad...
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173,76 zł |
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Middlefield and the Settling of the New York Frontier: A Case Study of Development in Central New York, 1790-1865
ISBN: 9780978906641 / Angielski / Miękka / 229 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. More than just a mere history of one community, Dominick Reisen's scholarly exploration of Middlefield in Otsego County presents this rural, crossroads hamlet as a case study of the development of small towns in central New York State during the early years of the American Republic, through the Civil War. Reisen tracks the emergence and growth of various businesses and social groups within the community, tracing in great detail the lives of various key figures who made their home in Middlefield. He discusses how external agricultural factors and the great social movements of the era, such as...
More than just a mere history of one community, Dominick Reisen's scholarly exploration of Middlefield in Otsego County presents this rural, crossroad...
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120,59 zł |
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Wines of Vermont: A History of Pioneer Fermentation
ISBN: 9781540202505 / Angielski / Twarda / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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146,69 zł |
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Immigrants to New England, 1700-1775
ISBN: 9780806300474 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Listed in Harold Lancour's Bibliography of Ship Passenger Lists, this work consists of an alphabetical list of 2,250 immigrants to New England during the period 1700 to 1775. Entries contain important information such as place of origin and place of settlement, dates of departure and arrival, name of wife, date of marriage, and names of children. The data derives from a variety of printed sources (town records, family compendia, genealogies, local histories, etc.), and in each instance the exact source of information is cited, thus serving as a guide to further research. An eleven-page index...
Listed in Harold Lancour's Bibliography of Ship Passenger Lists, this work consists of an alphabetical list of 2,250 immigrants to New England during ...
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159,51 zł |
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Heroism of Hannah Duston, Together with the Indian Wars of New England
ISBN: 9781556133015 / Angielski / Miękka / 438 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The story of the capture and escape of Hannah Duston is one of the classics of the New England Indian wars.
The story of the capture and escape of Hannah Duston is one of the classics of the New England Indian wars.
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169,17 zł |
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Early New Englanders and Kin: A Genealogical Tree of more than 12,000 Inter-related Individuals with Roots in Early New England
ISBN: 9781556136443 / Angielski / Miękka / 518 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work consists of two main parts: 1) an alphabetical listing of people with brief genealogical data on each, and 2) a series of miniature family group charts which show how they are all inter-related by blood or marriage. Includes concise Ahnentafels,
This work consists of two main parts: 1) an alphabetical listing of people with brief genealogical data on each, and 2) a series of miniature family g...
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198,17 zł |
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Nantucket
ISBN: 9781596525665 / Angielski / Twarda / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The author shares her photography of Nantucket during the seasons of the year.
The author shares her photography of Nantucket during the seasons of the year.
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181,03 zł |
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Dedham: Historic and Heroic Tales from Shiretown
ISBN: 9781596297500 / Angielski / Miękka / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This New England community has made national headlines for the notorious Sacco and Vanzetti trial; it has hosted Presidents Washington, Jackson and Lincoln, among other leaders; and it played a formative role in the establishment of the Animal Rescue League. In popular culture, Dedham made its mark as the setting for several notable films and works of fiction. Author James L. Parr gives a fresh take on Dedham s famous moments and also weaves in lesser-known stories of its heritage and traditions. This town has accumulated some eccentricities, from the legendary apparitions that haunted the...
This New England community has made national headlines for the notorious Sacco and Vanzetti trial; it has hosted Presidents Washington, Jackson and Li...
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86,27 zł |
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