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  • One-Room Schoolhouses of New Hampshire

    Primers, Penmanship & Potbelly Stoves

    Serier serie Landmarks
    The quaint one-room schoolhouses dotting New Hampshire formed the backbone of the early Granite State education system. Education-minded communities began building these bare-bones schools in the late seventeenth century. In a modest log or clapboard structure, a single teacher faced the challenge of instructing students of all grades through farming seasons and the daily rigors of rural life. ... Læs mere

    83,29 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Old Country Stores of New Hampshire

    Serier serie Landmarks
    Often hidden on the back roads and byways of the Granite State, country stores are an essential and beloved part of the state's character. Developed from trading posts as travelers settled throughout the state, they are recognizable for their vast array of merchandise and a fragrant blend of tobacco, spices and coffee. The country store became the center of the community, where residents could ... Læs mere

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  • American Legends: The Salem Witch Trials

    *Includes descriptions of the trials and executions of the accused.*Includes testimony from some of the cases and the petitions of some of the accused asking for clemency. *Includes pictures depicting important people, places, and events. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents. "More than once it has been said, too, that the Salem witchcraft was the rock on ... Læs mere

    10,50 kr.

  • Haunted Inns and Ghostly Getaways of Vermont

    af Thea Lewis ...
    Serier serie Haunted America
    Prepare to be disturbed by the preternatural guests at the Green Mountain State's most creeptastic lodgings—from the author of Haunted Burlington.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 ... Læs mere

    94,11 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Texas Revolution: The Forgotten War

    Samuel Houston knew that his garrisons were not ready to battle Santa Anna on the battlefront. The Mexican troops had endurance and were courageous. They were not easily taken. ... Læs mere

    63,74 kr.

  • The Place of Stone

    Dighton Rock and the Erasure of America's Indigenous Past

    Claimed by many to be the most frequently documented artifact in American archeology, Dighton Rock is a forty-ton boulder covered in petroglyphs in southern Massachusetts. First noted by New England colonists in 1680, the rock’s markings have been debated endlessly by scholars and everyday people alike on both sides of the Atlantic. The glyphs have been erroneously assigned to an array of non ... Læs mere

    160,27 kr.

  • Ghosts of Newport

    Spirits, Scoundres, Legends and Lore

    Serier serie Haunted America
    Ghosts of Newport plumbs the depths of Newport's history and reveals a host of chilling tales in which fact and folklore intertwine. Today's Newport attracts countless visitors from around the world; its streets are alive with art, culture, wealth and beauty. Yet the city harbors echoes of a dark and turbulent past, including a variety of haunted sites: the Jailhouse Inn, Astor's Beechwood, the ... Læs mere

    6,34 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Massachusetts Covered Bridges

    af John S. Burk ...
    Serier serie Images of America
    From hidden valleys in the Berkshire Hills to the North Shore, 275 documented highway and railroad covered bridges have been constructed in Massachusetts from the early 19th century onward, a figure that often comes as a surprise to those who traditionally associate these unique structures with northern New England. All but a small handful of these are long gone, lost to modern replacements, fires ... Læs mere

    82,63 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • America's Covered Bridges

    Practical Crossings?Nostalgic Icons

    As many as 15,000 covered bridges were built in North America over the past 200 years. Fewer than 1,000 remain.In America's Covered Bridges, authors Terry E. Miller and Ronald G. Knapp tell the fascinating story of these bridges, how they were built, the technological breakthroughs required to construct them and above all the dedication and skill of their builders. Each wooden bridge, whether ... Læs mere

    80,10 kr.

  • The Maritime Marauder of Revolutionary Maine: Captain Henry Mowat

    Serier serie Military
    In 1775, Captain Henry Mowat infamously ordered the burning of Falmouth--now Portland. That act cast him as the arch-villain in the state's Revolutionary history, but Mowat's impact on Maine went far beyond a single order. The Scottish Mowat began his North American career by surveying the Maine coast, capturing and confiscating colonial merchant ships he suspected of smuggling. Already feared by ... Læs mere

    83,68 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Rowley

    Serier serie Images of America
    As one of the earliest settlements in America, Rowley was founded by Rev. Ezekiel Rogers in 1639. Few towns as small in population have given more to the nation than Rowley, with so many firsts making up its history-from the great Puritan migration voyage across the sea that Rogers shared with the nation's first printing press to Lorenzo Bradstreet's invention of the Bradstreet Sleeper, which ... Læs mere

    83,29 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Literary Connecticut

    The Hartford Wits, Mark Twain and the New Millennium

    A tour through this New England state and the many writers who have lived and worked there.Connecticut has produced and inspired a dazzling array of literary talent. Helen Keller's adult stomping grounds were the woods and gardens of Easton, while Eugene O'Neill's childhood home in New London found its way into the pages of his greatest work. In this book you'll discover the secret passage to ... Læs mere

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