A Landscape History of New England
A Landscape History of New England

Author: Blake A. Harrison

Publisher: Mit Press

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780262525275

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This book takes a view of New England's landscapes that goes beyond picture postcard-ready vistas of white-steepled churches, open pastures, and tree-covered mountains. Its chapters describe, for example, the Native American presence in the Maine Woods; offer a history of agriculture told through stone walls, woodlands, and farm buildings; report on the fragile ecology of tourist-friendly Cape Cod beaches; and reveal the ethnic stereotypes informing Colonial Revivalism. Taken together, they offer a wide-ranging history of New England's diverse landscapes, stretching across two centuries. The book shows that all New England landscapes are the products of human agency as well as nature. The authors trace the roles that work, recreation, historic preservation, conservation, and environmentalism have played in shaping the region, and they highlight the diversity of historical actors who have transformed both its meaning and its physical form. Drawing on a wide range of disciplines, including history, geography, environmental studies, literature, art history, and historic preservation, the book provides fresh perspectives on New England's many landscapes: forests, mountains, farms, coasts, industrial areas, villages, towns, and cities. Illustrated, and with many archival photographs, it offers readers a solid historical foundation for understanding the great variety of places that make up New England.

A History of New England, Volume 2
A History of New England, Volume 2

Author: Isaac Backus

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2021-09-03

Total Pages: 596

ISBN-13: 1666732389

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"A historian who has been an actor in the events which he narrates, has peculiar advantages and disadvantages. He can write with more minuteness of detail, and with a fresher and more life-like coloring. He can write with more confidence, and, drawing from his own experience and observation, is in this respect more trustworthy. On the other hand, he is more liable to be warped by prejudice, to see only the excellences and none of the defects of those with whom he has been identified, and only the defects and none of the excellences of those to whom he has been opposed, to be a partizan rather than a judge, and to make his narration little more than the reflection of his personal opinions or his personal sympathy and affection, hostility and spite. "The Church History of Isaac Backus has all the above-named excellences. To a large extent he was an eye-witness of that which he describes; and where not an eye-witness, he placed himself in closest possible connection with it by personal acquaintance with the actors, and by immediate and most diligent and thorough examination of records and other evidence. While it may be too much to say that he absolutely avoided the defects above named, yet his sound judgment, his natural candor and honesty and his elevated Christian principle, have made him as nearly free from them as perhaps any author who has written in similar circumstances." --from the Editor's Preface

The New England League
The New England League

Author: Charlie Bevis

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2007-11-30

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 0786431598

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This book delves deep into the history of the New England League, whose years of operation spanned six decades during the pivotal early years of minor league baseball. Author Charlie Bevis, an expert on New England's baseball past, explores the complex ties to the regional economy, especially to the textile industry, and discusses the pioneering experiments with playoffs, night baseball, and integration.

History of New England
History of New England

Author: John Gorham Palfrey

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2022-07-27

Total Pages: 666

ISBN-13: 3375103921

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1860.

A History of New England, Vol. 2
A History of New England, Vol. 2

Author: R. H. Howard

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-07-20

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 9780282454401

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Excerpt from A History of New England, Vol. 2: Containing Historical and Descriptive Sketches of the Counties, Cities and Principal Towns of the Six New England States; Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont Her ships, built by her own citizens, and with material from her own forests, have sailed every sea, and borne her productions to every clime, while her enterprising sons and daughters have swelled the population and aided in moulding the character and shaping the destiny of the Great West. Her first settlers, while yet in the discomforts of their log huts, watching with sleepless vigilance the lurking savage, made education and religion the first objects of interest, and reared the school-house and the sanctuary. Upon these great principles, - universal education and freedom of conscience, - they based the grand super structure they have reared at such cost. Material was being prepared for a great edifice, and it must be out, not from clay but solid granite. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The New England Southern Railroad Volume 2
The New England Southern Railroad Volume 2

Author: Rick Kfoury

Publisher:

Published: 2018-04-26

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781388547455

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"The New England Southern Railroad Volume II" continues the exciting story of "Central New Hampshire's Shortline", following the railroad from the mid-1990s up to the present day! With over 300 rare photographs packed onto 128 pages, ride along as the railroad engages in some of their most interesting operations during that period, including the world-famous "caboose trains", rare equipment moves, the 2014 National Guard trains, and much, much more! Rounding out the railroad's multi-decade story are anecdotes from various individuals involved with the "Nessie System" over the years, with words straight from those who were there! If you're a dedicated railfan or just interested in New Hampshire history, "The New England Southern Railroad Volume II" is for you!