Milford Chronicles
Milford Chronicles

Author: Paul E. Curran

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2013-10-29

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13: 1625846789

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Milford, Massachusetts, incorporated in 1780, rests on the cusp of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor. Granite and manufacturing jobs drew immigrants to this small town during the Industrial Revolution to form a richly textured community. In this collection of the best of his columns, local historian Paul E. Curran chronicles the lives and achievements of many who left indelible imprints on Milford. Some contributed distinctive architecture, such as the stately Town Hall and the only Irish round tower in the country. Others offered gifts for the mind--major contributions to the national library system and the original version of the children's classic The Little Engine that Could. There were extraordinary athletes, intrepid travelers and those who marked the social conscience through personal sacrifice. Milford Chronicles celebrates the spirit of all who contributed to the community's rich and enduring history.

Glad Farm
Glad Farm

Author: Catherine Marenghi

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-05-10

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9781544629735

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Eliciting comparisons to "The Glass Castle" and the works of Elena Ferrante, "Glad Farm" is a stunning new memoir that readers can't put down. Raised in a primitive one-room farmhouse with no indoor plumbing, the fourth of five children, Catherine Marenghi begins her life in poverty and isolation, but is propelled forward by the love and support of her family. A decade after leaving home at the age of seventeen, she is a successful journalist with the means to buy her family their first decent house. But the past will not be put to rest so easily. Catherine unravels a web of long-buried family secrets, and a terrible betrayal that robbed her family of the home that was rightfully theirs. And she finally learns the story her parents never shared: the gladiolus farm that was once their dream. At once lyrical and raw, unflinching in its detail, "Glad Farm" is an iconic American story of renewal and reinvention, and the mythic power of a house to define our destiny.

Only in Milford
Only in Milford

Author: DeForest W. Smith

Publisher: George J Smith & Son Realtors

Published: 1989-07-01

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9780962288807

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Boneshaker
Boneshaker

Author: Cherie Priest

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2009-09-29

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 1429942495

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In the early days of the Civil War, rumors of gold in the frozen Klondike brought hordes of newcomers to the Pacific Northwest. Anxious to compete, Russian prospectors commissioned inventor Leviticus Blue to create a great machine that could mine through Alaska's ice. Thus was Dr. Blue's Incredible Bone-Shaking Drill Engine born. But on its first test run the Boneshaker went terribly awry, destroying several blocks of downtown Seattle and unearthing a subterranean vein of blight gas that turned anyone who breathed it into the living dead. Now it is sixteen years later, and a wall has been built to enclose the devastated and toxic city. Just beyond it lives Blue's widow, Briar Wilkes. Life is hard with a ruined reputation and a teenaged boy to support, but she and Ezekiel are managing. Until Ezekiel undertakes a secret crusade to rewrite history. His quest will take him under the wall and into a city teeming with ravenous undead, air pirates, criminal overlords, and heavily armed refugees. And only Briar can bring him out alive. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Milford Male
The Milford Male

Author: Keith Luchtel

Publisher:

Published: 2019-11-15

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 9781944104283

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Born and raised in small town Milford, Iowa, Keith Luchtel's family and community instilled values that had a lifelong impact on him. The other "family" that greatly impacted his life were the members of the Class of 1964 at the United States Air Force Academy, especially those in the 19th Squadron. Keith recounts his life, the people in it, and some of the lessons learned along the way. He discovered how much World War II influenced his life and that of his family. That discovery gave him an additional perspective on how much his wars in Vietnam and other places influenced his life and cast shadows he is only now coming to understand. Read about Keith's journey from small town Iowan to: Air Force Officer and Combat Pilot, Special Operator, Attorney, Lobbyist, Regulator, and Political Consultant

New Milford
New Milford

Author: Frances L. Smith

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738504506

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New Milford is located in western Connecticut, in the lower portion of Litchfield County. The original inhabitants of the area were the Potatuck who, along with other tribes, retreated as settlement of the region began--the first in the county being in Woodbury in 1672. At the beginning of the eighteenth century, the land that later became New Milford was purchased from the Indians, and the first settler, John Noble, arrived from Massachusetts and built a home here in 1707. As the centuries progressed, so did the town. New Milford became a business center with many mills, shops, taverns, and other services. In stunning images and clear narrative, New Milford traces the history not only of the town itself but also of many of the families whose names are an integral part of the community, among them the Bostwicks, the Heacocks, and the Kings. The book follows the development of the town--its industry, such as New Milford Pottery, its educational facilities, such as Canterbury School, and its familiar places, such as the Wayside Inn.