Cape Ann Granite

Cape Ann Granite

Author: Paul St. Germain

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1467123633

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A pictorial history of the granite industry on Cape Ann in Massachusetts.


The Last Days of Dogtown

The Last Days of Dogtown

Author: Anita Diamant

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2007-03-13

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1416556834

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“An excellent novel. A lovely and moving portrait of society’s outcasts…affirms the essential humanity of its poor and stubborn residents, for whom each day of survival is a victory” (The New York Times Book Review). Set on the high ground at the heart of Cape Ann, the village of Dogtown is peopled by widows, orphans, spinsters, scoundrels, whores, free Africans, and “witches.” Among the inhabitants of this hamlet are Black Ruth, who dresses as a man and works as a stonemason; Mrs. Stanley, an imperious madam whose grandson, Sammy, comes of age in her brothel; Oliver Younger, who survives a miserable childhood at the hands of his aunt; and Cornelius Finson, a freed slave. At the center of it all is Judy Rhines, a fiercely independent soul, deeply lonely, who nonetheless builds a life for herself against all imaginable odds. Rendered in stunning, haunting detail, with Anita Diamant’s keen ear for language and profound compassion for her characters, The Last Days of Dogtown is an extraordinary retelling of a long-forgotten chapter of early American life.