Raised with her two brothers on White Island lighthouse at the Isles of Shoals, off Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Celia Thaxter developed a strong sense of the natural history of the islands. Her marriage at age 16 to intellectual Levi Thaxter, who had been her tutor, was her introduction to the literary world of Boston. Her poems first appeared in The Atlantic and she became one of America’s favorite authors in the late 19th century. Emerson, Hawthorne, Longfellow, Whittier, Aldrich, and Jewett were among her circle of friends, and they, along with actors, artists, and musicians, came to visit her and vacation at the Appledore Hotel which her family operated on the islands. Based on family records and traditions as well as previously published works, Sandpiper is an unusual biography. Its author, a granddaughter of Celia Thaxter, wrote with skill and power. The book’s many photographs help bring the story of the poet and her world to life. Fully documented and indexed, the book also contains the twenty-one poems that Celia Thaxter regarded as her best. First issued in 1962, this is the fifth printing of Sandpiper. A valuable introduction to the literary world of the 19th century, it is above all a full-length portrait of the woman who so actively participated in and enjoyed that world.

Sandpiper: The Life and Letters of Celia Thaxter

Biographies & Memoirs

Thaxter, Rosamond

Regional U.S.

Peter E. Randall, Publisher

The Tale of Fabian and Gilead-Brown

Literature & Fiction

Gosselin, Shirley A.

Contemporary

During the last quarter of the nineteenth century Celia Thaxter was the most popular of America's woman poets, surpassing in importance many others whose names are better known today. Yet Celia's fame began to wane even before her death in 1894. Perhaps, as Jane Vallier suggests in this study of Thaxter's life, adverse financial circumstances forced the poet to try her hand as a folklorist, juvenile author, freelance journalist, dramatic actress, naturalist, and illustrator, as well. In this, the first extensive literary biography of Celia Thaxter, author Vallier explains the meaning and symbolism of Thaxter's poetry and describes how Celia's unhappy marriage and her life on the Isles of Shoals, off the coast of New Hampshire, colored her poetry and prose. Included in this reprint of the original 1982 edition is a new introduction with additional photographs, fifty-three of Thaxter's poems plus a reprint of "A Memorable Murder," the story of the killing of two women on Smuttynose Island in 1873 and first published in Atlantic Monthly.

Poet on Demand: The Life, Letters, and Works of Celia Thaxter

Vallier, Jane

Children's Books

This book of spectacular color photographs covers the Shoals from sunrise to sunset, from wildflowers to Celia Thaxter's garden, and from unique bird colonies to the surprising colors of the intertidal zone.

Out on the Shoals: Twenty Years of Photography on the Isles of Shoals

Arts & Photography

Peter E. Randall

Photography & Video

This is a spectacular, large format, 96-page hardcover book featuring 46 color panoramic images by one of New Hampshire's leading photographers. Most of the photographs span two pages and measure 21" x 7". According to the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, "Technically and artistically, these are among the most striking images ever made in the Granite State As New Hampshire Commissioner of Agriculture Stephen H. Taylor writes in his foreword, "Peter Randall brings to his New Hampshire photography a deep affection for and keen understanding of the state, its natural environment, and the idiosyncrasies of its people and culture. "The photographs in this book reflect the diversity and complexity of the state's landscape, and especially the fascinating interplay of forests, fields, waters, and built features that make the New Hampshire countryside so appealing."

New Hampshire: A Living Landscape

Individual Artists

Published for the Maine New Hampshire Interstate Bridge Authority

The Sarah Mildred Long Bridge: A History of the Maine-New Hampshire Interstate Bridge from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to Kittery, Maine

History

Openo, Woodard D.

Americas

In 1800 the United States established the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on an island in the Piscataqua River. Keenly abreast of the changing times technologically and scientifically, the PNS has seen its mission evolve from constructing wooden sailing ships to repairing and overhauling nuclear-powered, missile-firing submarines. This is the first full-length account of the Yard’s history since 1978. Amply illustrated with many heretofore-unpublished photographs, this book demonstrates that the Yard’s long, distinguished history mirrors that of the nation itself-a success story with a record of achievement.

"Do Your Job!" An Illustrated Bicentennial History of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, 1800-2000

III, Richard E. Winslow

A History of York Harbor and The York Harbor Reading Room

John D. Bardwell

Tales from the Pewter Shop

Gibson, Raymond (foreword by Jonathan L. Fairbanks) (signed/inscribed by the author)

beautiful pictures and descriptions of life in NH

New Hampshire Life

Union Leader Corporation

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