Cranberry Harvest: A history of Cranberry Growing in Massachusetts

Science & Math

Joseph D. Thomas

Technology

Spinner Publications

Nantucket's North Shore: A Neighborhood History is a 144-page history of an island neighborhood that has been inhabited continuously for three-and-a-half centuries, and has experienced waves of change in its residents and the circumstances of their lives. Nearly two hundred photographs from the Nantucket Historical Association and several modern-day images from Island photographer Allen Reinhard illustrate the book, telling the story of the people and settlement of Nantucket that began at one end of the island and arrived at the other. Nantucket's North Shore: A Neighborhood History is labor of love to retrieve and preserve neighborhood history that might otherwise fade completely from living memory.

Nantucket's North Shore

History

Frances Ruley Karttunen

Americas

This unique portrait of New England's yesterdays recounts the history of photography in the New Bedford area between 1845 and 1920. It describes photographic processes and the cameras used, while painting an intimate portrait of a bygone era. A Window Back portrays the working waterfront, factory interiors, farms, cityscapes, and people at leisure. Sail aboard wooden ships persuing whales and exploring the seas; visit the blacksmiths and coopers on the waterfront.

A Window Back: Photography in a Whaling Port

Nocholas Whitman

Welcome to New Bedford, Massachusetts a city on the Acushnet River and Buzzards Bay, continually rising and falling with the American story. In the first extensive city history to be published in decades, A Picture History of New Bedford in two volumes captures the city s journey with hundreds of photographs and stories. In this first volume, spanning the 1600s to 1925, Spinner Publications traces New Bedford s story from native Wampanoag hunting ground, straight-laced Quaker enclave and world-class whaling powerhouse to Underground Railroad stronghold, prolific textile center and fledgling fishing port. Flip through these pages and find the stories of significant events about the founding of New Bedford, industrialization, war and economic development as well as tales of personal downfalls and triumphs. Read about the native Wampanoag, early settlers, King Philip s War, African American contributions and the Underground Railroad. Witness the waves of immigrants English, Portuguese, French Canadian, Irish, Italian, Cape Verdean, Polish, Jewish and others who shaped the character and culture of the city s architecture, recreation, industry, religions, artwork, politics, literature, language, cuisine and song. Watch New Bedford as it rises to world leader of whaling and textiles. See the ships that brought home the riches. Step inside the mansions on the hill. Enter the workplaces of craftsmen and mill operatives. Listen to the church bell warn of slave catchers. Fight a fire with a hand pump engine. Witness the rowdy Ark Riots. Discover the historical basis of public school issues. Relive the controversy of naked Narcissus, the widening of Purchase Street and the rhythm of Lincoln s lecture. Send off the troops, and welcome them home. Ride along at the horse races, and take a trip on the first ferry, trolley and railroad. Travel back with us and experience New Bedford.

A Picture History of New Bedford - Volume One 1602~1925

Marsha L. McCabe

Natalie White

Jay Avila

Alfred H. Saulniers

It s the 1920s the First World War is over, and the people of New Bedford, Massachusetts, like the rest of the country, enjoy high spirits and great prosperity. Familiar faces, young and old, look to a promising future in this great industrial city with a glorified maritime past. But trouble looms, and the next decades will require strength and determination. A troubled textile industry, the Great Depression, a challenged school system, hurricanes, wartime and a post-war economic decline how will the city survive the tides of change? Resilient residents will take strength and encouragement from friends and community, finding laughter and escape through music, theater, radio, sports and other forms of entertainment. Everyday heroes will emerge. The city will reinvent itself and forge on. Fast forward to the 1960s. Following another post-war boom, new industries come to town, the hurricane barrier goes up and the fishing fleet brings promise and growth. But urban renewal tears at the heart of downtown and wipes out many old neighborhoods. The Vietnam War and the city s race riots bring turmoil and upheaval. Still, a new generation again brings hope and change. In A Picture History of New Bedford, Volume Two: 1925 1980, the second installment of a three-volume set, hundreds of photographs and stories bring the city to life in an enthralling journey through the core of the 20th century. Ride the last trolley, sip an ice cream float at a bygone soda fountain, take a turn on the ballroom dance floor. Celebrate New Bedford s music from the big band sounds to folk, fado, jazz and rock and roll. Explore the evolution of the city s diverse mix of cultures and see New Bedford s fishing industry grow from a small fledgling fleet of draggers to what today is the country s number one fishing port. Experience the people, places, and events that have shaped New Bedford, one of New England s most historically significant cities. This 384-page history is designed in large format (9 x 11 ), and is available in both hard and soft cover. The cloth edition is signed and numbered (one to 1,000), smythe sewn, and covered with a heavy dust jacket. The soft cover is also smythe sewn, making it durable for educational use or as a personal keepsake.

A Picture History of New Bedford Volume Two - 1925~1980

Arts & Photography

Alfred Saulniers

Photography & Video

Here's a publication with almost as many authors as there are pages, a glossy coffee table book designed for this states Portuguese communities but certainly a major literary effort that will interest most readers regardless of ethnic background. 
Portuguese Spinner: An American Story is truly a community endeavor involving editors, writers, photographers, interviewers and researchers, it tells a story that in a paradoxical sense is both old and new. 
It is new because it focuses on persons of a Portuguese descent who left their homes in Portugal, the Azores, the Madeiras or other islands to settle on Cape Cod or in nearby cities. It is old because while the characters have changed, the story has been told before, the always remarkable tale of impoverished immigrants leaving their homes in foreign lands, seeking and usually achieving a better life in America. 
With a detailed bibliography, index and numerous rare photographs complementing the lyrical and often humorous oral histories, Portuguese Spinner is truly a one-volume library, to be read and treasured.

Portuguese Spinner: An American Story

Holds special interest for amusement park buffs; those who lived or vacationed in southern New England before 1987. In its 93-year lifespan, this amusement park in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts was a vibrant meeting place for generations of southern New Englanders, who flocked from Boston, Cape Cod, Providence, and beyond. From the clambake pavilion, to the roller-skating rink, to the great ballroom, it was a magical part of many lives. Hundreds of photographs capture that magic and evoke memories of a special place and time.

Lincoln Park Remembered, 1894-1987

Ruth J. Caswell

Courage to Walk is a family memoir filled with fear and hope a heartfelt story of medical intrigue laced with the magic of poetry and meditation. The author s accomplished son Jeremy, a young lawyer, has called to say he cannot move from his bed; he is paralyzed. Having already endured the loss of one son, Bob Waxler and his wife Linda are not willing to suffer another tragic blow and neither is Jeremy. Anxious but determined, they launch into a courageous journey, each in their own way, and battle formidable odds to make sure Jeremy returns to his friends and the courtrooms that he loves. Courage to Walk is a story that reminds us how fragile life is, but it also tells us something important about compassion and the human spirit what a miracle life can be.

Courage To Walk

Robert Waxler

Religion & Spirituality

A Picture Postcard History of Fairhaven is a pictorial treat serving up more than 200 favorite postcards drawn from the collections of The Postcard Collaborators of Fairhaven. Many of the postcards are one-of-a-kind photographs produced in the darkroom; others are popular views issued by postcard publishers. Together they comprise a medley of people, places, and events that paint a broad stroke of New England history. 
In this high-quality, large-format book, postcards are reprinted in original size, in color and black &amp; white, with several selected crossover enlargements. The collection is accompanied by text and captions that tell the history of the town from colonial settlements and American Revolutionary War battles, to the growth of business, industry and neighborhoods. There is a chapter devoted to the legacy of projects created by Henry Huttleston Rogers; and another showing the many incarnations of Fort Phoenix and its surrounding grounds. Fairhven's proud seafaring heritage is duly noted with pictures and stories about her fishing industry, shipyards, wharves and bridges. You'll find harbor views, churches, schools, trains, trolleys, hurricanes and summer colonies. Stroll along her shady streets. Visit her beaches, monuments and pavilions. Marvel at her quaint historic homes and architectural splendor. Enjoy the picture postcard town of Fairhaven, Massachusetts.

A Picture Postcard History of Fairhaven

Thomas, Joseph D.

Avila, Jay

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Cranberry Harvest: A history of Cranberry Growing in Massachusetts

Nantucket's North Shore

A Window Back: Photography in a Whaling Port

A Picture History of New Bedford - Volume One 1602~1925

A Picture History of New Bedford Volume Two - 1925~1980

A Picture History of New Bedford Volume Two - 1925~1980

Portuguese Spinner: An American Story

Lincoln Park Remembered, 1894-1987

Courage To Walk

A Picture Postcard History of Fairhaven