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Hidden History of Rhode Island: Not-To-Be-Forgotten Tales of the Ocean State
$31.99 Add to cartSurprising tales and unexpected anecdotes color Rhode Island s legacy, from the accounts of its three brave Titanic survivors to the whirlwind Revolutionary War romance between a Smithfield girl and a… [more below]
- Author: Laxton, Glenn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 162
- Publish Date: November 27 2009
- ISBN10: 1540220230
- Language: English
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Creating Connecticut: Critical Moments That Shaped a Great State
$26.95 Add to cartWalt Woodward, a gifted story-teller, brings the history we thought we knew to life in new ways, from the nearly forgotten early presence of the Dutch, to the time when Connecticut was New England’s f… [more below]
- Author: Woodward, Walter W.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: May 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1493047027
- Language: English
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It Happened in Maine: Remarkable Events That Shaped History
$16.95 Add to cartIt Happened in Maine takes readers on a rollicking, behind-the-scenes look at some of the characters and episodes from the Pine Tree State’s storied past. Including both famous tales, and famous names… [more below]
- Series: It Happened in
- Author: Parker, Gail Underwood
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: June 04 2013
- ISBN10: 0762769696
- Language: English
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Boon Island: A True Story Of Mutiny, Shipwreck, And Cannibalism
$16.95 Add to cartA harrowing true tale of fraud, mutiny, shipwreck, and cannibalism on the desolate rock known as Boon Island.
- Author: Erickson, Stephen A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: October 16 2012
- ISBN10: 0762777524
- Language: English
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University of Connecticut
$24.99 Read moreIn a 50-room building that housed Connecticut’s Civil War orphans, the University of Connecticut began in the fall of 1881 as the Storrs Agricultural School. From this beginning comes a rich history o… [more below]
- Series: Campus History
- Author: Roy, Mark J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: July 10 2001
- ISBN10: 073850856X
- Language: English
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New England’s Notable Women: The Stories and Sites of Trailblazers and Achievers
$21.95 Add to cartNew England has nurtured countless women who shook off traditional gender roles to forge their own destinies. They didn’t set out to be role models, but that’s what they became. This book features for
- Author: Harris, Patricia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: July 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1493066013
- Language: English
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It Happened in New Hampshire: Stories of Events and People That Shaped Granite State History
$16.95 Add to cartFrom a bizarre French and Indian War battle to the state’s first impeachment trial, It Happened in New Hampshire looks at intriguing people and episodes from the history of the Granite State. -Relive … [more below]
- Series: It Happened in
- Author: Rogers, Stillman
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: December 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1493040359
- Language: English
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Haunted Inns and Ghostly Getaways of Vermont
$21.99 Add to cartCreaks and groans in the night remind guests that they might not be alone in Vermont’s inns. Discover the history behind some of the Green Mountain State’s spookiest places to spend the night. Loyal g… [more below]
- Series: Haunted America
- Author: Lewis, Thea
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 26 2014
- ISBN10: 1626196400
- Language: English
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Abolition & the Underground Railroad in Vermont
$21.99 Add to cartMany believe that support for the abolition of slavery was universally accepted in Vermont, but it was actually a fiercely divisive issue that rocked the Green Mountain State. In the midst of turbulen… [more below]
- Series: Civil War
- Author: Sherburne, Michelle Arnosky
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: August 06 2013
- ISBN10: 1626190380
- Language: English
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Denholms: The Story of Worcester’s Premier Department Store
$21.99 Add to cartWhen William Denholm and William McKay teamed up in 1870 to form a dry goods store in the factory town of Worcester, Massachusetts, they could not have imagined the 103-year legacy that would make the… [more below]
- Series: Landmarks
- Author: Sawyer, Christopher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 16 2011
- ISBN10: 1609493958
- Language: English
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Hidden History of New Hampshire
$23.99 Add to cartQuincy Whitney’s compilation of stories makes for a colorful narrative of some of New Hampshire’s most notable newsmakers and remarkable historic events.
The resourcefulness of Granite Staters in their
- Series: Hidden History
- Author: Whitney, D. Quincy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: August 01, 2008
- ISBN10: 1596295376
- Language: English
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Hidden History of Rhode Island: Not-To-Be-Forgotten Tales of the Ocean State
$23.99 Add to cartHidden History of Rhode Island delivers the best Ocean State stories you’ve never heard before.
Surprising tales and unexpected anecdotes color Rhode Island’s legacy, from the accounts of its three b
- Series: American Chronicles (History Press)
- Author: Laxton, Glenn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 27 2009
- ISBN10: 159629728X
- Language: English
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Salem’s Witch House: A Touchstone to Antiquity
$31.99 Add to cartThough located on Massachusetts’s scenic North Shore, Salem is often remembered for its less than picturesque history. The “Witch City,” as it is internationally known, is home to numerous landmarks d… [more below]
- Author: Goff, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: September 01 2009
- ISBN10: 154021902X
- Language: English
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A History of the Greenwich Waterfront: Tod’s Point, Great Captain Island and the Greenwich Shoreline
$31.99 Add to cartThe historic community of Greenwich is nestled along Connecticut’s famed Gold Coast. The shores and waves of Long Island Sound draw people to its unique seaside, which also maintains a peaceful “resid… [more below]
- Author: Jewell, Karen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 162
- Publish Date: June 21 2011
- ISBN10: 154020569X
- Language: English
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Claremont
$24.99 Add to cartChartered by Gov. Benning Wentworth in 1764, Claremont received its name from the English estate of Claremont, home of the Earl of Clare. The town was known in early years for its fertile farmland alo… [more below]
- Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)
- Author: McElreavy, Wayne L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 22 2012
- ISBN10: 0738592978
- Language: English
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Death of an Empire: The Rise and Murderous Fall of Salem, America’s Richest City
$39.99 Add to cartMost readers know Salem only for the city’s notorious witch trials. But years later it became a very different city, one that produced America’s first millionaire (still one of history’s 75 wealthiest
- Author: Booth, Robert
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 16 2011
- ISBN10: 0312540388
- Language: English
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Burlington
$19.95 Add to cartThe first history of the Green Mountain State’s largest city, home of the state university, and commercial and retail center for a majority of Vermonters, and enjoyed by the Quebecois who live just ac
- Series: Images from the Past
- Author: Feeney, Vincent
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 29 2015
- ISBN10: 1884592643
- Language: English
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A History of Howard Johnson’s: How a Massachusetts Soda Fountain Became an American Icon
$21.99 Add to cartLearn more about the “Father of the Franchise Industry” in this illuminating history about the Howard Johnson restaurant franchise and the man behind it all.
Howard Johnson created an orange-roofed emp
- Series: American Palate
- Author: Sammarco, Anthony Mitchell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: August 13 2013
- ISBN10: 1609494288
- Language: English
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How Maine Changed the World
$30.95 Add to cartCelebrating Mainers’ Amazing Ingenuity
As Down East Books celebrates 50 years of great book publishing, it seems appropriate to reflect upon
the contributions Maine has made that have had significant cu… [more below]- Author: Griffin, Nancy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: October 20 2017
- ISBN10: 1608936317
- Language: English
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Wildfire Loose: The Week Maine Burned
$17.95 Add to cartIn October 1947, Maine experienced the worst fire disaster in its history. Wildfire Loose describes how the fires started and spread so quickly through rural villages, down Millionaire’s Row in Bar Ha… [more below]
- Author: Butler, Joyce
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: July 17 2014
- ISBN10: 1608932966
- Language: English
