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The History of Martha's Vineyard
9781933212715
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Published in association with the Martha's Vineyard Historical Society, this comprehensive illustrated history of the island was written by its foremost authority.
Pirates and Buccaneers of the Atlantic Coast
9781933212180
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Pirates and the treasures they buried were Edward Rowe Snow's favorite topics, and here he describes them with all the relish of a dedicated historian and master storyteller. You will learn of Captain Quelch, who brought gold to New England; Captain Phillips, whose head was pickled; Charles Gibbs, who was hanged at New York; and the husband and wife pirates of Nova Scotia. In tales ranging from the Canadian Maritimes to Florida, Snow also details the skullduggery of Captains Bellamy, Low, Kidd, Teach (alias Blackbeard), and many others.
Christmas in New England, Second Edition
9781641941167
Regular price $19.95 Save $-19.95This history of the holiday is an endless delight, with stories about all your favorite Christmas traditions, from Mystic to Maine, the Berkshires to Boston.
Here are some of the more than fifty New England holiday traditions traced and described in this enchanting treasury:
- Charles Follen and the Christmas Tree Church
- Flying Santa, Silent Santa, and Secret Santa
- Rudolph, the Most Famous Reindeer
- A Magical Ride on the Polar Express
- Louis Prang, Father of the American Christmas Card
- Candlelight Strolls at Old Sturbridge Village and Strawbery Banke
- A Norman Rockwell Christmas
- Capt. James Magee's Holiday Party
Martha's Vineyard, an Elegy
9781933212173
Regular price $17.95 Save $-17.95
A wry memoir of life on the Vineyard from the author's childhood there in the 1920s until the early 1980s.
