This 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 ChurchFlying Santa, Silent Santa, and Secret SantaRudolph, the Most Famous ReindeerA Magical Ride on the Polar ExpressLouis Prang, Father of the American Christmas CardCandlelight Strolls at Old Sturbridge Village and Strawbery BankeA Norman Rockwell ChristmasCapt. James Magee's Holiday Party
A Short History of Portland
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Maine's largest city is celebrated in this concise narrative history, abundantly illustrated, with a lengthy and informative timeline of key events, and featuring two dozen biographical profiles of important Portland people.Who knew so many surprises could await a reader? Destroyed by four nations, birthplace to both national heroes and villains, burned, reborn, and still building anew in the twenty-first century, one of America's most surprising small cities comes to life in this bright, brisk history.-Rep. Herb Adams, historian and Maine State Legislator
Revolutionary Boston, Lexington, and Concord
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The only complete visitors' guide to the Revolutionary history and sites of Boston, Bunker Hill, the Freedom Trail, and the Battle Road, including Cambridge, Arlington, Lexington, Bedford, Concord, Lincoln, Acton, and Sudbury.
Big Dig
9781889833828
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A brief history of Boston's Big Dig, the largest public works project in American history.
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.
Boston Sports Firsts
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Here are nearly 1,000 questions about Boston's four major professional teams, the Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics, and Bruins. There are questions that every true fan should be able to answer and questions that will stump even those who bleed Red Sox red and Celtics green.
Hurricane of 1938
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A gripping description of New England's storm of the century.
Narragansett Bay
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The geographic heart and soul of Rhode Island is a 25-mile estuary of great beauty and ecological importance. A talented photographer teams with the offical Narragansett BayKeeper to create a remarkable gift book that is as thought-provoking as it is attractive.
Boston at Its Best
9781933212487
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Boston's most celebrated photographer offers her finest new color images of the city in a handy paperback format.
