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In this fascinating collection of historical sketches, the Brownville Library Association offers a unique perspective on the early history of Brownville, Maine. From the struggles of the early settlers to the growth and development of the town in the nineteenth century, these sketches provide a valuable window into the past. With extensive research and attention to detail, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of Maine.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This book is a fascinating exploration of the early history of colonial Maine. From the arrival of the first European settlers in 1602 to the end of the first phase of colonization in 1658, Henry S. Burrage provides a detailed account of the events and personalities that shaped the region in its formative years. This is an essential read for anyone interested in the history of New England and the early colonial era.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Selvom Zara burde have vidst bedre, var den kæphøje turist, som spankulerede ind på hendes bar, for fristende. Det skulle have været ukompliceret – bare et par ugers, uforpligtende sex og ingen efternavne eller baggrundshistorier – indtil to streger vendte op og ned på hendes liv.To år senere har Zara sluttet fred med tanken om, at hun aldrig kommer til at finde Dave fra Brooklyn. Før han pludselig en dag står i døren.Hockeystjernen Dave har aldrig glemt Zara. Deres måned sammen var noget af det mest ægte, han nogensinde har følt. Men det er livsomvæltende at opdage, at man har en datter, og med hans fortid er det svært at turde tro på en fremtid som familiefar.Overdådig er fjerde selvstændige bog i Sarina Bowens romantiske og sexede serie True North, der udspiller sig i det idylliske New England.Pressen skriver:"Skøn, sexet og romantisk historie ... og frem for alt: en skøn hyldest til enlige mødre." — Lektørudtalelse"Den rene og skære kemi mellem Zara og Dave greb mig. Den var magisk." — The Literary Gossip

Tall tales of Cape Cod, a classical and rare book that has been considered essential throughout human history, so that this work is never forgotten, we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

“A fascinating narrative...with new details and well-sourced reporting.” —Associated Press An intimate, multi-generational story of the Kennedy family through the lens of their Hyannis Port Compound on Cape Cod—the place where, for more than a century, they’ve staged history, celebrated and mourned, and forged the closest of bonds, based on hundreds of interviews conducted by a Rolling Stone editor whose features have appeared in Vanity Fair, Esquire, and Town & Country.

TW: MH struggles, past SA, toxic parenting.."Megan," he said. "What do you want?"Return to the world of fabulous clothes, popping camera flashes, and gorgeous movie stars, as Megan Fielding, the fourth Fielding sister, navigates her family's wishes with her own attraction to Alessandro Rosselli, the hottest actor in Hollywood.Megan is the fun, fashionable peacemaker of the Fielding siblings. Grateful for her older siblings' commitment to her after the death of their parents, she'll do whatever it takes to make them happy. Even ignore her own feelings of discontent.Rejected by his family when he told them he wanted to be an actor, Alessandro has gone far since he served Megan at her favorite Boston coffee house. The hottest actor in Hollywood, his light is dimmed by a scandal that threatens his career. Returning to his adopted hometown to lick his wounds and take part in a fundraiser, Alessandro meets Megan again and finds he needs her skills to save the charity that means so much to him. But any kind of relationship is out of the question: Megan's family has bad history with the press, and Alessandro needs publicity to fulfil his dreams. However, after a photo of them goes viral, Megan finds that she likes the limelight.If they work together, they can each fulfil their dreams. But can the paparazzi be appeased with a few photos? Will Megan have to choose between her family and her career? Or will Alessandro's fear of rejection stop him from exploring a relationship with this woman who is taking over his heart?TW: Mention of sexual harassment and toxic parenting

Filled with humor and raucous adventure, The Sugar Rush is the story of two friends with a sweet, golden, syrupy dream, set against the rugged New England wilderness.

" For twenty Major League seasons, the name Dwight Evans was synonymous with sterling defense and a potent bat. A Red Sox legend, he played in 2,505 games in Boston - second only to Carl Yastrzemski - and hit 379 home runs for the club, trailing only Yastrzemski and Ted Williams. Nobody hit more home runs in the American League and no player had more extra base hits in all of baseball than the man affectionately known as Dewey did during the decade of the 1980s, but it was his rifle-like right arm - and eight Gold Glove Awards - that established him as the best right fielder of his era. In Behind the Gold Glove, Evans and baseball historian Erik Sherman take Red Sox fans back to a glorious time in baseball, filled with unforgettable World Series appearances in 1975 and 1986, legendary teammates including fellow outfield mainstays Jim Rice and Fred Lynn, and some of the most memorable games in MLB history. Yet for all his greatness on the baseball field, the immense challenges that Evans and his family dealt with off it were even more impressive, a journey that Evans poignantly explores in detail like never before. A man who would become known for his class, dignity, and strength, Evans would use those attributes along with his wife Susan to help nurture and comfort two sons, Timothy and Justin, as they battled neurofibromatosis (NF) - commonly known as elephant man's disease - a condition that causes tumors to form in the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. Part charming memoir of an underrated star from bygone era of baseball and part exploration of a man whose inner strength sustained him through the trials and tribulations surrounding the diagnosis, treatment, and deaths of two sons who were tragically afflicted with NF, Behind the Gold Glove is the long-awaited full story of Dewey from the man himself. "--

Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Boston Red Sox' unprecedented championship run in the fall of 2004, this guide takes fans behind the scenes and inside the dugout, bullpen, and clubhouse to reveal to baseball fans how it happened, as it happened. The book highlights how, during a span of just 76 hours, the Red Sox won four do-or-die games against their archrivals, the New York Yankees, to qualify for the World Series and complete the greatest comeback in baseball history. Then the Red Sox steamrolled through the World Series, sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals in four games, capturing their first championship since 1918. Don't Let Us Win Tonight is brimming with revealing quotes from Boston's front office personnel, coaches, medical staff, and players, including Kevin Millar talking about his infectious optimism and the team's pregame ritual of drinking whiskey, Dave Roberts revealing how he prepared to steal the most famous base of his career, and Dr. William Morgan describing the radical surgery he performed on Curt Schilling's right ankle. The ultimate keepsake for any Red Sox fan, this is the 2004 team in their own words.

Ria Lynch og Marilyn Vine har aldrig mødt hinanden. Ria bor i et faldefærdigt hus på Tara Road i Dublin, og Marilyn bor i en universitetsby i New England, USA.At finde to mere forskellige personer ville være svært, men alligevel bringer tilfældighedernes spil de to sammen, og de aftaler at bytte bolig med hinanden i sommerhalvåret. Ria tager til USA med et håb om, at forandringen vil hjælpe hende til at overvinde sine store personlige problemer, og Marilyn flytter ind i huset på Tara Road og glæder sig til at få den tragedie lidt på afstand, som hun indtil nu ikke har omtalt for nogen i sin omgangskreds.Men da de to kvinder til sidst mødes, viser det sig, at de har været med til at ændre hinandens liv for altid.

Fannie Hardy Eckstorm was an interpreter of nature, an ornithologist, and expert on early Maine history with scientific habits and a mind for detail. This edition compiles many never before published river-driving stories from Fannie Hardy Eckstorm.In this book you will read about Maine characters Big Sebattis Mitchell, Lewey Ketchum, Life Gulliver, Dan Golden, and the notorious outlaw poacher turned game warden, Jock Darling. You'll be on the river with the river-drivers and in the woods with the broad-axe man.The included essays, "Six Years Under Maine Game Laws" provide an historical record in her own words. The reader will find an appreciation for the breadth of Maine topics she was able to write on so clearly. The stories complement the writings by Eckstorm in the books:The Penobscot Man - Life and Death on a Maine RiverandExploring the Maine Woods - The Hardy Family Expedition to the Machias Lakes.

This book explores the emergence of various governmental formations in early New England. Namely, pertinent data on the variations of government in the colonies are examined for democratic, theocratic, and aristocratic topography.

"The town of Stoddard, located in the Monadnock Region of southwest New Hampshire, is blessed with a handsomely severe landscape of forests, lakes, and hills admired for their natural beauty. Hundreds of farm families settled in the town between 1768 and 1820. When the rock-laden and thin-soiled farms failed in the mid-1800s, the town turned to industry to survive. An extensive woodenware industry and a nationally known glass industry provided employment through the 19th century. Those industries also failed by the early 20th century, and the town's population toppled by more than 90 percent. The introduction of the automobile revived the community, allowing families to easily visit the town's numerous lakes and ponds. Stoddard became a tourist destination as the 20th century progressed. Today, two-thirds of the land area has been conserved as natural open space, most of it available for public use. Stoddard's natural beauty and unaltered historic character are enjoyed by visitors and a growing population of permanent residents. Stoddard's rich photographic record, housed at the Stoddard Historical Society and Historical Society of Cheshire County, is used here to illustrate the town's early success, desperate decline, and 20th-century rebirth as the community celebrates its 250th anniversary"--Back cover.

Over 500,000 Massachusetts residents answered the call to military duty in the Second World War, while the rest of the state's citizens fought the war on the home front. Everyone in the family, including pets, found creative and essential ways to contribute. Thousands worked in factories, volunteered for Civil Defense, watched for enemy aircraft, and took part in salvage collections and bond drives, all while dealing with rationing, blackouts, rumors and a host of other wartime inconveniences. And while thousands of service members left to fight overseas, the Bay State also welcomed thousands more to serve on its military bases that were such an important part of our nation's defense./ Author James Parr reveals the stories of these brave and dedicated citizens--from the famous to the ordinary--as they faced wartime challenges.

First run in 1897 as America's second and the world's fourth, the Boston Marathon attracts thousands thanks to its long and unique history. What began as simple start and finish lines has grown to encompass a lavish colorful artistry. An athlete and cultural exchange program with the Ohme-Hochi 30K in Japan started with four-time winner Bill Rodgers in the 1970s. Artist Bobbi Gibb was the first female finisher of the race in 1966, and she was later asked to create her own statute along the route to commemorate the event. Author Paul C. Clerici explores the history and iconic traditions of America's most famous road race.

Wrecks and disasters have been part of New England's railroad history since the 1830s. Derailments, head-on collisions, equipment failures, and human error all contributed to the tragic list of events between 1853 and 1966. Forever etched in the public's memory is the horrific bridge disaster at South Norwalk, Connecticut - the deadliest railroad event to occur in the region that claimed forty-six lives. The catastrophic rear-end collision at Revere, Massachusetts, and the head-on crash of the Quebec Express in West Canaan, New Hampshire are among the eighteen wrecks explored herein. Renowned railroad author Gregg M. Turner details the deadliest rail disasters across six states, their causes and some of the safety improvements they inspired.

Janwillem Van de Wetering woonde een groot deel van zijn leven in een zen-gemeenschap in het Amerikaanse Maine. Het was onvermijdelijk dat zijn woonplaats vroeg of laat het decor zou worden voor een onderzoek van Grijpstra en De Gier. Dit keer heeft de zus van de commissaris zijn hulp nodig. Haar man, Peter Opdijk, is omgekomen bij een bizar ongeluk in hun huis. De commissaris vliegt naar Maine, ongemerkt gevolgd door De Gier, die de oude man een handje wil helpen. Eenmaal ter plaatse ontdekken ze al gauw dat Peter Opdijk niet het eerste, maar het zesde slachtoffer is. De Nederlanders krijgen warm onthaal van de lokale sheriff, en een koud onthaal van het klimaat (-30 graden). Beter dan ooit toont Van de Wetering in Het werkbezoek zijn slinkse aanpak: de relaxte, mijmerende houding van de personages geeft de lezer een vals gevoel van veiligheid, terwijl het gevaar keihard en heel onverwacht kan toeslaan. Volgens Van de Weterings biografe, Marjan Beijering, een van zijn beste boeken.Klassieke reeks politieromans rond Henk Grijpstra, Rinus de Gier en hun naamloze commissaris.Janwillem van de Wetering (1931-2008) was een Nederlandse schrijver, zakenman en avonturier. Hij woonde achtereenvolgens in Zuid-Afrika, waar hij zich bezighield met vastgoedzaken, in Japan, waar hij anderhalf jaar verbleef in een zen-klooster in Kyoto, en in Londen, waar hij een tijdlang filosofie studeerde. Hij was vertegenwoordiger van chemische producten in Colombia, visnetverkoper in Peru, en nietsnut in Australië. In plaats van zijn militaire dienst ging hij als reservist bij de Nederlandse politie. Hij raakte gecharmeerd van het politieberoep en klom op tot de rang van sergeant en inspecteur. In 1975 verhuisde hij naar Maine en besloot zich full-time aan het schrijven te wijden. In 1984 werd hij bekroond met de Franse Grand prix de littérature policière. Hij is vooral bekend door de boeken van Grijpstra en De Gier.

Through interviews, analysis, and life-course theory, retired Boston police officer and criminologist Paul F. Joyce uncovers the long-term impact of gang membership and explores which intervention methods can make a difference in the lives of current gang members.

Granite Fizz: The Untold Story of Spring Water and Flavored Tonic in New Hampshire explores the roots of the soft drink and water bottling industries and the historic and current roles these ventures play in all of our lives today.

"Celebrated by the Boston Globe as "a brilliant anthropologist of the suburbs," the seductively weird and darkly offbeat Lauren Acampora returns to the lush world that got us all hooked on the NPR Best Book of the Year The Wonder Garden, drawing us into the secret lives of a polished Connecticut haven and jolting us with the sparks that fly when those lives collide. Formerly a model and photographer trying to make it in New York, Louisa Rader is back in her affluent hometown of Nearwater, Connecticut, where she's married to a successful older architect, raising a preteen daughter, and trying to vitalize the provincial local art center. As the years pass, she's grown restless in her safe and comfortable routine, haunted by the flash of the life she used to live. When intense and intriguing young artist-environmentalist Gabriel arrives in town with his aristocratic family, his impact on the Raders has hothouse effects. As Gabriel pushes to realize his artistic vision for the world, he pulls both Louisa and her daughter Sylvie under his spell, with consequences that disrupt the Raders' world forever. A strange, sexy, and sinister novel of art and obsession, in The Hundred Waters Acampora gives us an incisive, page-turning story of ambition, despair, desire, and the price of fulfillment and freedom at all costs"--