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  • When Hull Freezes Over

    Historic Winter Tales from the Massachusetts Shore

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    The peninsular community of Hull, Massachusetts, reaches a total of seven thin, sandy miles into Boston Harbor, forming a protective barrier against intruding navies and pounding waves. Unfortunately for those residents who choose to live here for the three miles of crescent-shaped beach and its attendant summer advantages, exposure to the sea during the winter months can be, at times, trying, to ... Leer más

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  • Looking Back at South Shore History

    From Plymouth Rock to Quincy Granite

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    From Plymouth Rock to Quincy granite, the South Shore of Boston has been a place of revolution, relaxation and revelation. Artists have gained inspiration from the meeting of sea and shore, enemy navies have targeted its strategic ports and, in better days, merrymakers have sought its warming sun, cooling breezes, amusement parks and historic and natural landmarks. The Toll House Cookie, the song ... Leer más

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  • Millville Army Air Field

    America's First Defense Airport

    Series series Images of Aviation
    Millville had always been known for its glassmaking, but with the outbreak of World War II, the community�s identity was primed to change forever. A private civilian airfield gave way to the creation of America�s first defense airport, the training ground for the U.S. Army�s Curtiss P-40 Warhawk and Republic P-47 Thunderbolt pilots. Bright and brave young men from across the country converged on ... Leer más

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  • Monhegan Island

    Series series Images of America
    Monhegan Island, Maine has historically attracted a number of different visitors and workers, each with their own unique reasons for being there.The natural beauty of Monhegan Island has continuously attracted generations of artists, day-trippers, and summer sojourners. White Head, Pulpit Rock, and Cathedral Woods are names that resonate throughout New England and beyond. Long before the first ... Leer más

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  • United States Coast Guard Leaders and Missions, 1790 to the Present

    The history of the U.S. Coast Guard and its predecessor agencies dates from 1790, with missions in both domestic and international waters. The service has provided aids to navigation, enforcement of maritime laws, environmental protection, search and rescue, immigration and narcotics interdiction, maritime safety assistance, port security, natural disaster response and national defense missions, ... Leer más

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  • Shipwrecks of Stellwagen Bank

    Disaster in New England's National Marine Sanctuary

    Series series Disaster
    Beneath the churning surface of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary rest the bones of shipwrecks and sailors alike. Massachusetts' ports connected its citizens to the world, and the number of merchant and fishing vessels grew alongside the nation's development. Hundreds of ships sank on the trade routes and fishing grounds between Cape Cod and Cape Ann. Their stories are waiting to be ... Leer más

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  • The North River: Scenic Waterway of the South Shore

    de John Galluzzo ...
    Series series Brief History
    There is no one way to see the North River. Its characteristic meandering cuts a twenty-three-mile path through the South Shore to Massachusetts Bay. Flowing through six towns Pembroke, Hanover, Norwell, Scituate, Marshfield and Hanson the river has played a prominent, if not definitive, role in shaping the identity of the region.John Galluzzo, who leads cultural and natural history tours of the ... Leer más

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  • Massachusetts Aviation

    Series series Images of Aviation
    Shortly after the Wright brothers took to the air, aviation fever gripped Massachusetts. The biggest names in the industry, including Wilbur Wright, Glenn Curtiss, and Claude Graham-White, among others, flew in for the first major air shows, further exciting the people of the Bay State about the potential of manned flight in the realms of military tactics, the expansion of commerce, and even ... Leer más

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    Tragedy Under the Big Top

    Through firsthand accounts, interviews with survivors and a gripping collection of vintage photographs, author Michael Skidgell attempts to make sense of one of Hartford's worst tragedies. Almost 7,000 fans eagerly packed into the Ringling Brothers big top on July 6, 1944. With a single careless act, an afternoon at the "Greatest Show on Earth" quickly became one of terror and tragedy as the ... Leer más

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  • Zeitoun

    de Dave Eggers ...
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  • Building the Mosquito Fleet

    The US Navy's First Torpedo Boats

    In 1877, the U.S. Navy purchased the fast steam yacht Stiletto from the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company of Bristol, Rhode Island, for "automobile" torpedo experiments in Narragansett Bay. The submarine service was in its infancy, and interest in the self-propelled torpedo as an undersea weapon flourished. Herreshoff's fast, steam-powered boats were the first of the delivery platforms accepted by ... Leer más

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  • Narrow Margins

    The Narrow Boat Books

    de Marie Browne ...
    Series series The Narrow Boat Books
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