A Boston Harbor Islands Adventure

Author : Stephanie Schorow
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439678162
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Boston Harbor Islands Adventure written by Stephanie Schorow and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2023-06-05 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1891, four intrepid women from Lowell sailed to a remote island in Boston Harbor for a 17-day escape from New England's prim and proper society. Calling themselves the Scribe, the Aristocrat, the Acrobat, and the Autocrat, the women rusticated in a cottage on Great Brewster Island, reveling in the chance to shed their identities of wife, mother, and daughter. Relive their sojourn through their remarkable journal, filled with observations, illustrations, photographs, and poetry, reproduced here by the Friends of the Boston Harbor Islands.

Author : Stephanie Schorow
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9781540257000
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Boston Harbor Islands Adventure written by Stephanie Schorow and published by History Press. This book was released on 2023-06-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1891, four intrepid women from Lowell sailed to a remote island in Boston Harbor for a 17-day escape from New England's prim and proper society. Calling themselves the Scribe, the Aristocrat, the Acrobat, and the Autocrat, the women rusticated in a cottage on Great Brewster Island, reveling in the chance to shed their identities of wife, mother, and daughter. Relive their sojourn through their remarkable journal, filled with observations, illustrations, photographs, and poetry, reproduced here by the Friends of the Boston Harbor Islands.

Author : Edward Rowe Snow
Publisher : Applewood Books
ISBN 13 : 1933212853
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Islands of Boston Harbor written by Edward Rowe Snow and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 2008-03-31 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reissue of Edward Rowe Snow's first book, covering the legends and history of nearly every rock and island in Boston Harbor, including Boston Light and Graves Light. The first (1935) edition resulted from research Snow did at Harvard under the tutelage of the great maritime historian Samuel Eliot Morison. When the 1971 edition of the book was published, a critic for the Boston Post wrote, "Mr. Snow has the gift of making his subject vivid and personal in its anecdotal touches . . . It is a volume of chatty yet dignified essays, with many a light touch brought in." This centennial edition contains the complete 1971 text, with annotations by Jeremy D'Entremont to bring the information up to date.

Author : Christopher Klein
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493050400
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Boston Harbor Islands written by Christopher Klein and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-05-01 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Boston Harbor Islands: Discovering the City's Hidden Shores is an indispensable resource for those who want to uncover the best kept secret in the Northeast. Part history, part travel guide, Christopher Klein has written the most compelling invitation to explore the Boston Harbor Islands national park area to date. Explore the military installations that protected Boston during wartime—including Fort Warren, home of Confederate prisoners during the Civil War. Visit Boston Light on Little Brewster, the nation’s oldest lighthouse site. Kayak into the coves where pirates and bootleggers once hid. Dive amid century-old wrecks, or climb to the top of Spectacle Island for an altogether different view of Boston. Take in a jazz concert, an antique baseball game, or simply hop from one island to the next to experience the stunning natural beauty of this most storied national park. Complete with resource listings of recreational activities on and around the harbor islands and richly illustrated with over 150 full-color photographs, Klein’s comprehensive coverage and keen wit will inspire thousands of landlubbers and mariners to leave port for many summers to come.

Author : Christopher Klein
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781934598061
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Discovering the Boston Harbor Islands written by Christopher Klein and published by . This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discovering the Boston Harbor Islands is an indispensable guide to help you plan your island adventures.Explore military installations that protected Boston during wartimeincluding Civil War era Fort Warren. Visit Boston Light on Little Brewster, site of the nations oldest lighthouse. Kayak into the coves where pirates and bootleggers hid. Wander the woodlands and meadows that were the seasonal camps of Native Americans and the sites of Revolutionary skirmishes. Sail to the outer islands, find the best year-round fishing spots, and discover why the islands are a birders paradise. Take in a jazz concert, an antique baseball game, or simply hop from one island to the next to experience the stunning natural beauty of this most storied national park area.

Author : Pavla Simková
Publisher : Environmental History of the N
ISBN 13 : 9781625345967
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Urban Archipelago written by Pavla Simková and published by Environmental History of the N. This book was released on 2021-10-29 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Boston Harbor Islands have been called Boston's "hidden shores." While some are ragged rocks teeming with coastal wildlife, such as oystercatchers and harbor seals, others resemble manicured parks or have the appearance of wooded hills rising gently out of the water. Largely ignored by historians and previously home to prisons, asylums, and sewage treatment plants, this surprisingly diverse ensemble of islands has existed quietly on the urban fringe over the last four centuries. Even their latest incarnation as a national park and recreational hub has emphasized their separation from, rather than their connection to, the city. In this book, Pavla Simková reinterprets the Boston Harbor Islands as an urban archipelago, arguing that they have been an integral part of Boston since colonial days, transformed by the city's changing values and catering to its current needs. Drawing on archival sources, historic maps and photographs, and diaries from island residents, this absorbing study attests that the harbor islands' story is central to understanding the ways in which Boston has both shaped and been shaped by its environment over time.

Author : Stephanie Schorow
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625843836
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book East of Boston written by Stephanie Schorow and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the traveler who might not have a yacht--just a sense of humor and a spirit of adventure--Stephanie Schorow proves you can still embark on a voyage through the Boston Harbor Islands. A practical guide, complete with camping tips and driving directions, East of Boston's droll travelogue takes the measure of these gloriously wild Edens all within sight of the city's skyline. Join Schorow around a campfire for some friendly conversation about pirate treasure, elusive foxes, cross-dressing ghosts, flying Santas and a strange era of spontaneously combusting garbage dumps. And if you are truly brave, perhaps take a sip of the park ranger's "Sumac-ade."

Author : Emily Kales
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780890460535
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book All about the Boston Harbor Islands written by Emily Kales and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Anthony Mitchell Sammarco
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780752409009
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Boston's Harbor Islands written by Anthony Mitchell Sammarco and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 : 9781889833910
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Boston's Harbor Islands written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beautiful color photographs of the Boston Harbor Islands with the story of how they developed and how they have been saved.