On The Road North Of Boston

Author : Donna-Belle Garvin
Publisher : UPNE
ISBN 13 : 9781584653219
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On the Road North of Boston written by Donna-Belle Garvin and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2003 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1988 by the New Hampshire Historical Society, and long since sought after, On the Road North of Boston is back in print. This richly illustrated, entertaining book is an invaluable resource for New Hampshire residents and students of the state's history alike. Nine extensively researched and meticulously prepared chapters depict historic taverns and tavern society of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century New England. Donna-Belle and James Garvin vividly reconstruct the physical landscape: the taverns themselves, the network of roads, travel conditions, traffic and commerce. They immerse the reader in the contemporary tavern atmosphere: encounters with fellow travelers, food, drink, entertainment, and hospitality in its earliest incarnations "on the road north of Boston." On the Road North of Boston contains rare and wonderful black-and-white illustrations of authentic tavern signs and furnishings, broadsides advertising tavern entertainments, early photographs and drawings of tavern buildings, road signs, vehicles, and bridges, portraits of tavern keepers, stage drivers, and itinerant performers. This book offers modern New England residents and travelers rich chronicles and visions of an age long past.

Author : Robert Frost
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book North of Boston written by Robert Frost and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Eric Jaffe
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439176108
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The King's Best Highway written by Eric Jaffe and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-06-11 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A VIVID AND FASCINATING LOOK AT AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH THE PRISM OF THE COUNTRY’S MOST STORIED HIGHWAY, THE BOSTON POST ROAD During its evolution from Indian trails to modern interstates, the Boston Post Road, a system of over-land routes between New York City and Boston, has carried not just travelers and mail but the march of American history itself. Eric Jaffe captures the progress of people and culture along the road through four centuries, from its earliest days as the king of England’s “best highway” to the current era. Centuries before the telephone, radio, or Internet, the Boston Post Road was the primary conduit of America’s prosperity and growth. News, rumor, political intrigue, financial transactions, and personal missives traveled with increasing rapidity, as did people from every walk of life. From post riders bearing the alarms of revolution, to coaches carrying George Washington on his first presidential tour, to railroads transporting soldiers to the Civil War, the Boston Post Road has been essential to the political, economic, and social development of the United States. Continuously raised, improved, rerouted, and widened for faster and heavier traffic, the road played a key role in the advent of newspapers, stagecoach travel, textiles, mass-produced bicycles and guns, commuter railroads, automobiles—even Manhattan’s modern grid. Many famous Americans traveled the highway, and it drew the keen attention of such diverse personages as Benjamin Franklin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, P. T. Barnum, J. P. Morgan, and Robert Moses. Eric Jaffe weaves this entertaining narrative with a historian’s eye for detail and a journalist’s flair for storytelling. A cast of historical figures, celebrated and unknown alike, tells the lost tale of this road. Revolutionary printer William Goddard created a postal network that united the colonies against the throne. General Washington struggled to hold the highway during the battle for Manhattan. Levi Pease convinced Americans to travel by stagecoach until, half a century later, Nathan Hale convinced them to go by train. Abe Lincoln, still a dark-horse candidate in early 1860, embarked on a railroad speaking tour along the route that clinched the presidency. Bomb builder Lester Barlow, inspired by the Post Road’s notorious traffic, nearly sold Congress on a national system of expressways twenty-five years before the Interstate Highway Act of 1956. Based on extensive travels of the highway, interviews with people living up and down the road, and primary sources unearthed from the great libraries between New York City and Boston—including letters, maps, contemporaneous newspapers, and long-forgotten government documents—The King’s Best Highway is a delightful read for American history buffs and lovers of narrative everywhere.

Author : Robert McCloskey
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0140564349
Total Pages : 73 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Make Way for Ducklings written by Robert McCloskey and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1999-02-01 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Robert McCloskey's unusual and stunning pictures have long been a delight for their fun as well as their spirit of place."—The Horn Book Mrs. Mallard was sure that the pond in the Boston Public Gardens would be a perfect place for her and her eight ducklings to live. The problem was how to get them there through the busy streets of Boston. But with a little help from the Boston police, Mrs. Mallard and Jack, Kack, Lack, Nack, Ouack, Pack, and Quack arive safely at their new home. This brilliantly illustrated, amusingly observed tale of Mallards on the move has won the hearts of generations of readers. Awarded the Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children in 1941, it has since become a favorite of millions. This classic tale of the famous Mallard ducks of Boston is available for the first time in a full-sized paperback edition. Make Way for Ducklings has been described as "one of the merriest picture books ever" (The New York Times). Ideal for reading aloud, this book deserves a place of honor on every child's bookshelf. "This delightful picture book captures the humor and beauty of one special duckling family. ... McClosky's illustrations are brilliant and filled with humor. The details of the ducklings, along with the popular sights of Boston, come across wonderfully. The image of the entire family proudly walking in line is a classic."—The Barnes & Noble Review "The quaint story of the mallard family's search for the perfect place to hatch ducklings. ... For more than fifty years kids have been entertained by this warm and wonderful story."—Children's Literature

Author : Jen Rose Smith
Publisher : Moon Travel
ISBN 13 : 1631212478
Total Pages : 743 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Moon New England Road Trip written by Jen Rose Smith and published by Moon Travel. This book was released on 2017-07-03 with total page 743 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hit the Road with Moon Travel Guides! Discover an America brimming with culture and history, both old and new! Moon New England Road Trip can do everything but change the radio station. Inside you'll find: Maps and Driving Tools: 70 easy-to-use maps keep you oriented on and off the highway, along with site-to-site mileage, driving times, and detailed directions for the entire route Eat, Sleep, Stop and Explore: You'll know exactly what you want to do at each stop with lists of the best hikes, views, and more. Sample farm-fresh cuisine in the Berkshires, or hit up the famous Tanglewood music festival in the summer. Dive into Boston's revolutionary history, or cruise down bucolic lanes of Woodstock. Take to the sea off the coast of Maine to spot humpback whales and puffin colonies, or lounge on the beach and snag a buttery lobster roll Itineraries for Every Traveler: Drive the entire two-week route or follow strategic routes like "A Tour of the Fall Foliage," as well as suggestions for spending time in Boston, New York City, Coastal Maine, The Berkshires, Southern Vermont, New Hampshire's White Mountains, Newport, Cape Cod, and Acadia National Park Local Expert: Local New Englander and road warrior Jen Rose Smith shares the highway secrets of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island Planning Your Trip: Know when and where to get gas, how to avoid traffic, tips for driving in different road and weather conditions, and suggestions for LGBTQ travelers, seniors, and road trippers with kids With Moon New England Road Trip's practical tips, detailed itineraries, and insider's view, you're ready to fill up the tank and hit the road. Looking to explore more of America on wheels? Try Moon Blue Ridge Parkway Road Trip! Doing more than driving through? Check out Moon Boston, Moon Vermont, or Moon New York State.

Author : New York (N.Y.). Board of Standards and Appeals
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1336 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bulletin written by New York (N.Y.). Board of Standards and Appeals and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 1336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Connecticut
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 888 pages
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Download or read book Public Documents of the State of Connecticut written by Connecticut and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 888 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Marcia Glassman-Jaffe
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762762934
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fun with the Family Massachusetts, 7th written by Marcia Glassman-Jaffe and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-05-04 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geared towards parents with children between the ages of two and twelve, Fun with the Family Massachusetts features interesting facts and sidebars as well as practical tips about traveling with your little ones.

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book MA-52 Expressway, West Mountain St to MA-62 written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Agnes Rothery
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Old Coast Road from Boston to Plymouth written by Agnes Rothery and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: