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Author : W. Jeffrey Bolster
Publisher : Gundalow
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X004635392
This guide to one of the longest-settled and most enchanting estuaries in New England weds historical preservation to ecological stewardship
Author : J. Dennis Robinson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-18
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781632200570
For the first time, the full story of a crime that has haunted New England since 1873. The cold-blooded ax murder of two innocent Norwegian women at their island home off the coast of New Hampshire has gripped the region since 1873, beguiling tourists, inspiring artists, and fueling conspiracy theorists. The killer, a handsome Prussian fisherman down on his luck, was quickly captured, convicted in a widely publicized trial, and hanged in an unforgettable gallows spectacle. But he never confessed and, while in prison, gained a circle of admirers whose blind faith in his innocence still casts a shadow of doubt. A fictionalized bestselling novel and a Hollywood film have further clouded the truth. Finally a definitive "whydunnit" account of the Smuttynose Island ax murders has arrived. Popular historian J. Dennis Robinson fleshes out the facts surrounding this tragic robbery gone wrong in a captivating true crime page-turner. Robinson delves into the backstory at the rocky Isles of Shoals as an isolated centuries-old fishing village was being destroyed by a modern luxury hotel. He explores the neighboring island of Appledore where Victorian poet Celia Thaxter entertained the elite artists and writers of Boston. It was Thaxter's powerful essay about the murders in the Atlantic Monthly that shocked the American public. Robinson goes beyond the headlines of the burgeoning yellow press to explore the deeper lessons about American crime, justice, economics, and hero worship. Ten years before the Lizzie Borden ax murder trial and the fictional Sherlock Holmes, Americans met a sociopath named Louis Wagner—and many came to love him.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 796 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556034522664
Author : Katy Kramer
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439656921
The Portsmouth Naval Prison, now vacant, sits at the far end of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on Seavey Island on the Maine and New Hampshire border. For over a century, "the Castle" or "the Rock," with its deceptively appealing exterior, has kept both visitors and New Hampshire residents in its thrall. Since its opening in 1908 to its decommissioning in 1974 and into the present day, myth and lore have surrounded this iconic building. For the 66 years it functioned, any prisoner who escaped was brought back dead or alive--or so it has been said. Only adding to the prison's mystique is its history of reform; particularly successful were the wartime restoration and rehabilitation programs. Although the prison's fearsome reputation is cemented in Darryl Ponicsan's The Last Detail, Portsmouth was a forerunner in many ways. Routine inside often reflected the latest advancements in the field. Yet, designed or deserved, the prison's legacy remains an intriguing mix of dread and redemption.
Author : David W. Moore
Publisher : Diversion Books
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781635761870
How three New Hampshire women triumphed over an oil billionaire: “A very timely reminder that when we fight we often win.”—Bill McKibben Never underestimate the underdog. In 1973, Greek oil shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis—husband of President John F. Kennedy’s widow, Jacqueline, and arguably the richest man in the world—proposed to build an oil refinery on the narrow New Hampshire coast, in the town of Durham. At the time, it would have cost $600 million to build and was expected to generate 400,000 barrels of oil per day, making it the largest oil refinery in the world. The project was vigorously supported by the governor, Meldrim Thomson, and by William Loeb, the notorious publisher of the only statewide newspaper, the Manchester Union Leader. But three women vehemently opposed the project—Nancy Sandberg, the town leader who founded and headed Save Our Shores; Dudley Dudley, the freshman state rep who took the fight to the state legislature; and Phyllis Bennett, the publisher of the local newspaper that alerted the public to Onassis’ secret acquisition of the land. Small Town, Big Oil is the story of how the residents of Durham, led by these three women, out-organized, out-witted, and out-maneuvered the governor, the media, and the Onassis cartel to hand the powerful Greek billionaire the most humiliating defeat of his business career, and spare the New Hampshire seacoast from becoming an industrial wasteland. “Activists and organizers will find lots of ideas and inspirations in this book's detailed account of an epic battle.”—Bill McKibben “[An] apt handbook on the power of the people.”—Providence Journal
Author : Martin J. Hershock
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780472051816
A microhistorical examination of early American culture
Author : Gretchen Sorin
Publisher : Liveright Publishing
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781631495700
Bloomberg • Best Nonfiction Books of 2020: "[A] tour de force." The basis of a major PBS documentary by Ric Burns, this “excellent history” (The New Yorker) reveals how the automobile fundamentally changed African American life. Driving While Black demonstrates that the car—the ultimate symbol of independence and possibility—has always held particular importance for African Americans, allowing black families to evade the dangers presented by an entrenched racist society and to enjoy, in some measure, the freedom of the open road. Melding new archival research with her family’s story, Gretchen Sorin recovers a lost history, demonstrating how, when combined with black travel guides—including the famous Green Book—the automobile encouraged a new way of resisting oppression.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : New Hampshire
ISBN : IND:30000111528893
Author : Barbara Rimkunas
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2008-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625843500
In March 1841, as townspeople flocked to the Exeter Courthouse to view a state-of-the-art diorama of the Conflagration of Moscow, the courthouse itself went up in flames. What was dubbed the Conflagration of the Courthouse is just one of the intriguing events revisited by historian Barbara Rimkunas in this collection. Exeter was also home to a score of eccentric personalities including Dick the fire horse, whose obituary in the town paper ran longer than that of the fire chief, and the mysterious Dr. Windship, a surgeon in the American Revolution who later earned the epithet of thief, fraudster and attempted bigamist. From scandals and Scotsmen to revolutionaries and river rats, Exeter: Historically Speaking reveals the many different threads with which Exeter's vibrant historical tapestry is woven.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1322 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Books
ISBN : UOM:39015058001036
Every 3rd issue is a quarterly cumulation.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Navigation
ISBN : UOM:39015058332407
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2068 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Books
ISBN : STANFORD:36105111052911
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Natural history
ISBN : CORNELL:31924101499758
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Botany
ISBN : UOM:39015062004596
Author : Laurel Horton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Art
ISBN : 1877859249