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Book Synopsis History of the Town and City of Gloucester, Cape Ann, Massachusetts by : James Robert Pringle
Download or read book History of the Town and City of Gloucester, Cape Ann, Massachusetts written by James Robert Pringle and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis History of the Town of Gloucester, Cape Ann by : John James Babson
Download or read book History of the Town of Gloucester, Cape Ann written by John James Babson and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Geology of Cape Ann, Massachusetts by : Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
Download or read book The Geology of Cape Ann, Massachusetts written by Nathaniel Southgate Shaler and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dogtown written by Elyssa East and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-12-01 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The area known as Dogtown -- an isolated colonial ruin and surrounding 3,000-acre woodland in storied seaside Gloucester, Massachusetts -- has long exerted a powerful influence over artists, writers, eccentrics, and nature lovers. But its history is also woven through with tales of witches, supernatural sightings, pirates, former slaves, drifters, and the many dogs Revolutionary War widows kept for protection and for which the area was named. In 1984, a brutal murder took place there: a mentally disturbed local outcast crushed the skull of a beloved schoolteacher as she walked in the woods. Dogtown's peculiar atmosphere -- it is strewn with giant boulders and has been compared to Stonehenge -- and eerie past deepened the pall of this horrific event that continues to haunt Gloucester even today. In alternating chapters, Elyssa East interlaces the story of this grisly murder with the strange, dark history of this wilderness ghost town and explores the possibility that certain landscapes wield their own unique power. East knew nothing of Dogtown's bizarre past when she first became interested in the area. As an art student in the early 1990s, she fell in love with the celebrated Modernist painter Marsden Hartley's stark and arresting Dogtown landscapes. She also learned that in the 1930s, Dogtown saved Hartley from a paralyzing depression. Years later, struggling in her own life, East set out to find the mysterious setting that had changed Hartley's life, hoping that she too would find solace and renewal in Dogtown's odd beauty. Instead, she discovered a landscape steeped in intrigue and a community deeply ambivalent about the place: while many residents declare their passion for this profoundly affecting landscape, others avoid it out of a sense of foreboding. Throughout this richly braided first-person narrative, East brings Dogtown's enigmatic past to life. Losses sustained during the American Revolution dealt this once thriving community its final blow. Destitute war widows and former slaves took up shelter in its decaying homes until 1839, when the last inhabitant was taken to the poorhouse. He died seven days later. Dogtown has remained abandoned ever since, but continues to occupy many people's imaginations. In addition to Marsden Hartley, it inspired a Bible-thumping millionaire who carved the region's rocks with words to live by; the innovative and influential postmodernist poet Charles Olson, who based much of his epic Maximus Poems on Dogtown; an idiosyncratic octogenarian who vigilantly patrols the land to this day; and a murderer who claimed that the spirit of the woods called out to him. In luminous, insightful prose, Dogtown takes the reader into an unforgettable place brimming with tragedy, eccentricity, and fascinating lore, and examines the idea that some places can inspire both good and evil, poetry and murder.
Book Synopsis Antique Houses of Gloucester by : Prudence Paine Fish
Download or read book Antique Houses of Gloucester written by Prudence Paine Fish and published by History Press (SC). This book was released on 2007 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Antique Houses of Gloucester, author Prudence Fish delivers a masterful survey of Gloucester's most compelling, puzzling and captivating old homes--while simultaneously providing an entertaining primer on New England's colonial and nineteenth-century architecture. Stumped by the differences between Georgian and Federal ornamentation? Wondering how to identify an authentic "Cape Ann cottage"? Intrigued by Indian shutters, widow's walks, Tory chimneys and other such exotically named decorative motifs? Fish unravels these mysteries and more. With a "Fact and Fiction" section debunking various myths and misconceptions, a comprehensive glossary of terms and even an excursion into the cutting-edge field of dendrochronology, Antique Houses of Gloucester offers everything the reader needs to become an armchair expert on Gloucester's historic residences and New England's classic building styles.
Download or read book Stamford '76 written by JoeAnn Hart and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2019-04-15 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In July 1976, a twenty-four-year-old white woman, Margo Olson, was found in a shallow grave in Stamford, Connecticut, with an arrow piercing through her heart. A few weeks later, Howie Carter, her black boyfriend, was killed by the police. Howie and Margo’s interracial relationship held a distorted mirror to the author’s own, with Howie’s best friend, Joe. Joe’s theory was that the police didn’t have any evidence to arrest Howie; operating on the assumption that the black man is always guilty, they killed him instead. Margo’s murder was never solved. Looking back at what might have happened in 1976, the author discovers a Bicentennial year steeped in recession, racism, and unrelenting violence. It was also a time of flourishing second-wave feminism, when young women were encouraged to do anything, if only they knew how. Stamford was in the midst of urban renewal, destroying historically black neighborhoods to create space for corporations escaping a bankrupt and dangerous New York City, just forty miles away. Organized crime followed the money, infiltrating Stamford at all levels. The author reveals how racism, misogyny, the economy, and corruption affected the young people’s daily lives, and helped lead Margo and Howie to their deaths.
Book Synopsis Good Night Massachusetts by : Adam Gamble
Download or read book Good Night Massachusetts written by Adam Gamble and published by Good Night books. This book was released on 2013-06-30 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is artfully celebrated in this board book, designed to soothe children before bedtime while instilling an early appreciation for the state's natural and cultural wonders. In these colorful pages, a multicultural group of people visit the local attractions as rhythmic language guides children through the passage of both a single day and the four seasons. From the scenic Berkshire Mountains to the Gloucester fishing port, this book captures the essence of the Bay State. Young readers travel the coast to historic Salem, Boston Harbor, the Cape Cod National Seashore, and over to Old Sturbridge Village. Other highlights include the Boston Light, Boston Common, Fenway Park, Harvard University, Haymarket Square, Gillette Stadium, the Mayflower II tall ship, and Plymouth Plantation.
Book Synopsis Municipal History of Essex County in Massachusetts by : Benjamin F. Arrington
Download or read book Municipal History of Essex County in Massachusetts written by Benjamin F. Arrington and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Alone at Sea written by John N. Morris and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over seventy photographs and maps, an extensive glossary of fishing terms, and a detailed chronology of the Gloucester fleet, including all the fishermen and vessels lost at sea since 1693, 'Alone at Sea' is a comprehensive record of life in the area.
Book Synopsis The Perfect Storm by : Sebastian Junger
Download or read book The Perfect Storm written by Sebastian Junger and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1997 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A true story of men against the sea.
Book Synopsis Artists of Cape Ann by : Kristian Davies
Download or read book Artists of Cape Ann written by Kristian Davies and published by . This book was released on 2011-05-20 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historical account of prominent artists from Cape Ann.
Download or read book Refuge Recovery written by Noah Levine and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-06-10 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling author and renowned Buddhist teacher Noah Levine adapts the Buddha's Four Noble Truths and Eight Fold Path into a proven and systematic approach to recovery from alcohol and drug addiction—an indispensable alternative to the 12-step program. While many desperately need the help of the 12-step recovery program, the traditional AA model's focus on an external higher power can alienate people who don't connect with its religious tenets. Refuge Recovery is a systematic method based on Buddhist principles, which integrates scientific, non-theistic, and psychological insight. Viewing addiction as cravings in the mind and body, Levine shows how a path of meditative awareness can alleviate those desires and ease suffering. Refuge Recovery includes daily meditation practices, written investigations that explore the causes and conditions of our addictions, and advice and inspiration for finding or creating a community to help you heal and awaken. Practical yet compassionate, Levine's successful Refuge Recovery system is designed for anyone interested in a non-theistic approach to recovery and requires no previous experience or knowledge of Buddhism or meditation.
Book Synopsis Unfolding Histories by : Molly O"Hagan Hardy
Download or read book Unfolding Histories written by Molly O"Hagan Hardy and published by . This book was released on 2018-03-24 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exhibition Catalog
Download or read book Wicked written by Winnie Holzman and published by Applause Theatre & Cinema. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each title in The Applause Libretto Library Series presents a Broadway musical with fresh packaging in a 6 x 9 trade paperback format. Each Complete Book and Lyrics is approved by the writers and attractively designed with color photo inserts from the Broadway production. All titles include introduction and foreword by renowned Broadway musical experts. Long before Dorothy dropped in, two other girls meet in the Land of Oz. One, born with emerald green skin, is smart, fiery, and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious, and very popular. The story of how these two unlikely friends end up as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch makes for the most spellbinding new musical in years.
Book Synopsis A Walker in the City by : Peter Anastas
Download or read book A Walker in the City written by Peter Anastas and published by . This book was released on 2023-03-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1978 and 1990, Peter Anastas published 620 columns on the editorial page of his hometown newspaper, the Gloucester Daily Times. Anastas' weekly column, "This Side of the Cut," recalled his childhood during the 1940s. He shared stories of his Greek immigrant family and the rich diversity of social life he experienced growing up on the Boulevard and in Gloucester's inner city. Walking to and from school, and later around the city, Anastas came to know the look and feel of each neighborhood, the unique character of local businesses, the people themselves through their stories. He watched the fishing vessels being unloaded on Gloucester's historic waterfront and he tramped the woods and beaches of the town, observing the abundant wildlife and unspoiled natural environment. All of the this Anastas described in clear, direct prose, as though entering into a dialogue with the people and the place of his birth. He also wrote about changes in the landscape, often with a sense of what the consequences would be of precipitous development or unplanned growth. Yet what shines through these selected newspaper columns, and those Anastas subsequently wrote for alternative media under the rubric of "A Walker in the City," is a native's love and concern for his homeplace.
Book Synopsis Lighthouses and Coastal Attractions of Southern New England by : Allan Wood
Download or read book Lighthouses and Coastal Attractions of Southern New England written by Allan Wood and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2016-12-28 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With more than 360 color photos and maps, this image-rich guide covers all 92 lighthouse locations in the New England states of Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. For tourists, historians, lighthouse enthusiasts, and other travelers, here are practical directions and historical tidbits not only on the lighthouses, but on the tours, attractions, and other sites of interest in the coastal communities these beacons have long protected. Enjoy boat cruises, organizations involved in local lighthouse preservation, and plenty of indoor and outdoor attractions and entertainment, including attractions off the beaten path like snack shacks or strange amusements.
Book Synopsis St. Peter's Fiesta by : Alice Gardner
Download or read book St. Peter's Fiesta written by Alice Gardner and published by . This book was released on 2017-06-23 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Come join the seaside community of Gloucester, Massachusetts, as families gather to honor Saint Peter for keeping the fishermen of the city safe. Some say Saint Peter's Fiesta is better than Christmas!