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Author : Mark Carlotto
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0557001110
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (57 download)
Download or read book The Dogtown Guide written by Mark Carlotto and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-09-02 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to an abandoned colonial settlement on Cape Ann, Massachusetts.
Author : Elyssa East
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416587187
Total Pages : 447 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (165 download)
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.
Author : Anita Diamant
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416556834
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (165 download)
Download or read book The Last Days of Dogtown written by Anita Diamant and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-03-13 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An excellent novel. A lovely and moving portrait of society’s outcasts…affirms the essential humanity of its poor and stubborn residents, for whom each day of survival is a victory” (The New York Times Book Review). Set on the high ground at the heart of Cape Ann, the village of Dogtown is peopled by widows, orphans, spinsters, scoundrels, whores, free Africans, and “witches.” Among the inhabitants of this hamlet are Black Ruth, who dresses as a man and works as a stonemason; Mrs. Stanley, an imperious madam whose grandson, Sammy, comes of age in her brothel; Oliver Younger, who survives a miserable childhood at the hands of his aunt; and Cornelius Finson, a freed slave. At the center of it all is Judy Rhines, a fiercely independent soul, deeply lonely, who nonetheless builds a life for herself against all imaginable odds. Rendered in stunning, haunting detail, with Anita Diamant’s keen ear for language and profound compassion for her characters, The Last Days of Dogtown is an extraordinary retelling of a long-forgotten chapter of early American life.
Author : George F. Butterick
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520318412
Total Pages : 904 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (23 download)
Download or read book A Guide to The Maximus Poems of Charles Olson written by George F. Butterick and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 904 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1978.
Author : Elizabeth Dugger
Publisher : Hunter Publishing, Inc
ISBN 13 : 158843057X
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (884 download)
Download or read book Massachusetts & Western Connecticut Adventure Guide written by Elizabeth Dugger and published by Hunter Publishing, Inc. This book was released on 2009 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I bought this travel guide out of curiosity when I went back home to visit my parents. I grew up in N.H., went to school at UCONN, and spent a lot of time in Massachusetts - so I am familiar with the area. Sometimes, when you live in a place, however, you take your home for granted and don't see the sights in your back yard. Traveling 1500 miles back home, however, I felt like I needed to get my moneys worth (the sure sign of a native east coaster). This book led me to some incredible old towns and restaurants and shops that I had missed while living there.I highly recommend the book. It was great to have it on my laptop because after work, I was able plan the remainder of my day in a snap." -- Amazon reviewer. "I've been toting Elizabeth L. Dugger's new Adventure Guide to Massachusetts & Western Connecticut around for about a month now, ever since I received it. I had all the best intentions of being the first reviewer to publish my commentary on the travel guide, but with one project after another eating up my hours, I'm not sure that I can claim that honor. I have, however, really bulked up my biceps by lugging the Adventure Guide around! In a word, the book is "massive," and before I ever lifted the cover, I was perplexed as to how Dugger could possibly have found enough bungee jumping-, cliff diving-, and vine swinging-type adventures in the stately and somewhat subdued states of Massachusetts and Connecticut to fill 496 pages! When I opened to page 113 to find a section on "Antique Shopping on Cape Cod," I was surprised and delighted to realize that the range of adventures Dugger suggests includes those that pose great danger only to my credit card balance. In the book's introduction, Dugger explains that adventure travel "doesn't have to mean hanging from a cliff by your fingernails. " Her enormous catalog of exciting escapes includes family-friendly ideas, outdoor fun for people of all ages and abilities, out-of-the-ordinary sightseeing suggestions, and, of course, the full complement of hiking, biking, fishing, boating, and other recreational opportunities in central New England. "Adventure travel makes you feel alive, wakes you up to yourself as well as to your surroundings," Dugger explains. "Just being in open lands or along the coast, most of the time, can give you that get-away feeling. ...Adventure travel gets the blood flowing, the heart pumping." Also the author of the Adventure Guide to New Hampshire and the Adventure Guide to Vermont, Dugger quickly debunks the notion that Massachusetts is a tamer, less challenging playground than its mountainous northern neighbors. After a brief introductory section that includes a short history of Massachusetts, a map of and information on getting to the region, road rules, and safety information on such important topics as "avoiding bears," the book is broken up into six regional chapters: the Seacoast Region, Boston and Nearby Adventures, Central Massachusetts, the Pioneer Valley, the Berkshires, and the Litchfield Hills of Connecticut. Within each geographic section, adventures are organized in category groupings: On Foot, On Horseback, On Wheels, On Water, On Snow & Ice, and In the Air. Each chapter has information on Eco-Travel and where to Stay & Eat, as well.While the emphasis of this guide is decidedly on the outdoors and on planning a Massachusetts vacation that takes you to the lesser known attractions that the state offers, it is actually one of the most comprehensive and delightful guides to the region available. While many travel guides contain the obligatory paragraph on each historic attraction and sightseeing venue, the Adventure Guide to Massachusetts & Western Connecticut artfully leads the traveler to those awe-inspiring, stimulating, and unique excursions that are likely to make for a most memorable trip. Detailed maps, black and white photos, cute graphics, and sidebars on special events, kid-friendly and accessible spots, recommended reading, and mor
Author : Charles E. Mann
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780243703180
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (31 download)
Download or read book In the Heart of Cape Ann Or the Story of Dogtown written by Charles E. Mann and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Elyssa East
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416587047
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (165 download)
Download or read book Dogtown written by Elyssa East and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 306 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.
Author : Gerth Edison Hendrickson
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 9780472082728
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (827 download)
Download or read book The Angler's Guide to Twelve Classic Trout Streams in Michigan written by Gerth Edison Hendrickson and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The expanded and updated guide to Michigan's best trout fishing streams
Author : Mary Elaine Gage
Publisher : Powwow River Books
ISBN 13 : 0981614159
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (816 download)
Download or read book The Stones of Dogtown & Beyond: Dogtown to Poole Hill written by Mary Elaine Gage and published by Powwow River Books. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the heart of Cape Ann, Massachusetts is a high flat rocky ridge which stretches from Gloucester to Rockport. The area is crisscrossed with old roads and modern hiking trails. It is best known as the location of the abandoned village of "Dogtown" with its many ancient cellar holes and numerous inspirational sayings carved into the boulders by philanthropist Roger Babson in the 1930's. The Stones of Dogtown and Beyond offers fresh insights into these well known landmarks and delves into forgotten aspects of the place's history. This guide takes a fresh look at the well known carved sayings and house numbers and reveals the unique differences in style which distinguish one carver from another. It reveals evidence of a long standing Native American presence on Dogtown Commons which has remained hidden in plain sight. It explores two 19th century granite quarries and points out examples of other stone splitting activity along the roads and trails. It delves into the mystery of Turtle Mound, a large unusual stone cairn in the middle of the former Haskins estate grounds, which is out of character with the estate's Victorian landscaping. The guide provides examples of all the subjects discussed, but it also offers each reader the opportunity to explore Dogtown and make their own discoveries.
Author : Jim Maccracken
Publisher : Recreational Guides
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 696 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Clark County Illinois Fishing & Floating Guide Book written by Jim Maccracken and published by Recreational Guides. This book was released on 2018-01-25 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clark County Illinois Fishing & Floating Guide Book Over 680 full 8 ½ x 11 sized pages of information with maps and aerial photographs available. Fishing information is included for ALL of the county’s public ponds and lakes, listing types of fish for each pond or lake, average sizes, and exact locations with GPS coordinates and directions. Also included is fishing information for most of the streams and rivers including access points and public areas with road contact and crossing points and also includes fish types and average sizes. NEW NEW Now with a complete set of full sized U.S.G.S. Topographical Maps for the entire county that normally cost from $12.00 to $14.00 each but are included on the disk for FREE. These maps are complete full sized 7.5 minute series quadrangle maps in 1:24,000 scale maps. Contains complete information on Big Creeks* Casey Park Lake Clear Creek Embarass River* Embarass River Quarry Branch Lincoln Trail Lake Mill Creek* Mill Creek Lake Raccoon Creeks* Wabash River* and Willow Creeks* (*) means floatable stream or river
Author : American Association for the Advancement of Science. Salem, Mass
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
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Author : Sportsman's Connection
Publisher : Sportsman's Connection
ISBN 13 : 1885010680
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (85 download)
Download or read book Eastern Tennessee Fishing Map Guide written by Sportsman's Connection and published by Sportsman's Connection. This book was released on 2016-06-02 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newly updated for 2016, the Eastern Tennessee Fishing Map Guide is a thorough, easy-to-use collection of detailed contour lake maps, fish stocking data, and the best fishing spots and tips from area experts. The book features fishing maps, detailed area road maps and exhaustive fishing information for Eastern Tennessee’s truly unique fishing waters, including several TVA reservoirs nestled in the mountains and some of the state's best trout streams. It’s all wrapped up in this handy eBook. Features editorial by Jeff Samsel, Larry Self and Vernon Summerlin. Whether you’re after stripers on Cherokee Lake, smallies on Watauga Lake or trout on the South Holston River, you'll find all the information you need to help you enjoy a successful day out on the water on one of the region's many excellent fisheries. Know your waters. Catch more fish with the Eastern Tennessee Fishing Map Guide.
Author : Sportsman's Connection
Publisher : Sportsman's Connection
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Southern Illinois Fishing Map Guide written by Sportsman's Connection and published by Sportsman's Connection. This book was released on 2016-07-02 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newly updated for 2016, the Southern Illinois Fishing Map Guide is a thorough, easy-to-use collection of detailed contour lake maps, fish stocking and survey data, and the best fishing spots and tips from area experts. Fishing maps, detailed area road maps and exhaustive fishing information for lakes and streams in the southern half of Illinois are provided in this handy eBook. This guide is packed with lake maps for major Southern Illinois reservoirs including Sangchris, Shelbyville, Coffeen, Crab Orchard and Devil's Kitchen. Plus you get coverage of the Ohio River and numerous smaller public lakes, ponds and reservoirs - over 120 lakes and rivers in all! You'll find lake maps and fishing information for the best fishing spots in Southern Illinois, with coverage running from just north of Springfield and Decatur south to the border. Whether you're catfishing on the Ohio River, trolling for stripers on Sangchris Lake, casting bucktails for muskies on Lake Shelbyville or dunking a worm under a bobber for bluegills on Rend Lake, you'll find all the information you need to enjoy a successful day out on the water on one of Southern Illinois' many excellent fisheries. Know your waters. Catch more fish with the Southern Illinois Fishing Map Guide.
Author : Carole Marsh
Publisher : Gallopade International
ISBN 13 : 0635081768
Total Pages : 37 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (35 download)
Download or read book The Mystery at Mount Rushmore Teacher's Guide written by Carole Marsh and published by Gallopade International. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The corresponding Teacher's Guide is a page-by-page supplementary resource that gives you additional activities to enhance the student's learning opportunities by using cross-curricular materials including discussion questions, reproducible vocabulary, science, geography and math activities. Each Teacher's Guide turns you into the expert-we've done all the research for you! This comprehensive resource enhances the many dramatic learning opportunities students can gain from reading this mystery by Carole Marsh. The supplementary Teacher's Guide includes: Š A chapter guide of additional information, trivia, historical facts, and more to help teachers be "Experts!" Š Activity ideas that make the book come dramatically to life for young readers! Š The author's additional comments and thoughts about the subject Š Some reproducible activities Š Great out-of-the-box ideas for activities.
Author : Miriam Aronin
Publisher : Bearport Publishing
ISBN 13 : 159716870X
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (971 download)
Download or read book The Prairie Dog's Town written by Miriam Aronin and published by Bearport Publishing. This book was released on 2009-08-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Look inside to enter the subterranean world of the prairie dog's town. You'll discover how these small furry animals communicate, find food, and raise their young. Perhaps most interesting of all, you'll find out how they work together to build their perfect hideaways under the ground"--P. [4] of cover.
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Total Pages : 316 pages
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Download or read book A Birder's Guide to Eastern Massachusetts written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Insight Guides
Publisher : Apa Publications (UK) Limited
ISBN 13 : 1789192897
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (891 download)
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