Author : Alan Rumrill
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625842589
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)
Book Synopsis Monadnock Moments by : Alan Rumrill
Download or read book Monadnock Moments written by Alan Rumrill and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What could writers Louisa May Alcott and Henry David Thoreau have in common with the inventors of barbed wire, margarine and the washing machine? They were all deeply moved by their time spent in the beautiful Monadnock region of southwest New Hampshire. Inspired by beloved local storyteller Fritz Wetherbee, Historical Society of Cheshire County director Alan F. Rumrill collected the stories of these notable people in his series, "Monadnock Moments," broadcast on Keene radio station WKNE from 1985 to 2005. In this collection, Rumrill has gathered 100 of his most interesting vignettes and paired them with historic images, chronicling the lives of successful businessmen, politicians and soldiers, and spinning tales of disaster, murder and adventure that all had their roots in towns like Keene, Stoddard, Walpole and Jaffrey. Entertaining, informative, and often surprising, these snippets of history capture the essence of southwest New Hampshire.