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Books on the Counties (Town books are below county books)
History of Plymouth, Norfolk and Barnstable County (2 Volume set)
$85.00
Elroy S. Thompson
New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company 1928
Table of Contents:
1204 pp. hardbound 2 volumes>P, N, C & I
Cannonballs & Cranberries 12.00
By Fredrika A. Burrows
Taunton: William S. Sullwold Publishing,
1976
Table of contents:
Scituate's "Army of Two
History of Iron
Discovery of Iron Ore In New England
Early Iron Industries In The Colony
Plymouth Colony And North River Area
Iron And Associated Industries In The South Shore And Cape Cod Area
Carver
Nail-Making In Wareham
Bridgewater's Contribution To Industry
Oliver Iron Works In Middleborough
Iron Works At Taunton
Cape Cod Cranberries
Early Uses Of The Cranberry
Beginning Of Cranberry Cultivation
Building A Bog
The Life Cycle Of A Cranberry
Beginning Of Cranberry Industry
Distribution Of Cranberry Bogs
Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association and Cranberry Experiment Station
Processing Cranberries
Present-day Cranberries
Conclusion The story of two industries Iron and Cranberries in the Cape Cod - Plymouth area.
96 pages, softbound, good condition, inch crease on front cover.
Two Forts...to Destiny Plymouth 1620, Weymouth
1622
$19.50
Edited by Jack Frost and G. Stinson Lord
The Weymouth Savings Bank 1972
Profusely illustrated scrapbook of writings concerning the two colonies.
110 pages, 8x10 hardbound, very good condition
More books below
Three Centuries of the Cape Cod County Barnstable Massachusetts 1685-1985
$49.95 (Out of print)
West Yarmouth, Mass: Barnstable County 1985
This history was written for the Tercentenary of Barnstable County.
Table of Contents
437 pages, hardbound V/G
Cape Cod Architecture
$24.95
Clair Baisly
Orleans, Mass: Parnassus Imprints, 1989
(from the end flaps) This delightful book treats the
architecture of Cape Cod with a lightness of touch that belies the
erudition of the author and the seriousness with which she goes about her
task. Covering the full range of styles to be found on the cake throughout
its history, she pays particular attention to the structural details the
materials used and the tools employed by the owner/architect/builders of
the 18th and 19th-century.
She is equally concerned with the way architecture holds a mirror society
from which it springs. As she wanted her introduction, "architecture
is the great an honest recorder of our human history. Our built
environment is the direct intangible expression of our needs, our
interests, our social, financial and religious patterns. It holds our
viewpoint as individuals as a nation to scrutiny, to analysts and to
comprehension. This is particularly clear to those who deserve live on
Cape Cod today."
210 pages, illustrated, 6x9 hardbound, dj, new
It's an Old Cape Cod Custom $21.50
Edwin Valentine Mitchell (signed)
New York: the Vanguard press, 1949
Interesting facts and customs of Cape Cod. I have thoroughly enjoyed all his
books.
(table of contents) To Walk the Shifting Sands, to Get down to the Sea and
Ships, to Indulge in Moon Cussing, and Harpoon the Whale, to Harness the
Wild Winds, to Have Good "Housen", to Cook the Clam and the Cod, to
Cultivate the Cranberry, to Sing of the Briny Deep, to Treasure Curious
Antiques in Sandwich Glass, to Dip Bayberry Candles, to Live with the
Indians, to Attract Perverse and Kindred Souls.
242 Pages, 6 x 9 Hardbound, Good Condition Some Edge Wear, Corners Bumped.
Cape Cod and the Islands - An Insiders Guide $5.50
Edited by Greg O'Brien
The Stephen Greene Press, 1990
Dinning, Entertainment, lodging, Campgrounds, Beaches, Fishing, Sports, Shopping,
Antiques, Art Galleries, Annual Events, Children's Activities.
308 pages, softbound, back cover has two creases in corners, good condition.
Cape
Cods Way An Informal History $12.50
Scott Corbett
NY: Thomas F. Crowell Company, 1955
(from the end flaps) "This new volume is the first new history in many years of one
of America's most popular vacation spots, a small piece of land which looms large in out
heritage.
After an admirably concise account of the general history form the pilgrims to the present
Mr. Corbett takes up each of the fifteen townships which make up the Cape and covers their
towns and villages, beaches and general background. Places and things to see are listed
and described at the end of each town's story.
310 pages, 6x9 hardbound, good condition, dust jacket is worn.
Windmills on Cape Cod & the Islands
$14..95
Fredrika A. Burrows
Taunton, Mass: William S. Sullwold
Publishing, Inc.1978
Table of contents:
Primitive Man's Struggle to Survive Wind Power
Types of Mills
The Miller's Role
Early American Gristmills
Grains Raised by the Early American Settlers Cape Cod Mills
Windmills and Guesthouses
Other Uses of Wind on Cape Cod Towns
Present Day Energy Crisis: Wind Machines on Cape Cod and the Islands
114 page softbound, good condition
The Building of the Cape Cod Canal. 1627-1914 $12.00
William James Reid.
Pub: Privately 1961
This is based on a dissertation by the author for The Boston University Graduate School.
Table of Contents: Chronology, Foreword, Introduction, The Dream, Chapter 1: Early Plans
and Surveys, 1627-1860, Chapter 2: The Battles for a Charter, 1860-1898, Chapter 3: The
Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal, Company, 1899-1908, Chapter 4: The Construction of
the Canal, 1909-1914, Chapter 5: Operation of the Canal, 1914-1918, Chapter 6: Government
Control, 1918-1920, Chapter 7: Years of Uncertainty, 1920-1926, Chapter 8: Sale and
Liquidation of the Canal Company, 1924-1928, Chapter 9: Improvements Under Government
Ownership, 1928-1940, Chapter 10: Wartime Use, 1940-1945, Chapter 11: Postwar Appraisal,
Epilogue, The Cape Cod Canal Under the Army Engineers-the Present and the Future, Index 131
pages. softbound, ex library. stamp on cover, inside front endpaper, back cover endpaper,
sticker on spine, Date due paper and card & card holder inside front endpaper.
The Cape Cod Canal $15.00 (Out of print)
Robert H. Farson (autographed)
Yarmouthport, Mass: Cape Cod Historical Publications 1977
Profusely illustrated story of the Cape Cod Canal.
177 pages, softbound
Salty Stories of Cape Cod $1.00 & $1.50 s&h
Noel W. Beyle
The First Encounter Press 1984
(from the title page) "A tempting transcript of thrilling talk and tasty things about
the true test of the treasured and time-honored turf. The telling of tall tales to
tourists!!"
48 pages, softbound, moderate wear
The Towns:
Abington
Abington, Mass.
and the Revolution and Earlier Wars $13.00
Abington, Massachusetts: Bicentennial Committee, 1975
The story of old Abington, Massachusetts (now Abington, Rockland and two
thirds of Whitman) and the part the town played in securing American
freedom in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Table of contents: Early Wars, the Pre-Revolutionary Period, the
Revolutionary War Years, a Few More Local Stories: the Pulling Story, Dr.
Gridley Thaxter, Naval Surgeon, a Revolutionary General Born in Abington,
Old Abington's "Tory", the Peripatetic Gun House, Abington Artillery
Company, Smallpox, John Henry Benner, Potter, Pratt Family of Gravestone
Cutters, Some Superlatives, Résumé of Abingtonians in the Revolution,
Pensions, Abingtonians in the Continental Army, Houses Standing since
Revolutionary Times, Cyrus Nash, Bibliography, Picture Sources, Index.
9 x 12 softbound, 123 pages, fair condition, top of spine has tear, some
stains on covers.
Attleborough
John Daggett
Attleboro: Attleboro Historical Commission, 1973, Reprint, 1834
Table of Contents:
Early History in Line Proceedings of The Proprietors
Indian War
The Ministry
The First Parish
The East Parish
The North Baptist Church
The South Baptist Church
First Universalist Society
Hebronville Church
The Revolutionary War
Genealogy of Early Settlers
Names of Several Former Physicians and Attleboro
Miscellaneous-Topography, Statistics, Etc.
Appendix
Captain Thomas Willett
136 Pages, Hardbound, Good Condition, Slight Staining on Cover.
Barnstable
Barnstable and Yarmouth Sea Captains and Ship Owners $95.00
(Rare)
Leavitt Sprague (inscription - "With the authors best wishes.")
Privately printed, 1913
(from the dedication) " I dedicate this book to the memory of my father, Captain
Caleb Sprague of Barnstable, Mass. It is my purpose to tell the story of his life, with
the addition of a few notes concerning other Barnstable and Yarmouth Sea Captains and Ship
Owners, and with some account of the Whaling industry at Barnstable in the Earliest days
of the town." Also includes a list of sailings from New England to San Francisco
1849-1856.19 illustrations.
52 pages, hardbound, miner wear top and bottom of spine and corners, some small white
spots on cover, foxing, good condition.>cc, b, y.
The Seven Villages of Barnstable, Mass. (Cape Cod) $100.00
Barnstable, Mass: Town of Barnstable, 1976, #311 of 1000 autographed and
numbered copies.
Table of contents:
Part I-The Villages
The Beginnings by O. Herbert McKenney
The Village of Barnstable by Mary Hinckley Crane
The Village of West Barnstable by Ruth Carlson
The Village of Centerville by Ruth Richards Miller
The Village of Hyannis by James Gould Larry Newman
The Village of Osterville by Julia Burch Andrea Leonard Grace Chesbro
Gertrude Hayden
The Village of Cotuit by Ida Anderson
The Village of Marstons Mills by Vivian Cushing
(Historic Places and Maps are at the end of each village chapter and
include listings of some homes.)
Part II-The Revolution
During the Revolution by Fredrika Burrows
Part III-Town Life
Government by Victor Adams
Conservation by Stephen Hays and Taisto E. Ranta
Churches and Religious Societies by Marion Vuilleumier
Maritime Barnstable by Joan Bentinck-Smith
Economics by Norman H. Cook
Human Services by Elizabeth L. Simpson Martha C. Yates
Schools by Gordon P. Libbey Edward J. Tynan Joseph Smart
Libraries by Janice Glover
Historical Societies by Louis Cataldo
Communications by Stephen Gens
Arts by John Sherwood
Ethnic Groups
The Finns by Catherine Trowbridge
The Greeks by Marv Ann Sethares
The Irish by E. Thomas Murphy
The Jews by Barbara Ann Horne Shaeffer
The Blacks by Dolores DaLuz
The Portuguese by Doris Fauteaux
The Wampanoags by Laurie C. Green
Sports by Leonard Gobeil
Epilogue
About the Contributors
Appendix
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Index
556 pages, 6x9 hardbound, very good condition, dj has wear along the top
and bottom edges, a few tears.
Bridgewater
Historical Highlights of Bridgewater, Mass
$39.95
Edited by Katherine M. Doherty
Bridgewater: The Bridgewater Bicentennial Commission, 1976
Table of Contents:
Preface, Bibliography, Bridgewater's Environment, Titicut Findings and
Indian History, Bridgewater Background, The Political and Governmental
Development of Bridgewater , Religious Development of the Community,
Economy; Business, Industry, and Agriculture Education, Bridgewater in
War, Public Health, M.C.I., Historical Homes of Bridgewater,
Transportation, Bridgewater Sports History, Social Life of the Community,
Reflections, Epilog, Appendix, Subscriber Index, Index
298
Pages, hardbound, very fine condition.
Albert Gardner Boyden And the Bridgewater State
Normal School a Memorial Volume $55.00
Arthur Clarke Boyden, A. M. Graduate, 1871. Instructor, 1879. Vice
Principal, 1896. Principal, 1906
Bridgewater, Mass. Arthur H. Willis Printer, 1919
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Inception of the Bridgewater School: the First Principle,
First State Normal School Building in America, the Second Principle.
Chapter 2: Mr. Boyden's Identification with Bridgewater, Inspiration to
Become a Teacher, Inspiration of Great Personalities, Early Teaching
Exercises, the Third Principle Appointed, Mr. Boyden's Ideas of Normal
School, a New Building, Getting of New Courses, Semi Annual
Examinations.
Chapter 3: First Decade under Principal Boyden 1860-1869 Death of James
Henry Schneider, Assistant, Appointment of George Henry Martin,
Assistant Extension of the Course of Study, Changes and Teachers,
Introduction of Dormitory Life.
Chapter 4: the Second Decade 1870-1879, Establishment of the Advanced
Course, Enlargement of Buildings Mr. Boyden's Educational Creed.
Chapter 5 the Third Decade 1880-1889, Importance of Trains Teachers,
School of Observation, Development of Natural Science Resignation of Mr.
Martin, Extension of Outdoor Facilities, Foreign Students, 25th
Anniversary, Portrait of Mr. Boyden, Moral Training, Resignation of Miss
Woodward, Agitation for a New Building. Chapter 4 the Fourth Decade
1890-1899: Trip to Europe, Semi Centennial Celebration, Dedication of
the New School Building, National Development, New Admission
Requirements, the Model School, the Mexican Students, Building Activity
Renewed, Death of Mrs. AG Boyden, Resignation of Mr. Murdoch
Chapter 7 the Fifth Decade 1900-1909: Table Showing the Average Years of
Teaching Undergraduates, Students Enrolled during 60 Years, Teachers
Institutes, Nature Study Award at St. Louis, Recognition of Normal Work
by Colleges, a Gymnasium Building, Appointment of Mr. G. H. Martin
Secretary of the Board Of Education, Gifts of Appreciation, Resignation
of Principal Boyden, Walpole Celebration, Natural Science Garden,
Entrance by Certificate, Apprenticed Teaching, Faculty Changes.
Chapter 8 the Sixth Decade 1910-1919: Direction of Greenhouse, the
Dormitories, Departmental Change, Faculty Changes, Complimentary Dinner
to Dr. Martin, Death of Albert G. Boyden, 75th Anniversary, Death of
George H. Martin, War Activities, Normal School Conference.
Chapter 9 School Organizations: the Normal Lyceum, Class Day Exercises,
the Normal Association, the Normal Association, Religious Organizations,
the Athletic Association, Outdoor Interests, Social Organizations.
Chapter 10 Personal Word to Graduates, Importance of Normal School
Training, Importance of Mental Development, the Work of the Teacher,
Meaning of the Normal School Chorus, Conditions of Success, Learning to
Live, Importance of Right-Thinking, "Lest We Forget", Making of a Day.
Chapter 11: Sidelights on Normal Life, Words of Appreciation by Former
Members of the Bridgewater Normal School, Beriah T. Hillman' 61, B. B.
Russell (1867-69), Mary H. Leonard, Sarah A. Dixon 1883-5,Burtt N.
Timbie (1894-6), Leonard O. Packard 1898, Normal Offering 1903, Clara
Bancroft Beatley (1877-1882)
Appendix: register of faculty 1860-1919
157 pages, 6 x 9 hardbound, good condition, shelf wear, some rubbing on
covers.
Brockton
Brockton and Its Centennial: Chief Events as Town and City 1821-1921
$45.00
Walter P. Landers editor
Brockton, MA: City of Brockton, 1921
The handbook of the Centennial celebration, including some history of
Brockton, the people involved in the events and some great photos of
places and people.
200 pages,. 6 x 9 Hardbound. Good condition Blue cloth spine with grey
paper covered boards. Spine sunned. A small water stain to bottom of front
cover (does not effect anything inside the book). Edge wear (corners and
some edges worn through). Inside pages clean and tight.
Bay State
"Blue" Laws and Bimba - A Documentary Study of the Anthony Bimba Trial for
Blasphemy and Sedition in Brockton, Massachusetts, 1926 $13.00
William Wolkovich
Foreign Press of Brockton and Village Offset of Sandwich, Mass. N. D.
141 pages, good condition, dust jacket has some close tears and some
stains.
Buzzards Bay
Colonial Times on Buzzards Bay $45.00
William Root Bliss
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Co., The Riverside Press 1888
Table of contents: The lands of Sippican, The Agawame Plantation, Colonial farmers, The
birth of a town, The Town's mind, The Town's Meeting House, A Sunday morning in 1771, The
Town's minister, The Town's Schoolmaster, Town life in the Revolution, Town life after the
war, The British raid, The Town's BrasViol., Final Transformations
185 pages, 5x8 hardbound, good condition, wear on corners, slight stain on back cover, the
book may have been repaired at one time.
Duxbury
Pilgrim John Alden's Progress - Archaeological Excavations in Duxbury $11.00
post paid
Roland Wells Robbins - Autographed
The Pilgrim Society, Plymouth Ma 1969
From the author's preface: "This is the report
of the archaeological excavation that was conducted at the site of John Alden's first home
in Duxbury, Massachusetts for the Alden Kindred of America, INC."
63 pages, pamphlet
A History of the Duxbury Rural & Historical Society 1883-1983
$4.00 & $1.50 s&h
James Otis Post
Duxbury: Duxbury Rural & Historical Society, 1983
Story of Duxbury's historical Society with a map and some nice
pictures.
32 page pamphlet, good condition.
Eastham
A History of Billingsgate Cape Cod $12.00
Durand
Echeverria
Wellfleet, MA: Wellfleet Historical Society, 1993
Table of contents:
Introduction:
The Discovery, The Geology of Billingsgate Bay, The Settlement of Eastham,
Chapter 1 The Settlement of Billingsgate:
The Meadow Grants, The First Grants of up Land: John Smalley and Job Cole,
Grants of up Land on Bound Brook and Griffiths Islands and near Duck
Creek, Silver Springs, and Indian Brook, The Agreement of 1694, Years of
Growth, 1694-1715, The Land Divisions of 1711 and 1715, The Indian Lands,
The Kings Highway, The Land Divisions of 1743,
Chapter 2 from Hamlet to Parish, Squire John Doane, The Partition Eastham,
The First Ministry of Josiah Oakes, Eastham's Call to Samuel Osborne, The
Billingsgate Petition of 1718, The Billingsgate Conspiracy, Hannah Doane
and the Deacons of Eastham, The Vindication of the Right to Political and
Ecclesiastical Autonomy.
Chapter 3 the Ordeal of Josiah Oakes:
The Coming of Margaret Hough, The Rise of the anti-Oakes Party, The
Assessor's List of November 1724, The Anti-Oakes Party Takes Control, The
Second Billingsgate Council, 1726-1727, The Ordeal of John Sumner, The
General Court and Indicates the Inhabitants of Billingsgate.
Chapter 4 Blessings and Afflictions, 1730-1763:
The Bounty of the Sea, The Smallpox Epidemic of 1746-1748, The Wasting of
the Land, The Politics of Growth, Notes, Selected Bibliography.
126 pages 9x6 softbound, covers have some light staining, inscription in
ink inside front cover.
Fall River
Fall River Outrage, Life, Murder and Justice
in Early Industrial New England (Fall River Mass.)
$14.95
David Richard Kasserman
University of Pennsylvania Press 1986
Fascinating story of the murder on December 21, 1832 of Sarah Cornell, a mill girl in Fall
River and the trial of Ephraim Kingsbury Avery, the Methodist minister of Bristol, Rhode
Island. Scandal, trial by press and lawyers with questionable motives. Sounds like it
could be today!
280 pages, hardbound, owners name & date on front end paper
Freetown
Vital Records of the Town of Freetown,
Massachusetts 1686 through 1890 $40.00
Helen Gurney Thomas
Heritage, 1988
Births, marriages and deaths from town records, ministers and private
sources.
484 pages, softbound, new
Kingston
Major
Bradford's Town: A History of Kingston, Massachusetts 1726-1976
$55.00
Doris Johnson Melville
Kingston: Town of Kingston, 1976
Profusely illustrated with well over a hundred photos.
Table of contents:
PART I
Chapter One: Setting the Stage
Chapter Two: Cast of Characters
Chapter Three: "... but they knew they were Pilgrims" Chapter Four:
Province Beginnings
Chapter Five: On Their Own
Chapter Six: The Republic
Chapter Seven: Slavery to Suffrage
Chapter Eight: The Turbulent Years
PART II
Chapter Nine: Disestablishmentarianism
Chapter Ten: Education and Attitudes
Chapter Eleven: "Ye Have the Poor Always With You" Chapter Twelve: Ships
and Commerce
Chapter Thirteen: Milltown
Chapter Fourteen: Forms of Shelter
Chapter Fifteen: Place-names and "Heighways"
Chapter Sixteen: Concepts of Land Use
432 pages, hardbound, minor wear, chip in dj, protective jacket,
inscription and sticker inside front cover, page edges show some light
staining and marks. Good condition.
Lakeville
Resident and Business Directory of Middleboro and
Lakeville Mass. 1904-05 $25.00
Boston, Mass: Edward A. Jones, Old South Building, Room 1025, 1904
Containing a Complete Resident, Street and Business Directory, Town
Officers, Schools, Societies, Churches, Post Offices, Etc. Listings often
give occupation.
179 pages, fair condition, edges a little ragged.
Martha's
Vineyard
Tom Tilton Coaster and Fisherman
$6.00
Narrated by Tom Tilton, Edited by Gale Huntington
Maine: Northeast Folklore, 1984 Vol XXIII 1982
Table of contents: Caphigon, The Tilton Line, Tom Tilton: Coaster and
Fisherman, Nomansland, Gay Head and Caphigon, Trap Fishing, Coasting,
Fishing Again, Wrecks and Salvage, Rum Running, Coasting Again, Dragging,
Sword fishing, Storms and Accidents, Some Final Comments: Tom, Some Final
Comments: Gail, VITA, Map 1 Martha's Vineyard, Map 2 Martha's Vineyard and
Surrounding Areas.
68 pages, softbound, good condition, some marks on front and back covers.
The
History of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts, Volume 1 Only.
$15.00
Charles Edward Banks, MD
Dukes County Historical Society 1966 reprint of 1911 edition.
Table of contents volume One: General and Statistical, The Aboriginal
Inhabitants, Early voyages of Discovery, What is the Correct Name of the
Vineyard?, Purchase of Martha's Vineyard by Mayhew, The Legendary
Settlement before 1642, The English family of Mayhew, Thomas Mayhew in
Massachusetts, Thomas Mayhew, Jr., Independence of the Vineyard,
1642-1665, Sale of the Islands to the Duke of York, The conference at
Fort James, 1671, The Dutch Rebellion 1673, Restoration of Mayhew's
Authority, Administration of Mathew Mayhew, The vineyard and the Charter
of 1692, The island under Puritan control, Political History of the
Vineyard, The missionary Mayhews, County of Dukes County, Military
History 1645-1775, The vineyard in the Revolution, the vineyard
abandoned to neutrality, Grey's Raid, Long Campaign to obtain redress,
Naval history in the revolution, Military History 1800-1900, Whale
Fisheries, Travel and Taverns, Life during Colonial times.
535 pages, 6x9 hardbound, poor condition, water damage, binding is
cracked, pages are all attached. This volume sells for between $60.00 &
$100 if in good condition. This is your opportunity to have a reading
copy at a reasonable price.
Middleborough
Middleborough, Mass & Lakeville Directory 1904-5
$25.00
Boston, Mass: Edward A. Jones
Resident and Business directory of Middleboro and Lakeville Mass. Containing
a complete resident, street and business directory, town officers, schools,
societies, churches, Post Offices, Etc.
179 pages 6x9 hardbound, fair condition, edges of covers are worn, covers
have some wear with a stain on the back cover.
Nantucket
The History of Nantucket Island Bibliography $35.00
Marie M Coffin
Nantucket: 1970
A bibliography of source material with index and inventory.
(From the Preface) The need for a definitive source of
information that catalogues all the known data pertaining to the history of
Nantucket Island has long been recognized by those with a real interest in
this historical landmark, discovered in 1602.
As the logical organization to undertake such a task, the Nantucket
Historical Trust began in 1968 accumulating detailed information on all the
material that could be discovered. The present location has been described
wherever possible. The result is, so far as can be determined, the first
Bibliography of Source Material on the History of Nantucket Island.
Covered in this work is an inventory of important documents, old maps
and charts, portraits and pictures, scrapbooks, logbooks and records of
various kinds having to do with the island of Nantucket and its historical
past. It is the purpose of the Nantucket Historical Trust to preserve in
this manner a cataloguing of invaluable material, much of which might
otherwise be lost, forgotten, or destroyed.
64 pages, hardbound, very fine condition.
The Great Nantucket Bank Robbery Conspiracy and Solemn Aftermath
$19.95
Emil F. Guba
Waltham, Mass; Privately printed, 1973
Interesting story of the 1795 bank robbery and the aftermath which pitted
islander against islander.
147 pages, softbound, good condition.
Nantucket: A Camera Impression $19.95
Samuel Chamberlain
New York: Hastings House, 1939.
73 pages, 6 x 7 hardcover with DJ, sepia photo plates; good plus
condition, previous owner’s name inside dust-jacket, slight dust-jacket
wear
New Bedford
The Strike of 1928 (New Bedford Mass.) $8.00 (New Book list,
18.00)
Daniel Georgianna
New Bedford: Spinner Publications 1993
The textile industry in New Bedford and Fall River typified the 1920s - drastic wage cuts
took place amidst growing productivity while manufacturers put profits elsewhere. In the
spring of 1928, thirty-five thousand people in New Bedford and Fall River began a
six-month long strike against a 10% wage cut, marking New England's largest strike of the
'20s. It was a time when a transient textile industry sought lower production costs, and
New England's position as the textile center of the world was giving way to the might of
southern competition.
The mill workers received wide support from local merchants, newspapers and clergy, but
ethnic and religious divisions kept the strikers divided. At the strike's core, the local
conservative craft unions clashed with the militant industrial union sponsored by the
Communist Party. In the end, these divisions, aided by the declining economy of textiles,
the power of the owners and the coming winter, defeated the strike.
The Strike of '28 begins with a look at New Bedford's world dominance as a whaling port
and the use of whaling capital in building one of the most important textile centers in
the world. The book explores the development of the mill community, mill expansion and
working conditions leading to the events in 1928. The story closes with the aftermath of
the strike when both unions disappeared and the CIO came to New Bedford. First-hand
interviews with strike participants and leaders heighten the story's drama and emotion.
160 pages, softbound, good condition.
One Whaling Family $14.95
Edited by Harold Williams
Boston: Riverside Press, Houghton Mifflin 1964
PART 1 is from the journal of Eliza Azelia Griswold Williams, a who went on a whaling
voyage with her husband from September 7, 1858, to October 26, 1861. Her husband, Captain
Thomas William Williams, was one of the youngest whaling captains. His early voyages as
master established his reputation as a "lucky captain" and a master of men. Her
journal describes the life on a whaler and the places they visited. Two children were born
on this voyage and they continued to go to sea with their parents for many years.
The papers of the ship for this voyage, the crew list and their stores carried on this
voyage are added to show what care was required in preparation for a long voyage.
Part 2 is an address made by the son, William Fish Williams, before a men's club in New
Bedford, Massachusetts, in which he puts the facts of the great loss of whale ships in
1871 into the record of history. He tells how Captain Williams' ship, the Monticello, was
trapped with thirty-one others by the ice in the Arctic Ocean, and how he and his family
and the crew all escaped with their lives.
Part 3 is the story of a voyage (1873-74) in the whaler Florence during which young
William Fish Williams, born on his mother's first voyage, became a member of the crew and
a boatsteerer, or junior officer. This voyage was one of many troubles. The son has
attempted to write the true story of the American whalemen and to correct some of the
misrepresentations by writers who did not understand the rigging of a whale ship. The boy
knew a whale ship from stem to stern and every process of whaling. This section of the
book is a record for posterity about the glory of the American seamen.
Table of Contents:
1) The Voyage of the Florida, 1858-1861 from the journal of Eliza Azelia Williams
including crew list 1858-1861 and Outfitting the Florida, 1858, Description of the Florida
and The Whalers in the Civil War. 2) The Destruction of the whaling fleet in the Arctic
Ocean in 1871. Address by William Fish Williams to the Brooks Club, New Bedford,
Massachusetts, in 1902. The wreck season of '71, Statement signed by Whaleship masters
before abandoning their ships. 3) The Voyage of the Florence, 1873-1874, from a manuscript
by William Fish Williams. Appendix I. Whaling Family: Captain Thomas William Williams,
Eliza Azelia Williams, Lewis Watkins Williams, Thomas Stancel Williams, William Fish
Williams, Mary Watkins Williams. Appendix II. Whaling History. 11 illustrations.
401 pages, hardbound, no DJ.
North
Attleborough
North Attleborough Celebration of the Mass. Bay Tercentenary
1630-1930 $8.50
N. Attleborough Tercentenary Committee, 1930
Program and brief historical sketch, some nice pictures.
47 page pamphlet, covers faded, a few pages loose.
That Reminds Me of North Attleboro $6.50
Marjorie Ashworth Dix
North Attleborough Historical Society, 1965
(From the introduction) "Every year since W.W.I, the tempo of existence
has become more rapid. Through the strain of trying to keep pace with it,
many oldsters have forgotten how nice life was when they were kids growing
up in North Attleboro.
It is to refresh their memories of those halcyon days.... and to give the
younger generation an idea of how things were in that leisurely,
uncomplicated, undemanding era around the turn of the century.... that
the following article were written."
48 page pamphlet, some light staining on covers.
Provincetown
The Provincetown Book $32.00
Nancy W. Paine Smith
Privately printed, 1922
Table of contents: Here Comes The Crier, The Heavenly Town, Over The Road To Provincetown,
Who First Found The Place, Our Names, Just A Little About The Pilgrims, The Compact, The
Settlers, The Settlement On Long Point, How The Streets Were Laid Out And The Town Built,
Salt-Making, Cod-Fishing, On The Grand Banks, Mackerel-Catching, Whaling, Fresh-Fishing,
Allied Industries, The Coast Guard, The Portuguese, A Bit Of Geography, Provincetown
Weather, The Churches, The Benevolences, The Schools, The Art Colony, The Monument And The
Hill, A Hint At The Natural History Of The Shore, The Flowers, The Birds, Records From The
Old Cemetery, Teachers In The High School, Roster Of The Provincetown Seminary
1845—6, List Of The Whalers Since 1820, List Of Dates, List Of Books, Seeing
Provincetown And Some Interesting Things To See.
258 pages, 6x9 hardbound, good condition, inscription and date on cover page.
Provincetown
Mass. or Odds & Ends from the Tip End $9.95
By Herman A. Jennings
Provincetown, Mass: Peaked Hill Press 1975 (Facsimile of the 1890 edition)
History of Provincetown to 1890. Illustrated with 33 engravings. Table of Contents: Visit
of the Norsemen, Landing of the Pilgrims, History, Old Records, Schools, Fire Department,
Rebellion of 1861-1865, Wreck of the Somerset, Long Point, Whales and Whaling, Codfishing,
Public Buildings, Biographical Sketches, Industries, Benefit and Church Societies, Stories
7 anecdotes, Noteworthy catches of fish, Business directory, Commercial Travelers of Cape
Cod..
212 pages, 5x7 softbound, good condition, cover has some light scratches and
small indents.
Provincetown, Mass. Census Records 1790-1840 $15.00
Edith P. Ferguson.
Heritage, 1983
Complete transcriptions of Federal censuses with indexes.
127 pages 8.5x11, index, softbound:
Provincetown, Mass. Census Records 1850 $17.50
Edith P. Ferguson.
Heritage, 1984
Complete transcriptions of Federal censuses with indexes.
151 pages 8.5x11, index, softbound:
Provincetown, Mass. Census Records 1860 $15.00
Edith P. Ferguson.
Heritage, 1984
Complete transcriptions of Federal censuses with indexes.
122 pages 8.5x11, index, softbound:
Truro
Truro, Cape Cod, as I Knew It $20.00
Anthony L. Marshall
Truro, Mass: Truro Historical Society
Table of Contents:
The Town as it Appeared, Highways and Byways, A Trip Throughout the Town, The People's
Transportation: the N.Y., N.H. & H.R.R., The Automobile Comes to Town, Anglo-Saxons
and Other Groups, The Portuguese in Town, The Town's Places of Worship, Summer and It's
Visitors to Town, Some Interesting Individuals, Life in a Typical Truro Home, The People's
Amusements and Diversions, How the People Communicated, The People's Full-Time
occupations, Four Seasons on a Truro Farm, Part-Time Occupations: Cranberry Raising,
River, Bay and Ocean Fishing, The Town's Food Suppliers, The Old Blacksmith Shop,
Life-Saving and Coast Guard Stations: Cape Cod Light, The Town's Public Schools and
Libraries, The Town's Libraries, The Town's Government and Departments, The Town and World
War I, Conclusion
265 pages, 6x9 softbound (new)
Westport
Westport Mass Vital Records to 1850 $49.95
Boston, Mass: New England Historic Genealogical Society 1904
THE TOWN OF WESTPORT, Bristol County, was established July 2, 1787, from a part of
Dartmouth.
February 25, 1793, February 28, 1795, and March 4, 1805, parts of Dartmouth were annexed
to Westport.
February 20, 1828, a boundary line was established between Dartmouth and Westport, April
10, 1861, certain lands lying east and south of a line described, after the entry of the
decree of the United States Supreme Court concerning the Rhode Island boundary, were
recognized as a part of Westport.
June 14, 1894, a boundary line was located and defined between Fall River and Westport
296 pages, hardbound, ex library, markings on spine, small hole in cloth on spine, foxing,
inside front cover has some wrinkles.
Yarmouth
Barnstable and Yarmouth Sea Captains and Ship Owners $95.00
(Rare)
Leavitt Sprague (inscription - "With the authors best wishes.")
Privately printed, 1913
(from the dedication) " I dedicate this book to the memory of my father, Captain
Caleb Sprague of Barnstable, Mass. It is my purpose to tell the story of his life, with
the addition of a few notes concerning other Barnstable and Yarmouth Sea Captains and Ship
Owners, and with some account of the Whaling industry at Barnstable in the Earliest days
of the town." Also includes a list of sailings from New England to San Francisco
1849-1856.19 illustrations.
52 pages, hardbound, miner wear top and bottom of spine and corners, some small white
spots on cover, foxing, good condition.>cc, b, y.
All Around the Common (Yarmouth Port, Mass.) $10.00
Ella W. Bray
Yarmouth Port, Mass: Old Yarmouth Historical Society, 1978, 1937 (this edition 500 copies)
Limited edition reprint which is rare in the original editor. Short historical essay on
the town common.
15 pages, green cloth hardbound, good condition, minor wear top and bottom of spine and
corners, inscription on inside front cover, 2 pages have some spits in the seems by the
thread, they are still securely attached. " To Nathan Hayes, Best Wishes, Charles A.
Holbrook Jr. Editor, 26 April 1978.