History of Plymouth, Norfolk and Barnstable County (2 Volume set)
Elroy S. Thompson
New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company 1928
Table of Contents:
Plymouth County:
Region of Romance and Fable "
Snorri or Peregrine?
From Scrooby to Plymouth
Indian Names in Plymouth County
Confederation, Slavery and Philip's War
"Lo! The Poor Indian
Pioneers, Patriots and Practitioners
Launching of Three Counties
"Mayflower" Was Not Filled With Clocks
Interesting Records of "The Good Old Days
History Amusingly Related by McFingal
Choice Between War and Slavery
Earthquakes, Comets, Thunder and Lightning
In the Beginning Was the Meeting-House
Town Meetings, Town Criers and Curfews
Old Taverns, Turnpikes and Stagecoaches
Rise of More Liberal Churches
From Colonial Period to the Civil War
Becomes County of Abolitionists
New England Conscience Rampant
Contributions by Latter Day Pilgrims
When the Cruel War Was Over
Agriculture in the Old Colony
From Days of '49 to Civil War
Legal Practice and Practitioners
The Fourth Estate
Home of the Shoe Industry
Fairs, Health and a Normal School
Suburban Life at its Best
Plymouth County Honor Roll
BARNSTABLE COUNTY
Aphrodite of American jurisprudence
Gangplanks to Cape Cod
"A Small Chimney Easily Heated
Characters in the Drama of Freedom
When the Cape Cod Canal Was a Dream
Youth Took to the Sea and Education
Codfish the Totem of Massachusetts
Customs in "The Good Old Days
English Spoken by the Indians
Paradise of Lakes and Streams
As Thoreau, Dwight and Webster Saw It
Agriculture and Patriotic Sacrifices
Remember the S-4 and Its Martyred Crew
Cape Cod as it is Today
Fought on Land, Sea and in the Air
Outposts of the Commonwealth
NORFOLK COUNTY
"Stern to Inflict; Stubborn to Endure
Pilgrims' Good Will Visit to Squantum
"Only Citizens Because Saints
"The Three Learned Professions
Genesis of Norfolk County
Industrial Rise and Development
Slavery and Public Welfare
Progress in Transportation
Defense and Learning Universally Guarded
"Birthplace of American Liberty
569. 1204 pp. hardbound 2 volumes