Plymouth County, Bristol County, Barnstable County, Dukes County & Nantucket County (Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard & Nantucket)
| 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. |
| 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, 6×9 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, 6×9 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 $12.00William 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 Sketch of The History of Attleborough, Massachusetts from Its Settlement to The Present Time $36.00John 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, 6×9 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, 5×8 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. Settlement and Growth of Duxbury 1628 – 1870 $14.95 (would be $29.95, see bottom line) Dorothy Wentworth Duxbury Mass: The Duxbury Rural and Historical Society, N.D., c1973 Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Settlement of Duxbury, Chapter 2 Court Grants, Chapter 3 Highways and Byways, Chapter 4 Duxbury Town, Chapter 5 The Nook, Chapter 6 Island Creek, Chapter 7 Ashdod, Chapter 8 Tarkiln and Nearby Neighborhoods,.. Chapter 9 North Duxbury, Chapter 10 Millbrook, Chapter 11 West Duxbury, Chapter 12 Duxbury Village – Sodom, Chapter 13 Early Duxbury Industries, Chapter 14 Shipbuilding in Duxbury, Chapter 15 The Ezra Westons, Shipbuilders, Chapter 16 Duxbury to Date 144 pp., 9″ x 6″ hardbound, dj has some wrinkles, former owners mailing label on inside front cover, good condition except some text is underlined in pink marker, B & W illus. w/folding maps 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. Marshfield Marshfield Country Club Our First 75 Years $15.00 Russell A. Howard Marshfield: Marshfield Country Club, 1997 Foreword: A Message from the Presidents, Acknowledgements, Introduction The Golf Course: The first nine, The second nine, The practice range The Buildings: 1933 Clubhouse, 1978 Clubhouse, Original Turf Care, 10th Tee, Golf Shop Founders and Builders: William Rapp Cook, Dr. James J. Duddy, Frank Briggs, Reginald Babcock, George Denny Alden Clarence Armstrong, Alex Bird, Current Staff Marshfield Architect The Marshfield Trophy The Early Golf Professional Marshfield Amateurs Are Pros Over-the-Hill Tournament Golf: Men’s Tournaments Women’s Tournaments Mayor John B. Hynes Field Day Caddies Women’s Privileges Characters We Have Known Golf Club or Country Club? “6062 Damnable Yards” Appendix: Men’s Club Champions, Junior Club Champions, Senior Club Champions, Mixed Club Champions, Governor’s Cup Champions, William Rapp Cook Trophy Champions, Dr. James J. Duddy Cup Champions, Women’s Golf Association Chairwomen, Women’s Club Champions, Key Club Personnel, Memorials, Corporation and Club Officers, Hiring a Steward, Memorial Resolution, The First Survey, Photos, Location of Original Golf Course in Ocean Bluff, MCC Corporation Charter, Contract for Construction of New Nine, Medley of MCC Memorabilia. 120 pages, 9×12 hardbound, very good condition. 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, 6×9 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 6×9 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. 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 Nantucket Hauntings 21 First-Hand Encounters with the Supernatural $9.95 Blue Balliett Camden, Maine: Down East Books, 1990 (from the back cover) a long dead actor returns to his summer retreat: a young woman is haunted by dreams of the house she’s never seen yet knows is home: a stern Quaker family of ghosts reluctantly share their house with its modern inhabitants: an invisible “friend” keeps urging a young child to dig for something buried; spectral offense disturbed the guests and staff at whole hotel-these are just a few of the fascinating accounts in Blue Balliett’s second collection of Nan Tucker tears actual experiences with the island’s ghosts. the variety in these accounts is remarkable. Some of the spirits are benign, even protective; others terrorize the unfortunate humans who encounter them. All a memorable. Nantucket is “a corner of the world it is hard to leave her forget,” writes Blue Balliett, “perhaps that is as good an explanation as any for the existence of a very real population of Nantucket ghosts.” 169 pages, 6 x 9 softbound, very good condition 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. 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. Plymouth Times of Their Lives-Life, Love, and Death in Plymouth Colony $14.95 James Deetz and Patricia Scott Deetz New York: W. H. Freeman & Co., 2000 (from the end flaps) Who were the pilgrims? Far from the somberly clad, Stern, and righteous figures children learn about in school, many of the early settlers of Plymouth actually dressed in bright colors, drank heavily, and often got into trouble. A surprising new look at America’s founding fathers and mothers, The times of their lives presents a realistic, factual account of the Plymouth colony based on contemporary archaeology, cultural research, and living history. Taking little known trial transcripts, personal accounts, wills and probate records, as well as physical artifacts such as shards and spoons unearthed from old foundations, James and Patricia Deetz reveal what life in 17th century Plymouth was really like. In the process they blow the dust off dull, wooden figures of tradition and show the Plymouth colonists as vibrant people who lived out complex and colorful lives in a world profoundly different from our own. Beginning with an eyewitness account of the first Thanksgiving, The times of their lives offers an often startling portrait of Plymouth colony includes aspects of the legal system, folk beliefs, family life, women’s roles and gender issues, eating habits, alcohol use, sexual misconduct, domestic violence, suspicious deaths, and violent crimes. The result is an impeccably researched and highly imaginative work that shakes up our view of one of the most cherished myths of American history. Table of contents: Partakers of Our Plenty: the Plymouth Myth, I Will Harry Them Out of the Land!: The Early Years, 1606-1627, There’d Be Witches Too Many: Glimpses of the Social World In an Uncivil Manner: Six-Related Crimes, Violence and Death A Few Things Needful: Houses and Furnishings Still Standing in the Grout: the Archaeology of Early Plymouth The Time of Their Lives: Plymouth Plantation Sources and Notes Index 366 pages, very good condition. 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, 6×9 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. |